Who Was Rothko Before the Blocks of Colour

Discovering an artist between representation, architecture, and emotions

Of Rothko’s self-portraits, and photo of painter. Collage by author.

Rothko’s oeuvre is one of progress, change, and introspection. While most certainly when we think of Mark Rothko’s work, we picture big block of colours, these have not always been his signature style. Interestingly, his less abstract work is incredibly captivating as…