Guyana OOP january 2013

january 2013

we struggle with the needs of our passions

But the psychic experience the artist infuses seamlessly into these photographs

12 x 12 inches

Guyana is accompanied by a lively text by acclaimed novelist Katherine Dunn

Guyana OOP january 2013In 1994 artist Alexis Rockman ventured into the dense jungles of Guyana, the site for this fantastic dreamscape of biological life. Rockmans world of naturedescribed 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 insectsants, mites, bees, and beetlesvie on Rockmans vibrant canvasses with anteaters, exotic birds, piranhas, and