M A R K R O T H K O
Mark Rothko was born Marcus Rothkowitz in Dvinsk, Russia (today Daugavpils, Latvia), on September 25, 1903. He was the fourth child of Jacob Rothkowitz, a pharmacist (b. 1859), and Anna Goldin Rothkowitz (b. 1870), who had married in 1886. Rothko and his family immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, and settled in Portland, Oregon.
Rothko attended Yale University in 1921, where he studied English, French, European history, elementary mathematics, physics, biology, economics, the history of philosophy, and general psychology. His initial intention was to become an engineer or an attorney. Rothko gave up his studies in the fall of 1923 and moved to New York City.
He is closely identified with the New York School, a circle of painters that came about during the 1940s During his career oveer five decades, he created a new form of abstract painting.
Rothko's work is characterized by attention to formal elements such as color, shape, balance, depth, composition, and scale; yet, he didnt like to consider his paintings in these terms. He explained: It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.
I choose him as i feel a lot of his work is very dark and not very bright and vivid.
His use of colours sets a tone of depression and unhappiness.
untitled 1952
the colour shape and space here all contribute to its unuique presance the hole space in this painting creates a sense of emptyness lonelyness,
untitled 1964 this painting is deep in colour and space.
EDVARD MUNCH
was a norwegian painter and print maker
because of his troubled past (death of his mother and sister) a lot of his work was full of deep emotion.
His images of dread, gloom, anxiety and loneliness have become icons of our era.
during a period of heavy drinking and deep crisis munch reached a breaking point which led to him being hospitalized. After this crisis period his work became a lot calmer and his painters more free.
the scream
anxiety 1894
his paintings are gloomy and show he has a lot of deep emotions attatched to them.
Loneliness and depression are themes seen throughout his work.
VAN GOGH
Van gogh suffered from ill mental health which is evident in a lot f his work.
He went through periods of extreme loneliness. He once cut ff a piece of his ear and wrapped it in newspaper and handed it to a prositute. He was later found lying in blood uncouncious.
After this incident he was sent to hospital and remained here for several days.
he suffered from hallucinations and delusions.
He was then admitted to an asylem.
During his stay here he painted the gardens of the hospital alot but also the exterior of the hospital.
wheatfield with crows
