2. history Born in Russia Studied “Liberal Arts” at Yale University Founding member of Ten, which were a group of artists that were apart of the abstract expressionist movement 1942 - 1947, Rothko started painting according to Greek mythology and other forms; which is where he started experimenting with his “signature format” including shapes, horizontal and experimentation of different techniques. By 1947 asymmetrically arranged patches of color became the basis of his compositions By 1950 Rothko had reduced the number of floating rectangles to two or three, at most four.
3. medium Rothko was a painter. He would use different sizes of canvas An arrangement of colors Blend colors and create a ‘transparent’ effect "Silence is so accurate“ Rothko did no like to explain his work, thinking that the story behind the painting would distort the way the viewer see’s the painting.
4. Art examples Untitled 1949 National Gallery of Art Underground Fantasy (Subway) 1940 National Gallery of Art Untitled, 1948 Liquid paint soaks Collection of Kate Rothko Prizel Untitled 1969 John and Mary Pappajohn, Des Moines, Iowa Untitled, 1959 National Gallery of Art
5. conclusion Mark Rothko studied the basic forms of art through Christian Tragedies and Greek Mythology but in the end wanted his own views to be represented in his artwork. Because he was a member of the abstract expressionist he wanted to express his views through a new version of abstract art. His unusual abstract paintings were beautiful and through his work you can find your own versions of the paintings truth; this is what Rothko was hoping for.
