"My kid sister could draw that!" Why in Art Museums?

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@pulykamell

Ah, I didn’t notice this one. Rothko. He’s one of those guys that I didn’t quite get by looking at his pictures in books. When I first saw a Rothko in person, I was floored. I don’t know what the hell he does or how he does it, but his paintings just “vibrate” and exude this ethereal spirituality, for lack of better expression. I know it sounds like crazy talk, but that was my first experience with Rothko in person-- a guy whose work I didn’t expect to like, I see it and have a sublime moment. If someone were to ask me how to represent “spirit” in a painting, I would point them to Rothko.

Yeah, Rothko is a strange experience: he somehow managed to figure out how to communicate raw, powerful emotions with nothing but color and shapes. Seeing Rothko in person is a life-changing experience.