His main concern was that people may want to buy his paintings because they were fashionable, not because they were moved by them. In fact, he is said to have refused to sell canvases to people who "did not react correctly" to the paintings in his gallery. Most famous for his colourfield paintings or multi-forms as they were also known, today Rothko's paintings sell for tens of millions of dollars and can be found in galleries and private collections all over the world. Mark Rothko took his own life in his studio in New York on 25th February 1970. He was 66 years old.
The Silence of Mark Rothko, 2014
About The Work
Painter Mark Rothko is best known for imposing canvasses that eschew representation in favor of pure color and texture – using them to express fundamental human emotions. The film includes thoughtful, engaging commentary from experts. Fittingly though, for a film about a painter whose greatest works evoke both silence and emotion, THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO lingers on paintings and locations – using architectural shots, interiors and streetscapes, to link Rothko’s paintings to the world he inhabited.
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About Mark Rothko
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About The Work
Painter Mark Rothko is best known for imposing canvasses that eschew representation in favor of pure color and texture – using them to express fundamental human emotions. The film includes thoughtful, engaging commentary from experts. Fittingly though, for a film about a painter whose greatest works evoke both silence and emotion, THE SILENCE OF MARK ROTHKO lingers on paintings and locations – using architectural shots, interiors and streetscapes, to link Rothko’s paintings to the world he inhabited.
Courtesy of Icarus Films
About Mark Rothko
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: Cheryl Humphreys - ‘I've always been interested in color. Color is vibration in the same way sound is’
- Interviews & Features: The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Barry Schwabsky
- Art 101: It's Never Too Late: 6 Artists Who Found Fame Later In Life
- Art 101: Art You Should Know: Seven 21st-Century Masterpieces
- Art 101: Destination Art: 15 Permanent Public Artworks Worth Traveling the Globe to Experience
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