Wright Auction

I think the idea for me to be radical was to paint the damn thing and make it look like a Dutch still life. That was a radical move when I was in school. That was a point of shame for most artists, and I was like, “Fuck you, I’m going to make every glistening highlight on that dragonfly’s wing kick ass.” I want that mosquito to give you the creeps, viscerally.

Alexis Rockman, Artspace