Renaissance

1 FEBRUARY 2015
We learn about Renaissance, means rebirth. It is the highest point achieve in art. It also a rebirth that emphasized Greek&Roman culture and learning (Flanders and Italy). Renaissance focus on Humanism. Renaissance art example like Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci,

There is a skill to find out the shading for Mona Lisa artwork called SFUMATO. The Last Supper by Leonardo

that use the theory of one point perspective, The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo,

the artwork is on the top of the building. We also learn about base relief, that separate to low relief and high relief. We also learn POLYMATH which means science, mathematics, art, and biology and others.

Also some examples for the Medieval and Renaissance difference. During Medieval there's Religious Art but lacks perspective and it appears flat and also little use of light and shadow. During Renaissance, (secular) less emphasis on religion. Figures were drawn from nature and were based on real world.

After we finish the Renaissance topic, we learn the Mannerism, the allegory of time and lust (drawing is Anatomically correct). Baroque, the paintings are asymmetrical composition and powerful effect of movement. The sculpture is same as paintings which rich with materials. The architecture are classical orders to be use as vocabulary. Here are some examples of drawing, Christ with Doubting Thomas by Caravaggio(strong use of light) which also called Chiaruscuro.

The Milkmaid by Jan Vermeer.

The Ecstasy of St Theresa, Bernini (dynamic/flow/expression).

There also some Baroque artist like Caravaggio,Peter Paul Rubens that defined the use of Chiaruscuro. Baroque vs Mannerism, baroque were more emotion dramatic, baroque art most are very expensive, mannerism like stage. There's example like David sculpture by Bernini and Michelangelo,

Bernini use more expressive and dramatics facial expression and dynamic while Michelangelo use the Contraposto which means the relaxed position.