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Mark Rothko: The Master of the Color Field
Introduction
Mark Rothko was a pioneer of color field painting, who not only can be referred to as the father of the art but also had his work standing out from those of his contemporaries. This type of work began in the late 1940s, just after the Second World War. The Russian-American painter played a huge role in putting New York City to the rise as a center of art in the world, making it stand out even from Paris, which seemed impossible to compete with. As an abstract expressionist, a title that he often refused to be associated with, he played a significant role amongst his contemporaries in glorifying the Second World War art movement that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism (Wechsler, p. 71). Rothko’s style of art, as a pioneer, was referred to as color field painting, which immensely utilized the expressive capabilities of color. It was considerably influenced by the philosophical works of Feud, Nietzsche, and Carl Jung to bring out the characteristics of the type of works he is most appreciated for.
Mark Rothko and Color Field Painting Mark Rothko rose just after the Second World War as an artist amongst few who were trying to adopt a type of art that would be unique, yet that which would help them send their message out to the world in as clear as possible way. Color field painting, therefore, came as a form of art within abstract expressionism, which was clearly different from other contemporary forms of art, such as gestural or action painting. It came up as an abstraction style that would express transcendence in a modern and strong way. Mark’s painting, in looking for a unique type of art that differed from Newman’s, work, which was quite traditional in its inclusion of symbols and conventional imagery. Mark is one of the few color field artists that excelled in the use of color to invoke mythical art in a modern way. The ultimate objective
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Mark Rothko: The Master of the Color Field
Introduction
Mark Rothko was a pioneer of color field painting, who not only can be referred to as the father of the art but also had his work standing out from those of his contemporaries. This type of work began in the late 1940s, just after the Second World War. The Russian-American painter played a huge role in putting New York City to the rise as a center of art in the world, making it stand out even from Paris, which seemed impossible to compete with. As an abstract expressionist, a title that he often refused to be associated with, he played a significant role amongst his contemporaries in glorifying the Second World War art movement that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism (Wechsler, p. 71). Rothko’s style of art, as a pioneer, was referred to as color field painting, which immensely utilized the expressive capabilities of color. It was considerably influenced by the philosophical works of Feud, Nietzsche, and Carl Jung to bring out the characteristics of the type of works he is most appreciated for.
Mark Rothko and Color Field Painting Mark Rothko rose just after the Second World War as an artist amongst few who were trying to adopt a type of art that would be unique, yet that which would help them send their message out to the world in as clear as possible way. Color field painting, therefore, came as a form of art within abstract expressionism, which was clearly different from other contemporary forms of art, such as gestural or action painting. It came up as an abstraction style that would express transcendence in a modern and strong way. Mark’s painting, in looking for a unique type of art that differed from Newman’s, work, which was quite traditional in its inclusion of symbols and conventional imagery. Mark is one of the few color field artists that excelled in the use of color to invoke mythical art in a modern way. The ultimate objective
Cited: Anonymous. "The anatomy of melancholy - Mark Rothko: A Biography by Jam." The New Republic 210. 4 (1994): 27. Breslin, J.E.B. Mark Rothko – A Biography. Chicago, London: University of Chicago Press, 1993. Wechsler, Jeffrey. Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism. New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries, 2007.