Ocean Art

My fully illustrated book about the art of ocean life is published by Reaktion Books in August 2025.

Throughout human history, artists have depicted ocean life and revealed hidden marvels that to most people remain out of sight in the inaccessible depths.

From fine art to scientific illustrations, these works forge connections between humans and the seas, helping to interpret and appreciate the diversity of shapes, colours and patterns of the remarkable organisms that inhabit the vast global ocean, among them sharks, octopuses, whales, lobsters, jellyfish, giant squid and sea shells.

In Ocean Art, I take readers on a tour of art galleries and museums, looking for the most striking and meaningful images of sea creatures, from ancient times to modern and from the coasts to the deepest abyss, and reflecting on how these works shape our view of life beneath the waves.

This celebration of the beauty and wonders of ocean life is also a call to cherish and protect the endangered living seas.