Alexis rockman the farm

American painter (born 1962)

Alexis Rockman (born 1962) is an American contemporary artist known for his paintings that provide depictions of future landscapes as they might exist with impacts of climate change and evolution influenced by genetic engineering.^[2][3] He has exhibited his work in the United States since 1985, including a 2004 exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, and internationally since 1989.^[4] He lives with his wife, Dorothy Spears in Warren, CT and NYC.

Life

Rockman was born and raised in New York City.^[2][5] Rockman's stepfather, Russell Rockman, an Australian jazz musician, brought the family to Australia frequently.^[6] As a child, Rockman frequented the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, where his mother, Diana Wall, worked briefly for anthropologist Margaret Mead.^[7][6][8]

Growing up, Rockman had an interest in natural histo