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Art Activity Video: Mark Rothko
Make a piece of art just like the artist, Mark Rothko!
Activity best for children age 4 and up
Mark Rothko was born in Latvia, but spent much of his life in America. Mark Rothko is known for his very large canvases. Some take up an entire wall! Mark Rothko believed that by painting such large paintings you could feel like you were in it. Mark Rothko’s paintings were also unique because they were not paintings of scenes, but rather of colors. He would often choose two or three contrasting colors and paint large rectangles and squares. He believed these caused the person viewing his large paintings to have big emotions. This style of painting is known as abstract expressionism.