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No.3/No.13 (Magenta, Black, Green on Orange)
The painting uses a composition of rectangular color fields floating on an orange background. The edges of the fields are soft and irregular, causing the colors to seem to almost blend with the background or contrast, like the flickering green strip on orange. The surface is full of delicate movement, and the colors breathe thanks to layers applied by the artist, giving the composition an ambivalent character between solidity and ephemeral depth.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Mark Rothko
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Date of birth and death
September 25, 1903 – February 25, 1970
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Natinality
American
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Style
Abstract expressionism, color field painting
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Significant works
Seagram Murals, Rothko Chapel paintings, No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red), multiform paintings
Information about the work
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Year:
1949
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Execution technique:
oil
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Location:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
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Theme:
color field painting, abstraction, emotions, color, composition
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work explores the emotional expression of basic human feelings such as tragedy, ecstasy, or destruction, where color relationships are only a means to evoke deeper experiences.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting the painting, one should focus on its ability to evoke emotions through color and form and consider its references to the aesthetics of sublimity and abstraction.See other works by this artist
