Unofficial Rothko Details iPhone 4 Wallpaper
“I paint very large pictures. I realize that historically the function of painting large pictures is painting something very grandiose and pompous. The reason I paint them, however – I think it applies to other painters I know – is precisely because I want to be very intimate and human. To paint a small picture is to place yourself outside your experience. However you paint the larger picture, you are in it.”
- Mark Rothko
Here is a series of 10 unofficial details that zoom in on Mark Rothko’s beloved paintings. These have been formatted to be used as iPhone 4 wallpaper (640x960 @ 326dpi), which brings this classic artwork to a new canvas and creates a new experience that is in accord with the artist’s desire to create an intimacy between the viewer and the painting.
Worth noting is that Apple’s Steve Jobs was inspired by Rothko’s work in the last year of his life while searching for art that might inspire people to display on the walls of the future Apple campus. Since we can’t all enjoy the original paintings in such a setting, these wallpaper photos can give you inspiration every time you take out your iPhone. Share, remix, pin…whatever strikes your fancy.







