John Spurling

What my addiction to Chinese painting made me do

There are similarities between ancient Chinese art and Rothko — I got hooked on both at the same time

Detail from ‘Saying Farewell at Xunyang’, 16th century, by Qiu Ying. Credit: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City 
issue 09 November 2013
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