This unique portrait of Mark Rothko captures his astonishing use of colour as it illustrates the story of his life, career, struggles, and philosophy.
Mark Rothko's work is among the most recognisable in modern art history. His huge colour-field works enjoy enormous popularity for their luminosity, moodiness, and immersive qualities. But he didn't always paint in bold, simple swaths of colour. This graphic biography traces Rothko's entire life, from his boyhood emigration from Russia to America, to his suicide in 1970. It touches on his schooling and early work for the WPA in the 1930s; the evolution of his art from representational to purely abstract; and the dawning of his artistic philosophy, which took him farther and farther away from the material world and toward a universally emotional and expressionist modality. The book's finely detailed drawings are Rothko's signature colours and draw readers into his fascinating creative journey. While Rothko the artist was largely misunderstood during his lifetime, this unique graphic biography offers a way of making sense of his life and of decoding the visual language he invented.
AUTHOR: Francesco Matteuzzi is a journalist, writer and author of numerous graphic biographies, including Edward Hopper: The Story of His Life (Prestel).
Giovanni Scarduelli is an illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. He was illustrator for Edward Hopper: The Story of His Life (Prestel).
By:
Francesco Matteuzzi Illustrated by:
Giovanni Scarduelli Imprint: Prestel Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 595g ISBN:9783791387918 ISBN 10: 379138791X Pages: 128 Publication Date:01 December 2021 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Unspecified
FRANCESCO MATTEUZZI is a journalist, writer and author of numerous graphic biographies. GIOVANNI SCARDUELLI, an illustrator, cartoonist and graphic designer. He was illustrator for Edward Hopper: The Story of His Life (Prestel).