Aspect Quote by Mark Rothko

“With us the disguise must be complete. The familiar identity of things has to be pulverized in order to destroy the finite associations with which our society increasingly enshrouds every aspect of our environment.” quote by Mark Rothko — Download Open image

“With us the disguise must be complete. The familiar identity of things has to be pulverized in order to destroy the finite associations with which our society increasingly enshrouds every aspect of our environment.”

Mark Rothko

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (7 ratings)

Aspect Association Disguise Environment Familiar Finite Identity Order Our environment Our society

More by Mark Rothko

Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit,

Mark Rothko

Image

Without monsters and gods, art cannot enact a drama.

Mark Rothko

Image

Many of those who are driven to this life are desperately searching for those pockets of silence where we can root and grow.

Mark Rothko

Image

It is really a matter of ending this silence and solitude, of breathing and stretching one's arms again.

Mark Rothko

Image

This would be a distortion of their meaning, since the pictures are intimate and intense, and are the opposite of what is decorative; and…

Mark Rothko

Image

The picture must be... a revelation, an unexpected and unprecedented resolution of an eternally familiar need.

Mark Rothko

Image

To me art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can be explored only by those willing to take the risk.

Mark Rothko

Image

It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This…

Mark Rothko

Image

There is only one thing I fear in life, my friend: One day, the black will swallow the red.

Mark Rothko

Image

I do not believe that there was ever a question of being abstract or representational. It is really a matter of ending this silence…

Mark Rothko

Image

Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks.

Mark Rothko

Image

If our titles recall the known myths of antiquity, we have used them again because they are the eternal symbols upon which we must…

Mark Rothko

Image

Explore all 60 Mark Rothko quotes

More Aspect quotes

Why is wisdom so fair? Why is beauty so wise? Because all else is temporary, while beauty and wisdom are the only real and…

Vera Nazarian

Image

It is according to the shapes that I lay the plans for victory, but the multitude does not comprehend this. Although everyone can see…

Sun Tzu

Image

I believe that simple, consistent shifts in our thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of our daily lives, including…

Gabrielle Bernstein

Image

There is so much temptation to hold on to my career even more now. To try to micromanage and dictate every little aspect. But…

Jeremy Lin

Image

I do miss the social aspect of sitting in a pub with a pint but you know what when I get down to it…

Ozzy Osbourne

Image

Some say that you should not want money at all because the desire for money is materialistic and not Spiritual. But we want you…

Esther Hicks

Image

Death is but an aspect of life, and the destruction of one material form is but a prelude to building up of another.

Anonymous

Image

I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking…

Robert Crumb