American painter/ Jewish descent
Began writing in 1936 about similarities in the art of children and the work of modern painters.
Went from representation to rectangular fields of colour and light.His inspiration was exploring subjects other then urban and shape and form.
Suffred from depression after divorcing again.
May abstract expressionist discussed their art as aiming towards a spiritual experience and a emotional feeling.
His style was composed of bright colours,vibrant,particularly reds and yellows.Expressing energy and ecstasy.1950s he changed to dark blues a and greens due to his dark personal life.He sometimes used natural substances like egg and glue as well as Acrylic resins,phenol formaldehyde,and others.
There is a Rothko chapel located to the Menil Collection and the University of st.Thomas in Houston,Texas.It's a Geographical post modern structure.It was supposed to be a uplifting chapel which people would get married in.There were bibles and other religious literature in it.
Febuary 25,1970 he killed himself and was found dead after slicing his own wrists.and a overdose on anti- depresnts.there was a lawsuit by his cildren(For ten years) regarding that fact that his sales advisor had sold his paints to the Tate and had split half and half.
some of his work is below:
His Subway scenecs was a painting he did;
completed in the late 1930s.
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