Mark Rothko
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The success of Mark Rothko
Mark Rothko is the name of the artist who was born in 1903 in Russia, where he spent the first ten years of his life. In 1913, Rothko’s parents decided that he and his family would immigrate to America. That decision was due to his Jewish father’s fear of Rothko and his brothers joining the Russian army. Rothko experienced instant success when he came to America with his family. Not long time went by before he rose from third to fifth grade, and in 1921, he finished second grade of with honours at Lincoln High School in Oregon at the age of 17.
In the fall of 1923, Rothko visited Art Students League New York with a friends, which, according to Rothko himself, was the beginning of his artistic career. He then enrolled at Parsons The New School of Design, where he had Arshile Gorky as a tutor and instructor. At the time, Gorky was extremely prestigious and considered to be one of the landmark artists of Abstract Expressionism. Since his enrollment at the design school, his artistic career began to take a serious turn, and in 1933 he held his first show at the Portland Art Museum consisting of drawings and aquarelles. Although Rothko’s own family, especially his father, did not understand his desire to be an artist, he continued his journey towards art.
Expressive art
Since Rothko’s first show, he experienced only accomplishment in the art. However, Rothko changed his artist name for his original name, Markus Rothkowitz, to Mark Rothko in fear of anti-Semitism around the 1940s. Shortly after, he began to design a new style which is characterized by square shapes arranged sharply against each other. The many squares set against each other are marked by sharp contrasting colours that create extremely vibrant yet simple expression.
Rothko’s distinctive works of art with the square shapes can be found here at Permild & Rosengreen. Here, you have the opportunity to decorate your white walls with both saturated and mild stones. For example, see the beautiful poster “Dark over light Earth”, which consists of two squares set against each other in black and beige, and is broken by the background’s earth-like tones. This poster is perfect for those who are in the mood for unsaturated, gentle colours. For example, hang the poster in rooms as the living room or the summer cottage, where a relaxing and calm atmosphere is needed. All of the Rothko posters are of course available with a frame.