Mark Rothko

[alkor2000]

@hehfilms The problem of conflict between the spot edge and surface of the spot has always existed. This is correlation between a line and color. Rothko knew it. He made a soft edge. Think of the task Kandinsky "The yellow triangle." I solved this problem. I have drawn the color by a line. See my works: theak.narod.ru

[syncopath]

beauty-full. 10x.

[bronxman4u2000]

Mark Rothko's works are just STRIKING. I can look at some of his work for hours. 

[repelghosts]

No it was my late Father's ...he purchased it in the early 1960s but the work is from the late 1940s...Dr. J

[repelghosts]

D I have that small Rothko ink on paper if you wish to purchase it?

i am moving 'round the block and wish to purchase more furniture...The Rothko Foundation already has the image and are considering it for the upcoming catalog raisonne...email me here or on yahoo...i don't want alot for them...G

[crazyghostfreakdude]

awesome!

[JeffersonDinedAlone]

Could you have found more annoyingly repetitive music to accompany this silly shit?

[aSoulToBare]

I' m not a fan of Rothko , nice video thought..

[406356690]

Piece of Crap. How is this even considered to be Art?

[ciao49]

@406356690

 Hey, good for you! You don't have to worry about spending miliions of dollars buying his stuff... :)

[406356690]

@ciao49 If i had, i would buy something else.

[SharpenedToungue]

Consider this:

Have you seen one of these paintings in reality or simply in the nullified light of your computer screen?

These paintings are huge. When one stands next to one it scales them twice over. To see a Rothko in reality is much like staring into an extremely unsettling window, even though the viewer is aware that it is only a two dimensional plane.

It is not to say this so nay sayers will suddnely consider Rothko's paintings worth while but rather just give something to consider.

[davidbulfer]

u no its kinda funny that people are here saying that rothko cons people and his art is just splotches of color when he didnt become successful until he was middle aged and before he painited abstract he was painting more realistic images and no one like the realistic ones and when he started painting the abstract one he become popular

[cosg9531]

Isn't this the asshole who killed himself because his garbage wouldn't sell? Or did he off himself for some domestic upheaval? Either way, he should have stuck around long enough to see his fraud go international.

[TheSecretOfSteel]

pure shit. if this crap is art, then justin bieber is the new frontman of motorhead

[DoctorLawyerWhatever]

All that you require to do this is supplies, a couple of cases of cold beer, and a slow weekend.

[69SHINDO]

Впервые узнала о Ротко из фильмов Саймона Шама (BBC-Power of Art) . Гениальный художник. Так почему же не нашлось никого, желающих построить часовню памяти жертв Холохоста? Все его поздние картины пронизаны трагизмом и болью.

[panamanubian]

Guys, the shapes that he created were and apstract images of a nuclear exploxions, the red fire surrounded by black smoke, the white gas. Others represent windows, windows of feelings and emotions that transport you into them, representing the artist emotion, his world and his life, right after IIW.W.

[KevBaz78]

This without question is the best Rothko "tribute" I've seen on YouTube today. I've watched 22 short films like this and a Simon Schama documentary on Rothko's life.

Excellent score as well.

[BluebirdNC]

To the people badmouthing Rothko's paintings, you don't know what you're talking about. At one time, I, too, did not understand what he was aiming at. All I had seen was reproductions in books, but then about 20 years ago I saw an exhibit of his work at the N.C. Museum of Art. I sat in a room alone surrounded with his paintings, and it was almost like a mystical, religious experience. Perhaps one needs to be a painter or maybe study art history more to get it. But his work is no doubt profound.

[MegaPeacockman]

I see what he's doing here!

He lazily paints a crap picture, puts it up for sale and when someone questions him on the extortionate price of his work, he will feed them a load of crap that this stupid rectangles actually mean something deep and interesting which he makes up as he goes along.

Eventually someone with more money than sense comes along and pays the ridiculous amount of money.

It's con-art all the way.

[sp4de69]

@MegaPeacockman LOL man your so very ignorant and arrogant. Why don't you learn a little about him before you make such ridiculous judgments. I highly doubt you have ever seen one of his pictures in the flesh, or have been in an art facility of any kind for that matter.

Oh and about money thing, he ended up turning down one of the highest paying art commissions of his time, once again you really need to educate yourself before you make yourself to be such a fool.

[Catcherintherye11111]

this is art?!!! pfft i can make those stripes of paint come on this is what u get when you overcomplicate things

[Jefferdaughter]

Well done, thank you! Sadly, a Rothko must really be seen first hand to be fully appreciated. It can take more than a casual glance. Time spent absorbing the painting is usually time well spent. Yet this video provides fresh insights into his work. An expanded version would be wlecomed - and enjoyed!

[Jenchens]

This is incredible.btw If you haven't seen the "subconscious art of grafitti removal" and you appreciate Rothko you should a search on youtube. ( :

[jezzeronthecoast]

I was never a fan of this type of art untill I saw Rothkos triptics and Jackson Policks Blue Poles.

then I realised how great they where!

[neonaction]

@jezzeronthecoast I don't understand this type of art, May you enlighten me?

[strayLee]

1:35 is bad ass. its like he know. all those squares inside my square laptop screen. looking at it expecting something.

[mellowtribe]

wow looks like something we painted in kindergarten....did he get paid for this?

[MrRaph87]

qui êtes-vous pour juger de ce vous ne comprenez manifestement pas ?

son oeuvre, il l'a payée de sa vie !!

[messirvoland14]

I live in his home town)))

[ForeverIsis]

wonderfull!!!

[tallerdefreddy]

magnífico video...

[jado247]

Nice work

[MrRaph87]

bravo !! c'est une vidéo absolument magnifique ... trés beau travail.

... au risque de "balancer" quelques "lieux communs", ces toiles sont vraiment superbes, avec un sens de la profondeur quasi-religieux ... une ferveur mystique se dégage de tout ça, au travers de ce grand "chambardement" que fut le XXe siècle.

du trés grand art.

[ForeverIsis]

Is very great your video, complimenti!

Isis

[kearnj]

if you can't see what Rothko conveying in his art, yes true, endearing art, your ignorance is what is profound.

[mwtillotson]

@kearnj

Do your best to summarize what is conveyed.

[mlemyre4570]

@kearnj Rothko is conveying that consensus equals reality. He managed to trick a lot of people (including himself) into believing that his silly rectangles were great and valuable. He amassed a small fortune (which would have been bigger had he not repudiated his contract with Seagrams ironically for their pretentiousness) despite his lack of talent, yet could not manage to find any fun in his life so he ended it like a coward. Rothko was a hack and a tool. The emperor has no clothes.

[MegaPeacockman]

@mlemyre4570 Well it's nice to hear that I'm not alone when I say 'Pop art is a load of shit with a fancy name'.

[sciarrano57]

GRANDISSIMO ARTISTA.............

[rfromberg]

see "rothko generator"

[ForeverIsis]

..................m?

[drsfireforgod]

What are the music artists and titles of this video?

[cbsection8]

track name -icct hedral Artist- philip glass

His version of a Aphex Twin Track.

[Kurturmis]

what an overrated artist/painter he is, the paintings are well ... meh...... he lived in a time when painting shit was "profound"

[eddiemambo]

What have you done with your sorry life up there in

Zland?? put up pimp videos on youtube.- what a life - you clown for a man

[Kurturmis]

LOL

[ForeverIsis]

Is great your video complimenti

Isis

[ForeverIsis]

Es Favuloso tu video- complimenti

Isis

It Favuloso your video complimenti

Isis

[ezdz08]

RandaldGreenwalt .

DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO JUST BECAUSE U DID NOT LIKE MY COMMENTS because I AM NOT YOUR SLAVE ! In your bad words and statements, you are obviously taking it so personal and YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S OBVIOUSLY "MORON" ! OLD MAN !

[RandaldGreenwalt]

Your comments are hilarious! You not only were so offended by them once, you had to reply to them twice.

Get real, junior. Get on board with what great art is, and live with it. And learn how to spell in the English language. I'm real happy with my place in this world.

You're the one who's going to have to be happy with painting on boxcars, not me. Get used to your tiny bike or skateboard, because it's the only way you're going to get around...anything.

Moron.

: D :D :D

[ezdz08]

yah am a junior coz you are A SENIOR CITIZEN but you are the only senior citizen i know that DOES NOT DESERVED A SINGLE RESPECT from juniors hahaha sorry for that OLD MAN ! you were the one who started with bad comments and you were taking it personally .

If i am a moron...then you are a NUMSKULL !!!

[ezdz08]

AMAZING old man ! ...arguing w/ a lady :) YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY A GAY.

Better dye your grey hair old man !

[ezdz08]

Regardless of other negative comments about his paintings, it's fine..i mean every individual has freedom to express his own ideas & opinions or comments whatsoever. Nothing to argue about it. Rothko's paintings...very impressive for me, when u look at his painting so near u will really see nothing but the colors (so superficial) but when u try look at his painting in a distance, u will see more of it..beyond the colors. The closer u look at it, the more u see nothing but just colors.

[Tiropitax2]

I agree 100%.

[RandaldGreenwalt]

On the other hand, if Mark Rothko had heard you using 'u' for the description of personal pronoun, referring to a living being, he would have slit his wrists earlier than he did.

Stupid punkheads. Learn literacy. Learn art. Learn the millenia of culture. Or go away and paint coal train boxcars, and be happy with only that. And I mean ONLY that.

Which entirely explains your 'u' filled comment about colors...moron.

[ezdz08]

Sorry OLD MAN if you are so affected with my comment. THat is my own opinion OKAY? so be it! am not writing comments for anyone's personal views. My advice, RELAX, U MIGHT GET A HEART ATTACK for that, you are so defensive :)

Moron? oh thank you, that is you not me :)

[MegaPeacockman]

@ezdz08 Look pal, your missing the point here, it's not his art we're talking about here it's the fuck off prices he charged for it!

Well I suppose it's the dipshit who actually handed over the money's fault(not trying to stick up for Rothko here.)

In conclusion, Rothko is talentless dickhead, a 4-year-old could literally do better than him and all his admirers are like "Duh he he look at all the prettiful colors."

Ya fucking retards!

[bluedonkeyman]

Rothko sux, just a scam to funnel money out of your pocket, overpriced shit bidded up by illumiati

[arequipa1]

1:00 great shot

[RoderickUsher1849]

Great rug designs!

[rotterdam1953]

I didn't get it either and my sentiments echoed yours exactly untill about eight years ago when my own work entered a period of transition.

[rotterdam1953]

Today (December 1st 2008) I visited the Tate Modern to see Rothko. I was honoured to be in close proximity of a new era of painting. I witnessed a birth.

[gabedude68]

A birth of what? Didn't he die 30 years ago? What new era? Most of his paintings look like someone drank some paint and threw up on a canvas, or a toddler painted a background one colour then a big square another colour. I don't get it.

[unclemeat2u]

aabedude68:

Thanks for adding another series of cliche' insults to the human discussion on art.

[librairisabelle]

Petite française ign'art, j'ai découvert rothko en lisant un livre qui en évoquait une toile, que j'ai eu envie de voir. Partie à Londres la semaine dernière, jen'ai pas vu cette toile. Mais combien d'autres. Et combien d'émotions.En contemplation devant l'une d'elle, la musique de feldman sur les oreilles, submergée et en larmes. Je cours encore derrière cette émotion, je la saisis, l'attache à moi, pour qu'elle continue de baigner mes journées, non plus seulement mes yeux.

[ftworthxxx]

I have seen Rothko's works at the MOMA and the Tate in London, let's just say he is an acquired taste. I have a hard time warming up to this guy; as far as modern American artists are concerned, I much prefer Rauschenberg, far more versatile.

[geniushchrist]

Rothko was more original and made more aesthetic sense than Rauschenberg.

[BeQuietPeter]

I came to Mark Rothko through Morton Feldman's music...have you ever listened to Rothko Chapel? When faced with Rothko's paintings in the flesh, all I had to do was close my eyes and hear Feldman's piece, and I unpretentiously reacted to the paintings.

[gabedude68]

You mean you cried like a baby? Wait, you're saying you could only appreciate the paintings with your eyes closed? I'll have to try that.

[BeQuietPeter]

...trolling a Rothko page, really?

[RandaldGreenwalt]

Don't disagree at all. Rauschenberg brought far more to the table than Rothko, let's say there was more to feast on. And far more profit to himself, just like Warhol realized a few years later.

But let's just say that Rothko was ultimately more...satiating. At least to the twentieth century, and its attitudes.

Have you seen Simon Schama's 'Power of Art' segment on Rothko? Schama's perceptive, and there is no simple endorsement there. Rothko doesn't look all that holy, under his gaze.

[rimind1]

iv been told my art is like rauschenberge i guess thats a sompliment ;) great vid thanks for psoting gonna see the rothko show tomor;) last day in the tate

[painter1026]

你不能左右天氣．但你可以改變心情

[bassmajor]

i visited the rothko retrospective exhibition today and and when i stood in front of "untitled 1949" (0:37-0:42) i was simply paralyzed... it is the most amazing thing i ever experienced... it was like the picture was screaming at me...

Mark rothko's work is simply amazing

[solhagen00]

I do agree with you,i got the same feeling yesterday in hamburg..Right in front of one of his paintings(don t remember which one but a dark one),i felt dizzy and i felt something moving strongly inside me..weird...first time for me too

[solhagen00]

the perfect mix together with Monsieur Glass..fantastic..thanks..a real gift

[placeinhere]

When you understand what his ideas and emotions were at the time, the pieces become more than 'oil on canvas.'

As for anyone who argues that he was lazy and did it for the money, think again. He turned down a MASSIVE commission for the Four Seasons restaurant.

[gabiota91]

i am very open to abstract art, but this i could not fit in my mind i cannot believe

they appraise this guy, never understood, i cant believe one of his paintings was on the top ten most expensive out there in the world, i was looking at his paintings and there was one all black with a white line under it, me and my bigger were laughing i mean when theres other painters who beautiful thing that take hours of thought and effort better said days, and they appraise thi guy

[jazzhamburg]

Rothko's work being expensive today is rather due to his custodians betraying him postmortally, by tearing his work appart and flogging it. as a result, much of it is in unknown hands today because the current"owners"fear they might be accused of possessing fenced good.

Rothko would never have approved of a)his work being torn appart b)his work to become a financial speculation object.

The fact that it IS a speculation object should be observed appart from the great aesthetics his paintings bear

[bassmajor]

in my opinion his works are the greatest ever... i love them!

[marxel39]

Best clip on Rothko so far. Even though it renders about 1% of the impact felt from sitting in front of thoses pieces for example at the modern Tate, at least it does not ruin or contradict the whole experience and intent of the artist with cheesy fx and cam movements.

[armyofmeisbliss]

This was taken from Simon Schama's Power of Art, right?

[lapalu]

Some parts, yes

[frankblack100]

Aphex,nice.

[lunikina]

rothko great artist, his paintings move me so deep inside... that silence... that mystery... there are no words to describe it, just let yourself be embraced by them...

[MichaelElllis]

Nice job. I love Rothko and always stop by to see the one they have at the Walker Art Museum when I am in Minneapolis.

May I suggest you listen to the music works of Morton Feldman as they were friends (he even wrote a piece called Rothko Chapel). Perhaps the editing of his art to that music would be even better...

[radek126]

great work

[letufi]

thanks for sharing;

I love Rothko-

theres one original in deep red at the Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires-I can spend a lot of time watching it-

[Alessandro1985]

When you sit up close to rothko's in real life and stare at them sometimes the paint starts moving. It is the weirdest experience you can have without drugs. It's like the paint starts breathing. I wish I understood the science behind that

[kanguro82]

Es la interpretación desnuda, visionario, salvaje, descorazonador, crudo, provocador,humano...

[ibozzinfronte]

i love Rothko!

[jezzeronthecoast]

I love his work! To my knowledge there hasn't been an exibiton of his work hear in Australia! That is a crying shame, for the Australian public to miss out on the work of a genius such as Rothko!

[vieryuiop]

Rothko's paintings are beautiful! And quite extraordinary!

[pittoreuy]

que lo pario me emociona,

[gilartist]

I love this video...good. Rothko was great and I loved his work, you have to see one in person to appreciate it.

[AgnesShadbolt]

great work

[fabreetz4]

Neither Rothko nor associate and friend Barnett Newman (famous modern artist and creator of the unbelievably overrated "Vir Heroicus Sublimis") was able to pass the art test required to become an art instructor in New York City Public Schools. Thank God Rothko was not able to enjoy very much of the monetary success derived from his no talent work in the recent days

[ozruby]

The fact that neither Mark Rothko or Barnett Newman could pass an NYC Public school art test is obviously irelevant, and speaks more about the test than the two artists. And an artist not getting much financial gain from his labors during his own lifetime is an old story. FWIW, just this year a Rothko sold for a world record 73 million dollars. I'm not a huge fan of Newman's work, but clearly both men made their mark on 20th century art, and I find these kinds of potshots pretty useless and sad.

[markwett]

The music clearly overshadows the art. lcct Hedral is more impressive than Rothko. Rothko is a joke. Just because he had seen lots of interesting things doesn't make his art good. Just because he killed himself doesn't make his art good. You or I could have painted what he painted. Give me a Caravaggio or a William Bouguereau over this drivel any day of the week.

[ozruby]

In all sincerity I wonder: why bother with the hate? It only makes you appear bitter and pedantic. Rothko clearly is not "a joke" and his place in modern art is long secured. Thousands of very intelligent, sensitive people are moved, even to tears, when encountering his work. You don't dig it... that's fine too but meagre 6 line "critiques" like this are absurd. If in fact you could paint what he did, or something better, by all means do it. BTW, yes, Caravaggio is also very great...

[kcor000]

Looks like a super condensed version of Simon Schama's Power of Art - Rothko episode. Hardly an original creation but still interesting to watch.

[BBiljana]

Whenever I hear "New York School of Abstract Expressionism", Mark Rothko is the first to come to mind. What a genius he was.

[ogier1]

I thought about favoriting it to my vidlog, but I don´t like nazi symbols on my channel, sorry.

Where do you see this morbid and anti-war statements in his expressive colours?

[LottLottie]

Thanks.

[EGI313]

Beautiful!

[jezzeronthecoast]

One further question. Being Australian I, evidently am not going to be completely knowledgeable with / about American geography (I have unfortunately not been there as yet). I believe Rothko's Chapel is in Texas, firstly is this correct and either way exactly where is it? Is there a web site for it? (sorry this was meant to be part of one larger reply, I went over the character limit).

[stubonedoc]

The Rothko Chapel is in Houston, and well worth a visit. It has a website. On a small college campus, not far from the art museum. Even better is the Seagram murals at the Tate Modern in London.

[jezzeronthecoast]

Thank you for this post! While I have really liked the works of Rothko before, I admit that I am one of those people who don't know much about art, but know what they like. This video helped give a completely new insight into his art. His later works definitely gave an insight to his unfortunate psychological state before his tragic death (please forgive me if wrong, I read he committed suicide, if so such a waste of a great talent).

[lizly7]

I believe he had suffered aneurysm of the heart and had separated from his wife. Different from a "suicide".

[bradleighstockwell]

He committed suicide. Unmistakably. Yes, he had separated from his wife and had suffered an aneurysm of the aorta two years before his death. But his body was discovered in his kitchen (25 February 1970) covered in blood from the slashes he had made in his arms with a razor. He had also overdosed himself on anti-depressants. These are the awful facts.

[lizly7]

They may be the facts, but can be interpreted as someone understanding the realty of his situation. I am not advocating suicide, just having compassion for someone who deserves to be thought of in a better way.

[bradleighstockwell]

I was responding to what seemed to be a belief that his death was "different from a "suicide". However one wishes to frame or interpret "the reality of his situation," his death was a suicide. This is all I wished to make clear.

[taxamata]

НЕМНОГО НЕ В ЦВЕТЕ, НО ВСЕ-РАВНО ПРЕКРАСНО

[jeffreycollins]

Wonderful short film. I love the way it started, frankly i could have watched more of that particular part for the entire 6 minutes. Great work.

[cbsection8]

Thank you very much. I appreciate the comment.

[lizly7]

cbsection8, thank you for the info and the video.

[AnimalCrackerArmy]

I'd love to know what the music is, too. :)

[cbsection8]

The Track is

lcct Hedral by Philip Glass. It is a cover of an Aphex Twin track of the same name.

Hope this helps and if you have any other questions I would be happy to reply.

Best of luck

Cbsection8

[lizly7]

Credits, please!

What is the music?

[cbsection8]

The Track is

lcct Hedral by Philip Glass. It is a cover of an Aphex Twin track of the same name.

Hope this helps and if you have any other questions I would be happy to reply.

Best of luck

Cbsection8

[2007rys]

A tragic genius. Untouchable. Light years ahead of these times.

[JoeMarklin]

master of color

[canonwagner]

I just finished reading Breslin's great biography of Rothko. This video was a great treat-he was a tremendous artist.

[Chrissyv57]

Very powerful.

[freddothegreat]

Rothko is the mad genius of color. This video illustrates the often darker moods that Rothko experienced and expressed with his colors. For a lighter mood, check out Frederick Doar Dreams of Understanding.

[danbit5]

im not into art in a big way, i see something in his paintings,overwhelming is a nice term

[guyblank]

Thank you for putting something about Rothko on this site!

May I state that I think the music of Morton Feldman would have worked better. They were friends and I think that the way Feldman treated melody was the way Rothko treated color. Granted, it is not nearly as exciting a music as the piece you have but...

[LadyChikititaBlue]

Overwhelming...