British artist Nasser Azam had a unique desire: to create a piece of art in zero G

To create his zero-gravity masterpiece, Azam and two other artists flew 23,000 feet into the air aboard an ILYUSHIN 76 MDK parabolic aircraft

Azam had to consider most was how losing gravity would affect his ability to paint. First, Azam drew disembodied figures inspired by Francis Bacon

Azam filled in the pre-drawn figures using acrylic paint

But he had to do any finishing touches with oil pastels. Otherwise, the paint would have floated in the air.

The so-called “Life in Space” project required training at the Russian cosmonaut facility Star City

Nicknamed the “vomit comet” ride, the parabolic flight made everyone lose their breakfast