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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
Color Shape Balance Depth Composition Scale
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1920s 1930s
rothko
Expressionist
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Cézanne like images
• Interiors w/figures
• Crude application of paint

Untitled c.1926/1935
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Rothko
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Deliberate deformations
• Crude application of paint
• emotional

Self-Portrait 1936
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Self-Portrait 1936
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Street scenes
• Childrens art
• Emotional
• Deliberate deformations
• Flat
• Crude application of paint

Street Scene c.1937
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Street Scene c.1937
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1940s
rothko
Style Biomorphic (Myths Symbols)
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Symbolic
• The Spirit of Myth
• Classical literature

The Omen of the Eagle 1942
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The Omen of the Eagle 1942
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Symbolic
• Old and New Testament
• Horizontal bands

Gethsemane 1944
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Gethsemane 1944
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Organic Shapes
• Large Canvas
• Color

Untitled 1948
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Untitled 1948
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Horizontal bands
• Organic shapes
• Watercolor
• Large Canvas

No. 9 1948
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No. 9 1948
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism

• Horizontal Bands
• Thin, Overlapping Glazes
• Large Canvas

No. 8 1949
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No. 8 1949
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1950s 1960s
rothko
Style Color Field Abstraction
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
Nonobjective compositions Asymmetrical Emotional
Floating Rectangles Eye-catching
colors Verticality relates figuratively and
spiritually Blurred edges make the color appear
to vibrate These works were mean to be meditated
upon
White Center 1950
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White Center 1950
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
Meditative Emotional Floating Rectangles I
paint pictures because I want to create a state
of total intimacy. A large painting is an
immediate transaction, it takes you into
it. Rothko was one of the Leading figures in the
Abstract Expressionist Movement
Untitled (Blue, Green, and Brown) 1952
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(Blue, Green, and Brown) 1952
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
He used rags more than he used brushes. The
purpose for this was to stain the canvas and
create areas of color that float on the canvas.
He wanted no clearly defined space. I am not
interested in relationships of color or form or
anything else. I am interested only in
expressing the basic human emotions- tragedy,
ecstasy, doom and so on.. And the fact that a lot
of people breakdown and cry when confronted with
my pictures show that I communicate with those
basic human emotions. The people who weep before
my pictures are having the same religious
experiences I had when I painted them. And if
you , as you say, are moved only by their color
relationships, the you missed the point. -
Mark Rothko
1969
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1969
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Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionism
Rothko used Magna Colors rather than oil or
acrylic. Magna colors are more similar to
acrylic than they are to oil, but they do not
dry quite as quickly as acrylic paints dry.
When mixed with turpentine, magna colors produce
a translucent and luminous quality. Often
times, magna colors are added to oil paint to
help speed the drying time of the paint.
Untitled 1968
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Untitled 1968
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Mark Rothko in his studio c.1964
Mark Rothko, as a result of being physically ill
and suffering from depression, committed suicide
on February 25, 1970. At the time of his death,
he was widely recognized in Europe and America
for his crucial role in the development
of nonrepresentational art.