Monday, May 10, 2010

Discovery of Marc Rothko!!

Last week my lecturer told me my photo prints remind him of Marc Rothko paintings. The fact that I did not know who Marc Rothko was distressed him very much. After googling Rothko's paintings, I am very thankful my lecturer enlightened me. His paintings are just beautiful, with its simplicity, yet entrancing quality.

This is my photographic print

Here are some of Marc Rothko's paintings from art.com

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Ohhhh I love Rothko. He is one of my favourites, I remember learning about him at school, and his paintings were so huge and 'emotional' that people would stand in front of them and break down into tears. The blue seascape series are my favourites. His painting is so layered and textural.

Btw... I think it is spelt Mark with a 'k'

Also, am I the only one who comments on these posts? Hehehe... I am very much interested in providing you with feedback. Really looking forward to seeing how all this research and inspiration you have will come together :)

Unknown said...

Also, I really love the image you have chosen. The colours are beautiful! It is for the digital print, yes? What kind of fabrics are you considering printing onto? For some reason I keep seeing it on a shiny silky fabric, but that may distract from the texture of the image when light bounces of the fabric surface.

Jo Cao said...

oh thanks kylie, and yes you are practically the only one who comments. I think a few uni friends have left a comment or two so thanks to them too. im thinking of printing on silk crepe, chiffon and jersey. i dont think i want any shiny surfaces cos it wont go with the aesthetic.