ROTHKO SKIES

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Rothko Skies investigates how light, color and the horizon turn the view from an aircraft into abstraction. Drawing on the visual language of Mark Rothko, I explore how small shifts in atmosphere alter our sense of depth, scale and stillness.

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Clouds 1 — Rothko Skies, Phillip Kalantzis Cope
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Wide view of cloudy sky with layers of blue and white clouds.
A view of a cloudy sky with various cloud formations and shades of blue and grey.
Sky filled with clouds and small patches of blue sky visible through the clouds.
A view of clouds from above, with a warm, orange-pink hue in the sky.
Aerial view of clouds in the sky with sunlight illuminating the horizon.
A view of the sky with bands of blue and pink hues, with clouds below.
Cloudy sky with a mix of white and dark clouds.
View of the sky with blue and gray clouds, no land or objects visible.
A vast sky filled with drifting clouds during either sunrise or sunset, with the horizon faintly visible at the bottom.
View of clouds and sky from above the clouds, with a mix of dark and light cloud layers.
A view of fluffy white clouds in a blue sky, with some darker cloud formations and patches of light suggesting sunlight breaking through.
View of cloudy sky with various shades of white and gray clouds.
Cloudy sky with layers of gray clouds and some blue sky visible.
A view of the sky with a gradient of soft pink and blue colors, above a sea of white clouds.
Overcast sky with various layers of clouds in shades of gray and blue.
Soft pink and blue light stretches across layered clouds and a low horizon.
Aerial view of layered mountain ranges with scattered clouds, displaying a misty atmosphere.
Aerial view of a snow-covered landscape with fields, roads, and scattered buildings, under a cloudy sky.
A high-altitude view of pale textured forms and blue shadows beneath a cloudy sky.
Orange light along the horizon above a pale, textured expanse seen from the air.
Aerial view of sweeping white cloud formations and blue shadows beneath a clear blue sky.
An expansive white cloud layer meets a pale horizon beneath a deep blue sky.
Dense white and grey clouds seen from above, with light catching their rounded tops.
Bands of orange, pink and blue sky above a textured cloud layer.
A narrow golden horizon separates blue sky from darker cloud layers below.
A pale blue band of light between a dark cloud ceiling and textured cloud layers below.
Pink and purple clouds in the sky during sunset or sunrise, with a calm, peaceful atmosphere.
Vivid orange and yellow light breaks beneath dark purple clouds, fading into a hazy foreground.
A view of the sky above the clouds during sunset or sunrise, with soft purple and pink hues in the clouds and the sky itself.
A sky view with clouds and a gradient of pink and purple hues from the sunset or sunrise.
A thin pale horizon divides clear blue sky from a broad dark blue layer below.
A view of the sky with scattered clouds and a layer of lighter clouds below, during either sunrise or sunset with soft lighting.
Soft bands of muted orange, turquoise and deep blue form an atmospheric horizon.
A view of clouds and the sky taken from high above, possibly from an airplane during sunset or sunrise.
View of a pastel-colored sky above a sea of clouds.
Shafts of warm sunlight break through grey clouds into the haze below.
A view from high altitude showing a vast expanse of sky with clouds, and land below.
A view of the sky with scattered clouds and sun rays breaking through.
Aerial view of farmland with grid-like pattern of fields and roads, partially covered by clouds.
View of the sky from above clouds with some land visible below.