Rūta Šipalytė (LT). MARK MY ROTHKO NO.3. - 6000 Eur

Year and Place:   2021, Daugavpils, Latvia (Created during the 9th International Ceramic Art Symposium Ceramic Laboratory).

Materials:   Grey stoneware, pigments.

Technique:   Slab‑built construction; pigment painting; electric firing at 1250 °C.

Description:   MARK MY ROTHKO No. 3 emerged from the artist’s participation in the 9th International Ceramic Art Symposium Ceramic Laboratory in Daugavpils, held adjacent to the Mark Rothko Art Centre, where original Rothko paintings are permanently exhibited. The intimate proximity to these works created a unique creative environment in which the artist sought to translate the emotional resonance, chromatic depth, and meditative presence of Rothko’s paintings into ceramic form. While the first piece in the series, MARK MY ROTHKO No. 1, now belongs to the Rothko Museum collection, this later work is based on a reproduction, continuing the exploration of how Rothko’s visual language can be reinterpreted through clay, surface, and material tactility.

Exhibition History:   CONSONANCE — Dual exhibition with graphic artist Neringa Žukauskaitė, Vytautas Valiušis Ceramics Museum, Leliūnai, Lithuania (2023) Isles of Experiences — Solo exhibition, Rokiškis Museum of Local History, Rokiškis, Lithuania Isles of Experiences — Solo exhibition, Gallery Arka, Vilnius, Lithuania (2022) The Four — Group ceramic exhibition, Gallery AP, Vilnius, Lithuania (2021) IX International Ceramic Arts Symposium CERAMIC LABORATORY exhibition, Mark Rothko Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia (2021).

Publication History:   Published in the catalogue of the 9th International Ceramic Arts Symposium CERAMIC LABORATORY.