MY ATTEMPT

I chose the Paper iPad app to attempt to recreate Ad Reinhardt's 'Untitled (Red and Grey)' painting. I will admit that I had no previous experience using digital tools for art and my attempt is a reflection of this fact. It fails to capture the brush strokes that add texture and interest to the original painting. A careful examination of Reinhardt's work reveals 'imperfections' as some exquisite blocks of red paint are not perfectly outlined and rectangular. Meanwhile, all my lines are straight and uninteresting, and my blocks are 'scratchy'. I underestimated this painting and the powerful emotions it manages to convey with its two-colored shapes. If I were to repeat my recreation, I would choose another medium; even with a stylus it was difficult to fill in the shapes and I did not have access to many effects.