Artsmarts
Why are Mark Rothko's paintings considered art?
You can't imagine the amount of harsh criticism being fired at the works of an immigrant from Tsarist Russia, who became one of the most famous American artists. "A daub", "a work of a house painter, not an artist", "the emperor has no clothes" – the more collectors pay for Rothko's paintings, the more there are those willing to express their disappointment in them. We aren't going to explain…