Learn how to paint like artist Mark Rothko, a major figure of the New York School in the decades following the Second World War. MoMA’s IN THE STUDIO instructor Corey D’Augustine explains the techniques behind Rothko’s “Color Field” paintings.
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The Painting Techniques of Mark Rothko: No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black)
Abstract Expressionist New York
The Museum of Modern Art, October 3, 2010–April 11, 2011
MoMA.org/abexny
Filmed by Plowshares Media
Images courtesy of Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; and The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Music by Chris Parrello
Chris Parrello, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Ziv Ravitz
© 2010 The Museum of Modern Art
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Rothko – one day I will see in real life a Rothko … And I know I will never be the same again after … What a pure artists soul he was … One of my favourites of all time
I'm not on here to mock, the turpentine added to create like a thin watercolour wash is very inspiring.. experimental..
Tune in for a live Q&A with Corey on Wednesday, February 7 at 3:00 p.m. EST! He’ll be answering any questions you might have on artists, materials, and techniques. https://youtu.be/OxS8X_V6TCU
You have to see it for real
Anyone can do it
0:46 what's that painting in the background? 🙂
did you add water to the red color?
turpentine _ tramentina l understand
The paint on Rothko's paintings comes off like powder. That's because he used way too much solvent.
As a painter, I don’t see the appeal in these. I understand the technique involved and it’s not that difficult to duplicate. Still, if people like it, that’s fine. It is what it is.
Rothko is an emotional thing. You either have an emotional reaction to it and love it or you feel nothing. Just because you feel nothing doesn't mean Rothko's style doesn't have meaning to those who do feel things looking at Rothko paintings.
Hi Corey! I have often heard that a painting can be about the subject OR about the paint. Some artists consider that it is an achievement to make a painting about BOTH. What is your take on this? And how to make a painting about the paint? How to make a painting about the paint WITH a subject in it (as only a secondary attention seeker)? Thank you. Cat
I am always reminded of the organic quality of his color's interactions. For myself, it is the subconscious and the animal in nature. Great forces of instinct towards creation and destruction are at play. Human violence and peace are in direct opposition, and people become the casualties in the conflict. Rothko is an intellect of legendary importance because he used human nature as his subject. Rothko is eternal.
You or anyone else can not paint like Mark Rothko.
Why are MoMA's comment sections just nothing but people who hate modern art? Why are you on this channel? Seriously, how did you even get to this video- and why did you click on it – if you hate Rothko so much?
didn't rothko use acrilic?
My parents were both artists and dragged me all the time to see these stupid boring big squares of whatever paint the guy had left over. So boring.
Then, one day years later I saw a huge blue Rothko. I felt like I was falling into the color, and I saw many many different pools of color variance. It was pretty shocking. Years after that, I tried painting like this. It was far harder than I had imagined it would be, and only now do I understand why this work is so important.
Technical details? Yes please. It's good to know how to counterfeit them.
WELL DONE WELL DONE!!!!
Everyone first introduced to Rothko goes "kids could do that". Then you actually see them in person and think "How could anyone possibly something like this" because.. some people say it feels like you can walk into it, some say it feels like it is moving, so say if feels like it has "sound". These paintings floor you when you see them.
Fucking cool
All i see is paint samples on a wall..blending in or not its just colours basically…imo
I love this intense vibrational power of colors and the floating feeling of transparency of layers of colors and the soft mystery of the mysterious feel to the edges
Some comments are a mindset that I had. Over time my level of appreciation grew to the point where i started to craft some 16×20 and they are beautiful in my mind. Thank you mister Rothko
For the most part; the use of complimentary colors seems to be the secret to this kind of painting.
please , new artists, stop trying to paint like the greats, and create your own wonder, your own vision, your own greatness…
If Rothko's works are so amazing, why do so many art historians/experts/gallery owners/collectors/auction houses, etc. get fooled by Rothko fakes?
Geraldine Fowley
It’s so moving…..Can’t stop crying……….
I’m missing an EP of this video like the ones of de Kooning, Martin, Kasuma, etc., in my life. Please make these videos a regular thing again. Please please please. I find myself rewatching these all the time.
I never found the appeal with Rothko, I see what he tried to do but I could never bring myself to like him.