{"product_id":"alexis-rockman-oceanus-9780847899449","title":"Alexis Rockman: Oceanus","description":"\u003cb\u003eFueled by an abiding concern with environmental crisis for more than three decades, contemporary artist Alexis Rockman (b. 1962) depicts an ominous and complex vision of ocean life affected by humankind in a monumental new series titled \u003ci\u003eOceanus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexis Rockman: Oceanus \u003c\/i\u003etakes the viewer on a global journey of discovery beneath the world's changing seas, through the artist's ethereal and sublime\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003erenderings of real and imaginary marine life within a fragile ecosystem. Published to accompany an ambitious traveling exhibition in North America and abroad, this volume documents Rockman's newly executed 8 x 24-foot panoramic painting \u003ci\u003eOceanus\u003c\/i\u003e and ten related large watercolors, important works that tell the story of humanity's indelible relationship with the ocean and the connections between the sea and our own survival, as the artist deftly weaves natural history, art history, archaeology, adventure, political analysis, and science into a story about the human condition. Complementing this stunning presentation of Rockman's paintings--as well as many details and photographs documenting the artist's process, along with a rich selection of contextual imagery--are essays by leading writers and scholars on such topics as maritime and oceanic history and Rockman's work within the larger context of art history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli Electa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780847899449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Robert Ballard, Christina Brophy, James T. Carlton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42776211194037,"sku":"9780847899449","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2dada88a-54d5-4f3e-b6a7-7119971276be.jpg?v=1679411314","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alexis-rockman-oceanus-9780847899449","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}