Tag: Rothko

Mark Rothko’s artistic journey was a route to the genesis of Expressionism, in an almost existential quest that wanted to go further than anyone else. The Latvian-born American painter was a product of his time, a 20th century characterized by the avant-garde of its first decades and the most ...

If you look at painting and wonder — “I could do better,” or “My child could paint that,” you are missing the point. Very likely this reaction is caused by some kind of misunderstanding which moves you away from the opportunity to enjoy art. I’m not talking about ...

The National Gallery of Art does an excellent job in showcasing the evolution of Mark Rothko’s work from his earlier more impressionistic figurative and landscape work to his later looser rectangular abstract shapes of color fields that he is so notably known for. The exhibition gives one a t...