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Alexis Rockman — Pet Store
Alexis Rockman

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

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Alexis Rockman, 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
Year
2003
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Figurative Painting, Animals Subject, Unsettling Mood, Male Artist, Narrative Mood, Contemporary Artist, Diptych, American Artist, Late 20th Century, Animal Subject, Vivid Colors, Panel Painting, Oil And Acrylic, Diptych Format

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