Man s legacy helps UW program Survey finds WTO too secretive for most Szatmary named vice provost Professor to offer free public lectures Central funding to help campus leadership program Artist Rockman to speak about mural at UW Gallery gives gift to Henry Faculty violinist plans concert at Brechemin Artist Rockman to speak about mural at UW Painter Alexis Rockman has been described as provocative, talented and nuts. Judge for yourself when Rockman discusses his work at 7 p.m. Friday in Room 120 of Kane Hall. His lecture is sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission and the University of Washington Public Art Commission.
Admission is free.
Rockman s mural, A Recent History of the World, currently hangs in the lobby of the new Fisheries Building. The mural is an orthographic map of the world, with its land and sea masses largely described by human-caused extinctions and impending extinctions, both biological and cultural. Artist Alexis Rockman, described as provocative, talented and nuts, will be on the UW campus Friday to speak about the above mural, which hangs in the lobby of the new Fisheries Building. Rockman has developed a significant following among well-respected paleontologists, zoologists and other scientists, primarily because he diligently researches his subjects. He consults field guides, taxonomies and old travel narratives, teams up with biologists and paleontologists, and visits locales such as the rainforest of Guyana, all in the name of his art.