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No.5/No.22
The painting depicts Rothko's characteristic rectangular blocks of color floating above the canvas surface, but not reaching its edges. Painted with soft, irregular edges, the colored rectangles seem to breathe and gently vibrate, creating a subtle atmosphere of movement and variability. The effect of chromatic glows influences the mutual perception of colors, introducing a subtle play of hues and optical effects.
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:
1949-1950
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Execution technique:
oil on canvas
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Location:
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, USA
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Theme:
Color field painting, abstraction, emotions, color relationships
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
Rothko aimed to express fundamental human emotions such as tragedy, ecstasy, or doom through the interplay of colors and forms, not only through their purely visual relationships.
The key to interpreting the work
When interpreting the artwork, it is worth paying attention to the emotional message and the role of color as a means of expression, rather than just to the formal aspects of the painting.See other works by this artist
