“Multiform,” an oil painting on canvas created by Mark Rothko in 1948, exemplifies the Abstract Expressionism movement. The artwork, currently housed in the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra, measures 118.7 by 144 centimeters and belongs to the abstract genre.
The painting features an array of softly edged, overlapping forms in a variety of colors. Dominated by a palette of earth tones, punctuated with bright hues such as yellow, orange, green, and blue, the artwork presents an ethereal and abstract composition. The diffuse edges of color fields blend into one another, evoking a sense of depth and movement within the canvas. This fluid interaction between colors highlights Rothko’s exploration of emotional expression through abstract forms, making “Multiform” a quintessential example of his early contributions to Abstract Expressionism.
