DarkStarRothko at The Hague

Born Marcus Rothkowitz in Russia in 1903, Rothko emigrated to the US with his family at the age of 10 and became an artist almost by accident. Together with Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and others he was associated with the Abstract Expressionists movement in post WW2 1940’s New York.

In addition to his ‘classic style’ paintings, some of the artists rarely exhibited early work are on display at The Hague and it’s fitting to see the pieces in the same location as the Worlds best collection of Mondrian paintings, the Dutch artist Rothko found much inspiration from. The exhibition perfectly highlights the contrasting styles of the two leading first and second generation pioneers of abstract art.

In real-life the huge fields of colour in his paintings offer a clue as to the tormented mind behind their creation, something impossible to experience from just a magazine or book. In later life Rothko suffered from depression and health problems, factors that reflected deeply in his work and contributed ultimately to his suicide in 1970. Rich with unparalleled intensity they serve to communicate universal human emotions such as fear, ecstasy, grief and euphoria.

The Rothko Exhibition takes place at The

Gemeentemuseum until March 2015

For more info visit www.gemeentemuseum.

nl/en/exhibitions/ mark-rothko

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A major collection of Mark Rothko’s paintings is now on show at The Gemeentemuseum, The Hague until March 2015.