Ad Reinhardt

The infamous "BLACK SQUARE". The day i saw this paint, i was confused at the fact why it was even put in a museum. All i could see was a large painting that was colored used with black paint. I saw it as a pointless piece of art and didn't know why it was being praised.

In the museum, I went through a whole phase where i was questioning why and what makes this art. I kept saying, i can do this on my own, and i would not be famous for it. However, when I researched this painting, I had a better understanding. Ad Reinhardt uses the technique of different shades of one color. It reminded me of the color wheel and how the addition of a little littler color or a bit darker shade it changes the tone of the color. 

This particular piece, even though it is hard to tell has nine different shades of black. There are nine black squares; each has a different shade. From my analyzation, the background is one shade of black, then there is two different shades of black lines across the painting. It is funny to see that the same shade of color looks different just because its next to another shade. It tricks your eyes and makes you feel like it is a different color. 

One question I still have is...WHY IS THAT WE CANNOT SEE THE DIFFERENT SHADES IN THE MUSUEM? maybe it is the lighting but i still cannot figure out why it is differently on the internet compared to in person. At first i thought it was just my eyes that was not letting me see the different shade. But i did ask strangers in the museum if they see the different shades.