Alexis Rockman

In 1994, American artist Alexis Rockman (born 1962) ventured into the dense jungles of Guyana, the site for this fantastic dreamscape of biological life. Rockman's world of nature--described by the artist as "zoos in outer space"--is tempered by a penchant for the bizarre and the grotesque, but always based upon intimate observation of the environs. Monumental insects--ants, mites, bees and beetles--vie on Rockman's vibrant canvasses with anteaters, exotic birds, piranhas and iguanas. Guyana/i> is accompanied by a lively text by acclaimed novelist Katherine Dunn, author of Geek Love.