Alexis Rockman

 

I wish it were 1975. Then we’d have had enough time to turn things around. I don’t see a bright future for environmental issues and climate change. For environmental concerns, it’s a matter of degrees and it’s dire no matter what—climate is a forgone conclusion. However, with the outcome of the U.S. election, we do have a bit of hope. We need something like the combined effort of the Manhattan Project, the Marshall Plan and the Lunar Landing to get rid of carbon fuel and plastic. Given the U.S.’s pathetic and childish response to Covid-19, I’d be pleasantly surprised if there is the collective will to commit to this. The vaccine is a bright spot, however.

Steller's Sea Cow, 2019 watercolor and acrylic on paper 18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm), 21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

Steller's Sea Cow, 2019
watercolor and acrylic on paper
18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm), 21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

Lifeboat HMS Terror, 2020 watercolor and acrylic on paper 18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm) 21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

Lifeboat HMS Terror, 2020
watercolor and acrylic on paper
18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm)
21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

RMS Lusitania, 2019 watercolor and acrylic on paper 24 x 18 inches (61 x 45,7 cm) 27 x 21 1/8 x 2 inches (68,6 x 53,7 x 5,1cm) frame

RMS Lusitania, 2019
watercolor and acrylic on paper
24 x 18 inches (61 x 45,7 cm)
27 x 21 1/8 x 2 inches (68,6 x 53,7 x 5,1cm) frame

 
Seal Hunters, 2020 watercolor and acrylic on paper

Seal Hunters, 2020
watercolor and acrylic on paper

Paulus Potter's Bull, 2020 watercolor and acrylic on paper 18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm) 21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

Paulus Potter's Bull, 2020
watercolor and acrylic on paper
18 x 24 inches (45,7 x 61 cm)
21 1/8 x 27 x 2 inches (53,7 x 68,6 x 5,1 cm) frame

 Alexis Rockman

 

Images courtesy the artist and Sperone Westwater Gallery.

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