Barnett Newman. Adam,
1951-52
By José María Sicilia
Madrid-born painter José María Sicilia talks about Barnett Newman, and how for the American artist the biggest problem for painters of his generation was what to paint: "[Newman] thought that after World War II it was absurd to continue painting vases or people playing the violin," Sicilia explains. The artist was convinced that his ideas and his subversive art, with works like Adam could change the world.
