How Mark Rothko Unlocked the Emotional Power of Color - At the Tate Modern in London there is (or at least was) a room with just Rothko paintings, the room is big and the light is somewhat dimmed and all walls have these enormous canvas' on them, and there are wooden benches in the middle so you can just sit there and absord the moment feel the presence of the painting and the other people also experiencing the room - It's really quite something, as you enter the room it feels almost like you've walked into a new realm where everything is calmer, something about the colors, the light and the setting combine to create something that is much more than the individual parts - I did not know that he commited suicide or that he was from Latviawww.artsy.net #