Mark Rothko

 Mark Rothko was a painter who was identified in a group "New York School" - a group of painters that emerged during the 1940's as a new collective voice. During his time, which spanned 5 decades, he created a new and impressions form of abstract painting. Rothko's work focus' on colour, shape and depth - which became the definition of "it isn't what one paints, it's how it's painted."

           By 1949 Rothko had introduced a compositional format that he would continue to develop throughout his career. Comprised of several vertical rectangular forms set within a coloured field, Rothko's image left itself to a remarkable individual appearance.

About Rothko

Mark Rothko was born "Marcus Rothkowitz" in Dvinsk, Russia on September 25 1903. He was the fourth child of Jacob Rothkowitz who was a pharmasist. His mother, Anna Goldin Rothkowitz married Jacob in 1886. Rothko and his family immigrated to the United States when he was ten years old, and settled in Portland Oregon. 

In 1970 Rothko committed suicide by slashing his wrists. His mural is hung, which was his biggest commission, that he wasn't originally going to take due to his mental state and reluctancy.