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There is something unnerving about standing in front of a Mark Rothko painting. It’s not just the size—though his towering canvases do have a way of making you feel like a trespasser in their presence. It’s the weight of them,…
Artist : Mark Rothko (1903–1970) Title : Red on Maroon , Date: 1959 Medium : Oil paint, acrylic paint and glue on canvas Dimensions: support: 1829 x 4572 x 31 mm Collection: Tate Modern, London This paintings are the part of…
By Shira Wolfe for Artland Magazine “The ultimate effect sought is one of an almost literal openness that embraces and absorbs colour in the act of being created by it.” – Clement Greenberg What is Color Field Painting? Color Field painting…
An Inner Sanctum & Intersection for Art, Spirituality and Social Justice, Rothko Chapel Aspires to the Highest Levels of Humanity And though Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was slain a few years prior to Rothko Chapel’s opening in 1971,…
Mark Rothko (American (born former Russian Empire, now Latvia), Dvinsk 1903–1970 New York, New York) Title: No. 13 (White, Red on Yellow) Date: 1958 Medium: Oil and acrylic with powdered pigments on canvas Dimensions: 95 1/4 × 81 3/8 (241.9 × 206.7 cm) Location:…
After a world war that is so vicious, so cruel, how can we simply continue with life, and art, in the same way as before? This is the question many artists were asking themselves after the Second World War. In…
After being forced to close due to damage from Hurricane Beryl, Houston’s Rothko Chapel has an official reopening date. From December 17 through December 22 and from December 24 through January 5, the chapel will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There…