214-tower-of-glass-dixon – cover for Robert Silverberg novel; This symbolic science fiction illustration features an arched, golden-bordered viewport looking out onto a futuristic megastructure and starscape. Dominating the frame are two human hands extended toward each other in a composition echoing Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam, positioned directly in front of a brilliant star radiating six large diffraction spikes. Below, an immense, segmented vertical tower ascends from a sprawling futuristic city of domes, glass spires, and technical facilities built along a coastline under a glowing planetary horizon. acrylic on illustration board, 1989
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