Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925–1972)

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1970

Acrylic on canvas

Acrylic on paper mounted on hardboard panel

© Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko / ARS

DASH I MISS YOU

Dave Schubert

“Photographer Dash Snow was an enigma in the New York art scene. There’s been a lot of discussion and debate about his work and its significance in the Art World. In the Real World, I know he was adored by many people. “Dash I Miss You” by Dave Schubert is a testament filled with candid, intimate, and adventurous moments that only a close friend would have access to. After looking at this zine you can tell Dash (who passed away at 27) was someone who lived life on his own terms and by his own rules. You have to respect that. An added bonus: this zine comes with an original photo of Dash with gold fronts. The only way you can get your hands on one of these is by running into Dave himself. Good luck.” www.seemsbooks.com/books/abandonship

MARK ROTHKO, No. 14, 1960

oil on canvas, 114 ½ in. × 105 5/8 in. (290.83 cm × 268.29 cm) Collection SFMOMA © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko/ Artists Rights Society (ARS)

Since then I have shuffled some social media accounts but l’ve never missed a day posting a Rothko.

The frequency of once a day I decided on because I saw it as a small daily meditation practice. I hoped that by presenting Rothko’s work in this way, it would reveal his unique “same but different” quality, his endless creativity with color contrasted by his (eventual) adherence to a central image. The repetition revealing the variation.

Over the years, I’ve tried to learn as much as I can to keep up with your questions and conversations, but the real story of this blog is all of you.

started getting submissions from people the first month I was doing this and it has made all the difference in the world. As revealing as museum scans, catalog reproductions and scholarship can be, their perspective is profoundly enriched by peoples personal experiences and by the photographs they send of the paintings in different light, in different spaces and from different angles.

All of this gives us a deeper view of the artwork, and I think helps keep it alive too.

While I love seeing old pictures of the studio, it’s illuminating when we can balance them with impressions and photographs taken just recently.

There’s something about being able to view the painting the way it looked yesterday that reminds you, as Rothko said, it “Lives and breathes”

Everybody in the Rothko world from museum people to casual art enthusiasts have been nothing but friendly and supportive of this little project. So, I will use this small occasion to say thanks for your invaluable participation, and l'Il see you again in 10 years.

Ongaku Otaku #1

Lee Friedlander,  Washington DC ,  1962

Gable, False, Navy8, Hert & Atak

Chateau Versailles.

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