The piece "Mosaic Depicting the Triumph of Amphitrite" appeals to me most because of the large amount of time and patience it must have taken the artist to create this piece. From far away, it appears to the observer that it is merely an oil painting of some sort showing an extensive amount of texture. But up close we can see that it is not in fact an oil painting, but a mosaic piece containing hundreds upon hundreds of tiles to help make up the mosaic. The color scheme is very important to the overall appearance because without this monochromatic blue color scheme, I do not think that this piece would have been successful at all. The grouping of blue tiles to show the subjects laid upon a white background help the aspect of the mosaic come together as a whole and helps show that this image is in fact of something from the ocean rather than elsewhere. Without a monochromatic color scheme, I think that the piece would become to complex to comprehend and the mixing of several colors......

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Title: Greek Mosaic Art
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