Paper Works as Mini Canvases<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Giving his paper paintings their due through a dedicated exhibition \u200bseems wholly appropriate, as Rothko did not\u200c consider them inferior to his canvas works. While some artists\u200b only use paper for\u2063 preliminary sketches, Rothko considered his paper creations the equal of his canvases. In their preparation \u2014\u2062 he often \u2063hung them on stretchers, with paint flowing\u2063 to the edges \u2014 they can look\u2062 like\u2062 smaller versions of his famous canvas creations.<\/p>\n
The more than 100 paper works \u2064in this exhibit run the length of Rothko\u2019s career, from\u2064 his early days as a struggling artist<\/a> in 1930s New\u2063 York to \u200dsome\u200c of the last works before his tragic suicide in \u20621970.<\/p>\n
The show \u200dstarts with his 1930s\u200c watercolors, which\u2064 seem light years away from the works \u200dof \u2064his later career.\u200b For starters, using watercolors, \u200bas \u2063opposed to oil or acrylic, seems \u200bsomehow \u2062foreign.\u200d The \u200csubjects\u200b also diverge from\u2064 his later work: Some of his\u2062 landscapes echo the works of Cezanne in Provence, while portraits of bathing women hearken to Degas. Even though his landscapes feature frenetic brushstrokes, \u200bthey, \u2064along with the portraits, also include pools of transparent \u2062watercolor that foreshadow his \u2062future work with\u2062 fields of distinct color.<\/p>\n
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