Год выпуска: 2004 Автор: Mark Rothko Издательство: Yale University Press Страниц: 176 ISBN: 978-0-300-11585-7
Описание
One of the most important artists of the twentieth century, Mark Rothko created a new and impassioned form of abstract painting over the course of his career. Rothko also wrote a number of essays and critical reviews during his lifetime, adding his thoughtful, intelligent, and opinionated voice to the debates of the contemporary art world. Although the artist never published a book of his varied and complex views during his lifetime, Rothko's heirs indicate that he occasionally spoke of the existence of such a manuscript to friends and colleagues. Probably written around 1940-41 and stored in a warehouse since the artist's death more than thirty years ago, this revelatory book discusses Rothko's ideas on the modern art world, art history, myth, beauty, the challenges of being an artist in society, the true nature of "American art", and much more. "The Artist's Reality" also includes an introduction by Christopher Rothko, who describes the discovery of the manuscript and the...
