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Rothko
Copertina rigida, 21 x 26 cm, 0.56 kg, 96 pagine15Disponibilità: DisponibileShimmering, pulsating color masses characterize the Abstract Expressionist masterpieces of Mark Rothko. Like no other artist in his generation, Rothko developed his own stylistic vocabulary, creating ceiling-high canvases that were to be experienced as much as seen, submerging viewers in the drama, intimacy, and tragedy of the human condition.

Rothko
15Pictures as drama
Tragedy, ecstasy, and doom
Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist’s consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, first formed in New York City, Rothko rejected the label and insisted instead on “a consummated experience between picture and onlooker.”
Following a repertoire of figurative works, Rothko developed his now iconic canvases of bold color blocks in red, yellow, ochre, maroon, black, or green. With these shimmering, pulsating color masses, Rothko stressed that he had not removed the human figure but rather put symbols or shapes in its place. These intense color forms contained all the tragedy of the human condition. At the same time, Rothko explicitly empowered the viewer in the expressive potential of his work. He believed “A picture lives by companionship, expanding and quickening in the eyes of the sensitive observer.”
From his early development through to his most famous color fields, this book introduces the intellect and influence of Rothko’s dramatic, intimate, and revolutionary work.
Following a repertoire of figurative works, Rothko developed his now iconic canvases of bold color blocks in red, yellow, ochre, maroon, black, or green. With these shimmering, pulsating color masses, Rothko stressed that he had not removed the human figure but rather put symbols or shapes in its place. These intense color forms contained all the tragedy of the human condition. At the same time, Rothko explicitly empowered the viewer in the expressive potential of his work. He believed “A picture lives by companionship, expanding and quickening in the eyes of the sensitive observer.”
From his early development through to his most famous color fields, this book introduces the intellect and influence of Rothko’s dramatic, intimate, and revolutionary work.
L'autore
Jacob Baal-Teshuva (nato nel 1929) è autore, critico e curatore di mostre indipendente. Per TASCHEN ha pubblicato opere su Marc Chagall, Andy Warhol, Alexander Calder, Jean-Michel Basquiat, e Christo e Jeanne-Claude. Jacob Baal-Teshuva vive e lavora tra New York e Parigi.
Rothko
Copertina rigida, 21 x 26 cm, 0.56 kg, 96 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-0423-2
Edizione: TedescoISBN 978-3-8365-0424-9
Edizione: SpagnoloISBN 978-3-8365-0425-6
Edizione: FranceseISBN 978-3-8365-0426-3
Edizione: IngleseNata nel 1985, la serie Basic Art è diventata la collezione di libri d’arte più venduta al mondo. Ogni libro della serie Basic Art di TASCHEN contiene:
una cronologia dettagliata riassuntiva della vita e delle opere dell’artista, inserito nel contesto storico e culturale in cui è vissuto
una biografia concisa
circa 100 illustrazioni con didascalie esplicative