The new suite of paintings and watercolors in Vanishing Point are conceived from unexpected perspectives, collapsing the boundary between the viewer and the world we inhabit. Tree canopies, underwater fauna, and fantastical flora all tower above. These works embody Rockman’s career-long interest in biology and ecology, with a biologist’s keen awareness of diverse species and habitats. It is the thick impasto found within the paintings and the deft manipulation of watercolor which grounds Rockman as an artist. There is a hallucinatory quality to the cacophony of color found in the watercolors, coupled with the more realistic renditions of forest in the paintings. The large-scale watercolors in this show are some of the largest ever executed. Examining the euphoria, psychedelia, and enchantment of experiencing nature, these works encourage the viewer to set aside fatalism in favor of an energetic defense of the environment.
Alexis Rockman, Sequoias, 2024, watercolor and acrylic on paper, 18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm), framed: 20 x 26 inches (51 x 66 cm), $16,000
Vanishing Point features a series of new paintings and watercolors by Alexis Rockman. These works will be on view at the gallery in tandem with the artist’s two-person exhibition with Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman, A Journey to Nature's Underworld, which opens at the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami on February 13th, 2025. This 35 year survey show of these two renowned artists traveled from the Tang Teaching Museum after stops at The Bruce Museum (Greenwich, CT) and the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia Beach, VA).
Alexis Rockman, Fusion, 2024, watercolor and acrylic on paper, 18 x 24 inches (46 x 61 cm), framed: 20 x 26 inches (51 x 66 cm), $16,000
