ROTHKO

About the book：
Resisting interpretation or classification, Mark Rothko (1903–1970) was a prominent advocate for the artist's consummate freedom of expression. Although identified as a key protagonist of the Abstract Expressionist movement, first formed in New York City, Rothko rejected the label and insisted instead on "a consummated experience between picture and onlooker."
Following a repertoire of figurative works, Rothko developed his now iconic canvases of bold color blocks in red, yellow, ochre, maroon, black, green. With these shimmering, pulsating color masses, Rothko stressed that he had not removed the human figure but rather put symbols or shapes in its place. These intense color forms contained all the tragedy of the human condition. At the same time, Rothko explicitly empowered the viewer in the expressive potential of his work. He believed "A picture lives by companionship, expanding and quickening in the eyes of the sensitive observer."
From his early development through to his most famous color fields, this book introduces the intellect and influence of Rothko's dramatic, intimate, and revolutionary work.
书籍简介：
拒绝阐释或者分类，马克·罗斯科（1903 — 1970）坚定地支持艺术家无上的表达自由。尽管他被认为是开始形成于纽约的“抽象表现主义”主要人物，罗斯科自己却拒绝标签，倒是坚持“画作与观者之间的一种和合体验”。
在画遍了具象作品之后，他发展出了自己标志性的画面，那些大胆的红、黄、褐、赭、黑、青色块。罗斯科以这些闪烁着律动着的色团强调他并没有去除人像，不过取而代之以符号与形体罢了。这些强烈的色彩形式蕴含了人类境况的所有悲剧。与此同时，罗斯科在其作品的表达潜流中明确向观者做了许诺。他相信：“一幅画在敏感的观看者眼里可以联谊、扩展、活动，由此而得生。”
从其早期发展到其卓越的色块绘画，本书介绍了罗斯科生动、亲切、革命性作品的非凡才华与影响。
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About the series（Basic Art Series 2.0）：
Basic Art was born back in 1985 with the very first original TASCHEN publication: Picasso. Since then, the series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published, offering succinct slimline artist introductions across 200 titles, translated into some 20 languages.
For its 30th anniversary, we have given this much-loved series a makeover: Basic Art 2.0, freshly designed, revised, and hardcover bound, but still with the same rock-bottom price tag!
系列简介：
1985年，Basic art系列的首部著作《毕加索》问世，开启了德国TASCHEN出版公司的艺术出版历程。此后的30余年中， Basic art系列始终坚持以简洁、精练的笔法勾勒艺术家们的世界，内容不断充裕，培养了众多忠实读者，成为多年居销量榜首的经典艺术书系。
时至今日，此系列已出版图书近200种，更有多达20种的各国语言版本在世界范围内发行，具有极高的口碑和影响力。