Rothko

图书标准信息

• 作者 Jacob Baal-Teshuva 著
• 出版社 Taschen
• 出版时间 2015-09
• ISBN 9783836504263
• 定价 185.70元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他

【内容简介】

Resistinginterpretationorclassification,MarkRothko(1903–1970)wasaprominentadvocatefortheartist’sconsummatefreedomofexpression.AlthoughidentifiedasakeyprotagonistoftheAbstractExpressionistmovement,firstformedinNewYorkCity,Rothkorejectedthelabelandinsistedinsteadon“aconsummatedexperiencebetweenpictureandonlooker.”
Followingarepertoireoffigurativeworks,Rothkodevelopedhisnowiconiccanvasesofboldcolorblocksinred,yellow,ochre,maroon,black,green.Withtheseshimmering,pulsatingcolormasses,Rothkostressedthathehadnotremovedthehumanfigurebutratherputsymbolsorshapesinitsplace.Theseintensecolorformscontainedallthetragedyofthehumancondition.Atthesametime,Rothkoexplicitlyempoweredtheviewerintheexpressivepotentialofhiswork.Hebelieved“Apicturelivesbycompanionship,expandingandquickeningintheeyesofthesensitiveobserver.”
Fromhisearlydevelopmentthroughtohismostfamouscolorfields,thisbookintroducestheintellectandinfluenceofRothko’sdramatic,intimate,andrevolutionarywork.

【作者简介】

Jacob Baal-Teshuva, born 1929, is author, critic and independent curator of museum shows. He studied at the Hebrew university in Jerusalem and the New York University. His numerous publications include works on Marc Chagall, Alexander Calder, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Jacob Baal-Teshuva lives and works in New York and Paris.