Mark Rothko: Edition en anglais - Hardcover

Cohn, Marjorie B.; Etc.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3775710272 ISBN 13: 9783775710275

Publisher: Hatje Cantz, 2005

Synopsis

Mark Rothko, the great American artist of Russian descent, was one of the chief exponents of abstract expressionism. His paintings, predominantly in a large format and featuring horizontal layers of pigment on a monochrome foundation, will forever be in our pictorial memory as the epitome of classical modernism. By means of Rothko's central work groups from all creative periods, this book examines the artist's continuous striving towards a heightened sense of affinity between picture and viewer. Rothko's adamant insistence on controlling the presentation of his works set him apart from the art scene of his time as early as the beginning of the Fifties. His pictures were to be hung closely together in small rooms, with soft lighting and the large formats providing an immediate experience - a concept which has been most famously and definitively realised in the Rothko Chapel in Houston.

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About the Author

Mark Rothko, born Markus Rothkowitz (Dwinsk 1903-1970 New York). In 1910, emigration to Oregon. From 1921-1923, studies at Yale University, New Haven, from 1924-1929 at the Art Students League in New York. In 1935, cofounder of the Expressionist artist group The Ten. In 1949, founding member of the association Subject of the Artist School. In 1970, Rothko puts an end to his life in New York.

From the Back Cover

Very early in his career, Mark Rothko identified the relationship between the painting and the viewer as the central focus of his art. This appealingly designed publication delves more deeply into his concept of, a sensual fusion beyond the reach of language - (Oliver Wick) Mark Rothko, the great American artist of Russian descent, is one of the chief exponents of Abstract Expressionism. His paintings, predominantly in a large format and featuring horizontal layers of pigment on a monochrome foundation, will forever be in our pictorial memory as the epitome of classical modernism. By means of Rothko's central work groups from all creative periods - among them the Rothko Room in the Phillips collection and the Harvard Murals of Harvard University - this book takes a look at the artist's continuous endeavour to attain - a consummated experience between picture and onlooker - Rothko's adamant insistence on controlling the presentation of his works set him apart from the art scene of his time as early as the beginning of the fifties. His large-format pictures were to be hung closely together in small rooms with soft lighting to provide an immediate experience - a concept which has been most famously and definitively realized in the Rothko Chapel in Houston.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3775710272
• ISBN 13: 9783775710275
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204