Assignment 3

I chose this image because it's more abstract than the other ones I found.  The image is at first glance only of the Cyclops.  A closer look reveals a naked man lying in the grass.  To me this hidden image of Odysseus is   symbolic of the trickery that Odysseus uses to first blind the cyclops and then enable him to escape with his men.   This is relevent to The Odyssey because time and time again the trickery and skill of Odysseus is seen and this painting serves as a visual representation of these heroic traits.  The style of the painting lends a dream like and mythical quality to it which fits in well when the subject is a time of gods, goddesses and their magic/miraculous deeds.