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Mark Rothko, Rothko in Black and White Part II

Black white photos from the Guggenheim retrospective

Untitled, Yellow over Purple 1956

Untitled, 1960

Untitled, Green, Red, Blue, 1955

Untitled, Violet and Yellow on Rose, 1954

No 8, 1952

While it can be popularly stated that Rothko is all about color, these striking and stark black and white photos of his color work from a 1970′s Guggenheim retrospective catalog, offer us a different look into Rothko’s use of light and shadow. 

Part one can be found here

© 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/Artists Rights Society (ARS)

lemonsharks:

curseworm:

human brain: sometimes we need to do boring things with no gratification or immediate benefit

monkey brain: absolutely not. die

Human brain: ok what if we eat chips while we do the boring thing

monkey brain: I’m suspicious but keep talking