Look, it's my misery that I have to paint this kind of painting, it's your misery that you have to love it, and the price of the misery is thirteen hundred and fifty dollars.
Mark RothkoRead
It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quality of execution in art is more important than the subject matter.
Mark Rothko emphasizes that the technique and skill behind a painting hold greater significance than the actual subject depicted. This perspective reflects the principles of academicism in art, suggesting that a well-executed piece can elevate even the most mundane subjects to a level of appreciation and value.
Themes
ArtTechniqueExecutionAcademicismCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
In an art class, a teacher might quote Rothko to encourage students to focus on their brushwork.
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The artist invites the spectator to take a journey within the realm of the canvas... Without taking the journey, the spectator has really missed the essential experience of the picture.
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The fact that people break down and cry when confronted with my pictures shows that I can communicate those basic human emotions.. the people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when painting them. And if you say you are moved only by their color relationships then you miss the point.
Mark RothkoRead
If our titles recall the known myths of antiquity, we have used them again because they are the eternal symbols upon which we must fall back to express basic psychological ideas.
Mark RothkoRead
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.
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