Rothko Chapel Analysis
I am a person that likes to go to quiet place to be alone and think about my own personal issues. However, I am not a person that goes to church or other types of religious sanctuaries to meditate and contemplate my life so often. Although, I have been in different religious places in my life, I have never been in a quiet, peaceful and spiritual place as the interior of the Rothko Chapel. To begin with, I felt overwhelmed just with the simple shape of this interior. The shape of this interior space is based on a simple geometry, which is an octagonal where the main 4 wall are facing the cardinal directions. The interior of the Rothko Chapel that is located in the middle of a humble community in the city of Houston has six doors. Two of the
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There were only three different elements in this room. The first elements, probably the most prominent ones, are the canvases. There are fourteen canvases adorning the eight walls of the interior of the Rothko Chapel. Three of the canvases are triptychs placed on three different walls each of them. The remaining of the other five canvases are displayed on the other five walls of the room. The main characteristics of this canvases are their black color and the huge dimensions of them. As for their dimension, they cover most of the walls, leaving only a certain space between them and the edges of the walls. The second elements are the simple wooden benches. There are twelve movable benches in total. They are divided in four groups and aligned in three rows each group. All of the grouped benches are facing towards the middle of the room. Approximately, they can sit between six and eight average size people. The benches design is simple. It consists on a single wide wooden board with no arm or back rests. The third elements are the meditation cushion mats. Although, there are only three meditation cushion mats in this room. One of these meditation cushion mats is placed in the middle of the room and the other two are located at each corner of the North wall. In addition to all of the elements found in this room, the canvases are the only one elements that cannot be used or touched by the
There were only three different elements in this room. The first elements, probably the most prominent ones, are the canvases. There are fourteen canvases adorning the eight walls of the interior of the Rothko Chapel. Three of the canvases are triptychs placed on three different walls each of them. The remaining of the other five canvases are displayed on the other five walls of the room. The main characteristics of this canvases are their black color and the huge dimensions of them. As for their dimension, they cover most of the walls, leaving only a certain space between them and the edges of the walls. The second elements are the simple wooden benches. There are twelve movable benches in total. They are divided in four groups and aligned in three rows each group. All of the grouped benches are facing towards the middle of the room. Approximately, they can sit between six and eight average size people. The benches design is simple. It consists on a single wide wooden board with no arm or back rests. The third elements are the meditation cushion mats. Although, there are only three meditation cushion mats in this room. One of these meditation cushion mats is placed in the middle of the room and the other two are located at each corner of the North wall. In addition to all of the elements found in this room, the canvases are the only one elements that cannot be used or touched by the