Reflection

I learned that attempting to recreate my experience of something bigger than me in under an hour is nigh impossible. I only managed to capture maybe two aspects of Simon's painting out of a few that I wanted to. I think I managed to accurately portray his use of abstract geometry such that objects are distinguishable from afar. I don't think my "flat brush strokes" in Photoshop were very successful. Because I was pressed for time, I couldn't add more detail than I did. If I were to do it again, I might focus more on just the top row of my desk because that's where the bulk of my treasures lie. I would also learn how to properly simulate flash brush strokes. Although I don't think I accurately captured the whole experience, I think I did accurately capture certain aspects of my experience. There are a lot of things happening/existing at once, so your eyes end up wandering to different parts of the image. From afar, you can get a gist of the entire picture and know that it is a desk. However, you can't get the experience of stepping closer and being able to pinpoint smaller things in the image that still hold meaning since the finer details were so hastily done. I do feel that I understand or feel closer to the painting now though.