Mark Rothko was a Latvian-American abstract painter born in 1903 who lived in both Russia and the United States. He was influenced by artists such as Pablo Picasso and Antonio Miró and known for his use of bold colors and shapes in his modern, abstract paintings. Rothko died in 1970.

1. MARK ROTHKO

2. BIOGRAPHY
• HE WAS BORN IN LATVIAN IN 1903.
• HE DIED IN 1970.
• HE WAS A MODERN CONTEMPORARY AND
ABSTRACT PAINTOR.
• HE LIVED IN RUSSIA AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
• HE WAS INFLUENCED BY SOME ARTISTS
LIKE PABLO PICASSO AND ANTONIO MIRÓ.
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3. Can you find Latvian in the map?

4. HIS ART WORK

5. What colours and shapes can you
see?

6. HOT COLOURS / COLD COLOURS

7. LOOKING THROUGH THE WINDOW
IMAGINE THAT YOU OPEN THE WINDOW AND YOU LOOK AT SOME
OF THE FOLLOWING LANDSCAPES THROUGH THE EYES OF MARK
ROTHKO.

18. Let’s paint
now.
LOOK AT THE
COLOURS OF
THE
LANDSCAPES
AND TRY TO
PAINT THEM
LIKE MARK
ROTHKO.

20. LET’S WATCH A VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
mVYDbeljUww&feature=related