Consider the artwork below, painted by Barnett Newman in 1952, entitled Achilkt. What about this painting evokes Achilles?
Prompt:
Consider the artwork below, painted by Barnett Newman in 1952, entitled Achilkt.
What about this painting evokes Achilles? Why do you think the artist chose to represent Achilles in this way? Do you think this is a comprehensive representation of Achilles as a whole or just particular aspects of his character? Is Newman using criteria only from the Iliad or are his own cultural assumptions influencing his choices?
As you are thinking about this prompt, study the painting closely. While at first the painting may seem too abstract to represent Achilles, there actually is significance in the choices that Newman made: colors, shades of color, shapes, their arrangement and order, etc. Use these pieces of information, as well as the Iliad, to answer the question.
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