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The ILife of an Artist I~~ ____ ------.
ARTIST ALEXIS ROCKMAN, 37, REACHED FAME AT AN EARLY AGE FOR HIS PAINTINGS OF TRAVEL THROUGH THE NATURAL WORLD. SINCE 1985, HIS WORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE AND JAPAN. MANHATTAN-BORN AND RAISED, ALEXIS PUTS HIMSELF IN EXTREME SITUA- TIONS IN NATURE TO CREATE HIS WORK. IN 1994, HE TRAVELED TO THE GREATER AMA- ZON BASIN IN GUYANA FOR THE FIRST TIME AND STAYED FOR SEVEN WEEKS. HE WENT AGAIN IN 1999 AND CAME BACK WITH THE RAW MATERIAL FOR HIS LATEST WORK, A SERIES OF SIX OIL PAINTINGS ENTITLED EXPEDITION.
EXPEDITION WILL RUN AT GORNEY
BRAVIN + LEE GALLERY IN NEW YORK CITY FROM OCTOBER 14 TO NOVEMBER 11, 2000.
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