Homage To Rothko – – Sculpture By –

This piece honors Mark Rothko whose paintings invite viewers to immerse themselves in the experience stimulated by his large floating, layered fields of color without clear boundaries. This orientation, in contrast to a painting representing a subject, was revolutionary. His borderless rectangular forms cannot be done in the solid, sculptural materials, though using his basic shapes in three dimensions extends fleeting emotional states into more enduring and stable temperaments that can define persons. Stained redwood with its grained texture and shades of color provides the organic base for expressing these muted affective traits.

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