Alexis Rockman is a New York–based fine artist known for his paintings depicting nature and its intersections with humanity. His art draws from a diverse range of inspirations, including old master painting, science fiction, and above all, natural history. In researching his paintings, Rockman has undertaken extended expeditions into the Amazon Basin, Tasmania, Madagascar, South Africa, and Antarctica. He has worked not only with other artists, but with leading scientists, including paleontologist Peter Ward on the book Future Evolution; famed naturalist Stephen Jay Gould, who contributed to the 2004 monograph Alexis Rockman; and NASA climatologist James Hanson. This last collaboration resulted in the 8 x 24 foot mural Manifest Destiny, a postapocalyptic vision of a city submerged as a possible consequence of climate change, commissioned by the Brooklyn Museum.