EAN: 9780300269871

THE ARTISTS REALITY - MARK ROTHKO KARTONIERT (TB)

Mark Rothko's classic book on artistic practice  ideals  and philosophy  now with an expanded
introduction and an afterword by Makoto Fujimura Stored in a New York City warehouse for many
years after the artist's death  this extraordinary manuscript by Mark Rothko (1903-1970) was
published to great acclaim in 2004. Probably written in 1940 or 1941  it contains 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. In his introduction  illustrated
with examples of Rothko's work and pages from the manuscript  the artist's son  Christopher
Rothko  describes the discovery of the manuscript and the fascinating process of its initial
publication. This edition includes discussion of Rothko's "Scribble Book" (1932)  his notes on
teaching art to children  which has received renewed scholarly attention in recent years and
provides clues to the genesis of Rothko's thinking on pedagogy. In an afterword written for
this edition  artist and author Makoto Fujimura reflects on how Rothko's writings offer a
"lifeboat" for "art world refugees" and a model for upholding artistic ideals. He considers the
transcendent capacity of Rothko's paintings to express pure ideas and the significance of the
decade-long gap between The Artist's Reality and Rothko's mature paintings  during which the
horrors of the Holocaust and the atomic bomb were unleashed upon the world.

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