Simon Schama's Power of Art
Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia) Rothko moved with his family to Portland, Oregon in 1913. His painting education was brief - he moved to New York to study
under the artist Max Weber and then struck out on his own.
Rothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s.
In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract 'colour-field' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s. Rothko had huge success with largescale solo shows,
but committed suicide in 1970. (from bbc.co.uk)
| Mark Rothko |
| Related Links |
| Mark Rothko - wikipedia Mark Rothko, born Markus Yakovlevich Rotkovich (1903-1970), was an American painter of Russian Jewish descent. Although Rothko himself refused to adhere to any art movement, he is generally identified as an Abstract Expressionist. |
| Mark Rothko and the Inner World The Saint Louis Art Museum welcomed Christopher Rothko for a lecture on the art and inner motivations of his father, abstract artist Mark Rothko. |
| Art of the Western World: The Aftermath The Abstract Expressionist movement established New York as a center for the visual arts. Works by Pollock, Warhol, Lichtenstein, and the sculptor Oldenburg are examined. |
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