Mark Rothko Flashcards
Where was Rothko born
In russia
Where did he move
America
What were his first works like
Simplified composition with flat areas inspired by Milton Avery and Matisse
What happened to his art when he started to identify with abstract expressionism
He drew on myths of antiquity and the idea of Jungian archetypes when creating woks with calligraphic and biomorphic images
What were his final, abstract works like
They were large soft-edges colour areas with symmetrical compositions
What was his art like closer to the end of his life
More somber
How did he die
He committed suicide
What was his art about
Expressing human emotion.
What effect did his art have on the viewer
Large canvass: enormous luminous void- connection to spiritual realms. It had a diaphanous glowing effect
What is an example of one of his works
Untitled (purple, white and red)
Describe untitled
Entire canvas surface filled with rectangular layers of soft hovering cloudy form with frayed edges. Texture of canvas still visible. Application of colour seems more like dye. Payed particular attention to the end goes of the shape where two fields intersect
