The Fantastic Art of Alexis Rockman

Here are some beautiful and borderline-surreal paintings by Brooklyn-based artist Alexis Rockman, who is one of the most skilled painters alive.  Some of these canvases are enormous (a few measure 8x24 ft.), and took up entire walls of the American Art Museum in Washington D.C when they were featured there in 2010.  It’s like Dali shifted his artistic focus to biology and the natural sciences.  So far, there’s only been one large public exhibition of Rockman’s work.  [Separately, if you’re looking for a good excuse for a road trip, Peter Blume (1906 – 1992) is another great American artist, and a collection of his work will be exhibited in Philly from 11/14/2014 – 4/5/2015.  Maybe I’ll see you there…]  You may want to right-click to view the full image.