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Artist As Astronaut: The Otherworldly Art Of Ionel Talpazan

Written by Dr. Daniel Wojcik, the book is due to be published in Winter 2026 and distributed worldwide by The MIT Press.

Created by Strange Attractor Press · Launched Apr 28, 2026 · Closes Jun 27, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$6K

Goal $41K

Backers

80

129 data points

Funded

15%

Of goal

Time Left

15 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Art Books category average. This project has hit 15% of its goal, while the average live Art Books project on Kickstarter sits at 144% (90% below the category).

Lens Score: 52 / 100 — medium potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +44792.7% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

129 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Apr 28, 2026Jun 12, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Did not reach goal during the campaign window.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

day 1day 45

Most popular pledge tiers

14 backers across 3 tiers. Sourcing tip: the most-chosen tier reveals the price point this market accepts.

$68

Tier 2

7 backersShips 2027-01

50%

OF BACKERS

$95

Tier 3

5 backersShips 2027-01

36%

OF BACKERS

$48

Tier 1

2 backersShips 2027-01

14%

OF BACKERS

Reward data is refreshed daily. Tier-level backer counts may be slightly behind live pledging.

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LENS SCORE

52/ 100

Medium potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion15%

Backers80

Days running44d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$9K

Predicted 23% of goal — at risk

● High confidence

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Late-campaign forecast — most of the curve is already known, prediction is much more reliable.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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Artist As Astronaut: The Otherworldly Art Of Ionel Talpazan

Written by Dr. Daniel Wojcik, the book is due to be published in Winter 2026 and distributed worldwide by The MIT Press.

Created by Strange Attractor Press · Launched Apr 28, 2026 · Closes Jun 27, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Art Books category average. This project has hit 15% of its goal, while the average live Art Books project on Kickstarter sits at 144% (90% below the category).

Lens Score: 52 / 100 — medium potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +44792.7% suggests sustained momentum.

Compare against 24 other live Art Books projects →