Reflection

Upon completing this assignment, I learned a bit about the dynamic range of motions that can be expressed in relatively simple stills. I also noticed how remarkably hard it is to accurately align digital objects, as objects with different alignments will stubbornly try to snap to each other even when you don't want to. The range of error on overlaps is similarly unforgiving, due to visual components perfectly masking each other.

In regards to how my representation works in capturing the themes and style of the original, I think that I did a good job in expressing the sense of time and space that was the focal point in the original work. The one specific stylistic aspect which I think my work differs from the original is the fact that some the animations that I gave group of objects emulated movements seen in everyday objects. This stands in opposition to Suprematism's de-emphasis on the visual depiction of objects, but I think on a whole it doesn't completely violate this principle and enhances the range of movement implied in the original.

On the creative side, this assignment gives be a better appreciation for abstract modern-pieces, whose legitimacy I had questioned in my reading response. Though I still don't quite agree with Shahn that all forms can create content, I do have a better understanding of how pure artistic components can express things such as time, place, and motion.