Mark Rothko is an American artist originally from Latvia and a leading representative of abstract expressionism, one of the authors of color range painting. He entered the New School of Design in New York, where one of the teachers was the founder of ‘abstract surrealism’ Arshile Gorky. The artist began with relatively traditional painting, but under the influence of European surrealists, they became interested in creating abstract scenes. Over time, he finally refused subject forms and focused on color and its capabilities in transmitting emotions on the canvas and the direct impact on the viewer. By the early 1950s, he had found his signature handwriting: torn rectangular shapes on a colored field.
The art was drawn in 1961 and is titled ‘Orange, Red, Yellow’. The canvas size is 1961, 236.2 x 206.4 cm; acrylic was used in the painting. It is a vertically oriented masterpiece covered with orange and yellow squares with a lighter orange border. This art symbolizes a door through which viewers could pass into a world of perception where emotions could access mythic dramas. Rothko aimed to allow viewers to experience all the disturbances embodied in these colors, such as ecstasy, doom, and tragedy.
I like that the meaning is deeper despite the vivid visualization of the picture. Thus, radiating a mysterious and incomprehensible light, the image invites people into another dimension. Interestingly, Mark used blurred contours and colors to awaken feelings that rise from the depths of the soul and create vibrations that resonate with the painting. If personalities look at the picture for a long time, it may seem that it is moving and pulsating.
Works Cited
Rothko, Mark. Orange, Red, Yellow. 1961. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York. MoMA Learning. Web.