
Pet Store
2003
In this large-scale diptych, Alexis Rockman renders the interior of a pet store with meticulous, almost clinical detail, depicting a teeming array of animals, insects, and reptiles contained within tanks and cages. Executed in oil and acrylic on panel, the work's vivid, hyper-saturated palette heightens the sense of artificiality, transforming the commercial display of living creatures into something simultaneously wondrous and unsettling. Rockman's unflinching portrayal invites reflection on humanity's relationship with the natural world, consumerism, and the commodification of animal life.
- Medium
- oil and acrylic on panel, in 2 parts
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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December 7, 2017
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