Sunday, September 18, 2011

Ajax and Achilles playing a game




I like this piece a lot for a couple of different reasons.  First I like that it tells a story.  I think its neat how it shows two legendary warriors not in battle, but playing a game of dice.  After reading the article on this piece I noticed that that the numbers they are calling out are written vertically down across from their mouthes.  I think that is clever but kind of funny.  I like the contrast of the colors in this piece.  Also there are some great textures in the painting on this piece.