Artist

Alexis Rockman

born New York City 1962
Born
New York, New York, United States

Works by this artist (6 items)

Alexis Rockman, Manifest Destiny, 2004, oil and acrylic on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2011.36A-D, © 2004, Alexis Rockman
Manifest Destiny
Date2004
oil and acrylic on wood
On view
Alexis Rockman, Gymnorhamphichthys bogardusae, 2001, oil on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William and Maria Spears, 2019.58
Gymnorhamphichthys bogardusae
Date2001
oil on wood
Not on view
Alexis Rockman, Still Life, 2009, photopolymer intaglio print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Waqas Wajahat, 2009.46.3
Still Life
Date2009
photopolymer intaglio print
Not on view
Alexis Rockman, Balance of Terror, 2009, photopolymer intaglio print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Waqas Wajahat, 2009.46.1
Balance of Terror
Date2009
photopolymer intaglio print
Not on view

Exhibitions

oil on wood of an ocean scene with a bird in the foreground and a decaying cityscape in the background.
Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow
November 19, 2010May 8, 2011
Alexis Rockman (b. 1962) has been depicting the natural world with virtuosity and wit for more than two decades.

Related Books

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Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow
Inspired by nineteenth-century landscape painting, science-fiction film, and firsthand study, Rockman’s paintings proffer a vision of the natural world that is equal parts fantasy and empirical fact. Alexis Rockman: A Fable for Tomorrow is the first major survey of the artist’s work and features forty-seven artworks that trace his career from Pond’s Edge (1986) to The Reef (2009), with its timely reminder of the fragile ecosystems that lie just out of sight but never out of danger. This vividly illustrated volume highlights the artist’s unique synthesis of art and science, along with a meticulous attention to detail and striking use of color. The compelling mix of realism, scientific detail, and environmental polemic results in art that is both a demand for action and an elegy for what has been lost.