“To me art is an Adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risk.” Mark Rothko
Exactly.

More playing with photography this morning, thinking about contrasts and tone, line, texture, no colour. Taking a risk.
A Rothko quote coupled with a black and white photograph! The master of colour Mark Rothko in a post, devoid of all colour. That, is not at all what fans of Rothko would be anticipating.
So, it was a risk on my part.
Even so, I love the tree image for its scale and how the mind can imagine climbing skywards on a fantastic adventure.
In art, I don’t mind taking risks.
There’s not a lot of genuinely scary things that really can happen to me, now is there?!!
Rothko’s second quote that resonates:
“A painting is not a picture of an experience, but is the experience.”
Mark Rothko, a brilliant man, gorgeous colour filled paintings. If you haven’t seen his work before – go straight to Google for a colour fest! cheers, Debi
Wonderful high contrast with this image.
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Thank you again! I appreciate your comments Timothy, thank you 🙂
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Debi, you’re most welcome.
Tim
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Tim, it is!! I’d been calling you Timothy ooops. 😦
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Debi, you would not have known as my bio gives my full name and not the shortened version. No apologies necessary but it was thoughtful of you.
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no worries Tim 🙂
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I love this – claiming art as a space where it’s safe to dare, and Rothko to go along with it.
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Anyushka, thank you. It is so important, for creative people to let go and just Create.
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and it’s often not easy to find the trust to let go. painting does that for me at times – and writing too. I still remember the moment when I realised as a teenager that writing was something amazing – that i had discovered limitless space and possibilities and that it was open to me without condition, and it could be mine and I didn’t have to share with anyone and I could say what I wanted and needed to say, or delve into my imagination – dare and see what comes up. I’ll never forget that moment. Don’t think it’s too much to say that it changed my life.
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I hear you! 🙂
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This is great. I loved your photograph and your thoughts. “Art is an adveture”… He explains so beautifully, he was great painter. The power of Art… once I watched art and history of this artist on BBC. Thank you dear Debi, Love, nia
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hi Nia, glad you enjoyed Mark Rothko quote. cheers, Debi
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wonderful post, Debi, cheers Mitza
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thanks!! 🙂
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I agree! What a wonderful post and great comments!
Art is an adventure, I agree! And at a same time, a home, too…
Cheers, Petra
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Petra, I like that! ‘a home too’ …. that is wonderful 🙂 thanks for that!
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P.S. I love Rothko!
Above all the development of his art in his lifetime!
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I’m so glad you too love him!
many don’t ‘get’ him… a woman once remarked to me, “its only just a bunch of squares!”
she didn’t ‘feel’ the colors apparently!
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lovely! words and photograph perfect together.
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thank you, and glad to hear you enjoyed this!! cheers, Debi
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And, what an exciting adventure we are all on. I can’t wait to see what’s around the next corner or turn in the road. Isn’t it fun to be sharing each other’s journeys.
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it really is! 🙂
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Brilliant quote Debi, and so true!!! 🙂
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thank you… now, just wish I was the one to have said it! lol
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Lol! 🙂
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One of my favourites. The Tate had a wonderful exhibition pairing Turner and Rothko in 2009; did you see it? http://www.tate.org.uk/about/press-office/press-releases/bp-british-art-displays-turnerrothko
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Turner and Rothko are a fab duo! and very sadly, I didn’t get to go over to see this.
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sorry, meant to ask you …if you saw it in person and what the highlights were for you!! thanks!
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I did indeed. Just seeing the Rothko’s and Turner’s side by side demonstrated so clearly how timeless great art really is.
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how thrilling and fortunate to see the 2 Colourist icons! I’m just a teeny bit green lol
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