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The constellation of Corvus, the Crow // E. Slawik/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Zamani

Click below for its mythology, an annotated image, and the named stars!

Ah, yes. That's definitely the shape of a crow...

Corvus, which is Latin for "crow," is one of the original 48 constellations set down by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century.

This constellation has been seen as a raven or crow since antiquity. The Babylonians saw it as a raven sitting on the tail of a serpent. But to the Greeks, the raven/crow was always associated with Apollo.

In one myth, the Crow tells the god Apollo that his lover, Coronis, had been unfaithful. In a fit of rage, Apollo turned the pure white raven's feather jet black. In another myth, a crow was sent by Apollo with a cup to fetch him some water. However, the crow stopped on the way to eat figs. Instead of telling Apollo the truth, the crow lied and said that a snake kept him from getting the water, while holding a snake in his talons as proof. Apollo, seeing through this ruse, flung the crow, cup, and snake into the sky. As further punishment, Apollo ensured that the crow would forever be thirsty and just out of reach of the cup.

In order of brightness, the named stars are:

Gienah (γ Corvi), a binary star system about 154 light years away. The primary star is a blue giant while its companion is probably a red dwarf. The name comes from the Arabic phrase al-janāħ al-ghirāb al-yaman meaning "the right wing of the crow."

Kraz (β Corvi) is a solitary yellow supergiant star about 146 light years away. Its name was given to it by the Czech astronomer Antonín Bečvář in 1951, although we have no idea what it means.

Algorab (δ Corvi) is a probable solitary star, a blue-white giant star about 87 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic word al-ghuraab meaning "the crow."

Alchiba (α Corvi) is a binary star system consisting of a yellow-white giant and a red dwarf. The entire system lies about 49 light years away. Its name comes from the Arabic word al-xibā meaning "tent."

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TAHITI PEHRSON Delta Corvi   April 27th - June 8th

Tahiti Pehrson creates intricate three-dimensional paper works, utilizing both the negative space of the paper he obsessively cuts away, as well as the shadows from the paper layers used to construct his artworks as a whole. Pehrson’s subject matter is dominated by organically occurring patterns and unexplainable phenomena found in our natural surroundings. Titles such as Godseye, Astral Travel Lodge, and The Golden Mean vs The Golden Ratio are just a few examples of the reoccurring references to the sublime. However, Pehrson claims his work is actually inspired by real people and events. This subject matter seems to be counterbalanced by his incorporation of mathematically based systems of guilloche found in many of his works. These patterns are visually quite psychedelic and sometimes produce three-dimensional optical illusions. In so doing, he pulls the commonplace into the realm of the ephemeral and surreal, where biomorphic figures appear in environments that melt in fields of pulsing lines and ripples of lace. More commonplace comparisons to these mathematical systems seen in Pehrson’s work can be linked to the autostereograms of the Magic Eye or Spirograph illustrations popularized by the children's toy of the 1960s. For Pehrson’s solo show at Tartine, Delta Corvi, the everyday will continue to be elevated in his delicate paperscapes.

As a self-taught artist, Pehrson has been hand cutting intricate paper works for over a decade. He is based in the woods of the Northern California coast in Nevada City and shows his work internationally. Although he attended the San Francisco Art Institute for a year, the majority, if not all of his craft was derived from his upbringing and travels to Europe and China. In addition to his installations, Pehrson has created works on paper for performing artists such as Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, and Them Hills.

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