My Overview on Renaissance Art

    It seems to me that Renaissance Art was born from the transition of one age to another. Through new knowledge gained in the period from science and religion to the more simple aspects of painting and sculpture technique, the Renaissance period was a starting point to where we find ourselves in the present art world. This is the reason we are so infatuated with what went on and what was produced during this time. If one minuet aspect of the art or of life for that matter was reflected upon in a different way back then, the butterfly effect could have altered art as we know it today.

This was the period that Art seemed to really become powerful and evident. One of my favorite quotes is from Pablo Picasso “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child”. This comes to mind when I think of the Renaissance, in the long scheme of things it seems like a time when painting like a child was done without realizing it.

     Another reason I believe art not only flourished in the period but makes it so evident now is because the Renaissance was such a special and innovative time in our exitance. With new ideas surfacing from religion, society, even astronomy all at once in a sense comes this very strong will to question and even a stronger one to answer or figure out. How we interpret these drastically changing times is very important not only to remember but to reflect on, the art does just that. The artists of this time because faced with such new ideas and even new material and techniques were turned into innovators. This is why we look back at artists like Michelangelo and Raphael, and this is why other artists reference back to them as well.

     While Renaissance artists may not have all the techniques and materials that are available in the current age of art, it was a time when materials were more easily obtained then ever before and was also a period in which art itself took a prideful and meaningful jump in European society. When people started to find meaning and inspiration in art and when art could be profited from both intellectually and physically.

      I enjoy the Art of this period because it seems to raise more questions then it answers. To me Renaissance art is paintings and sculptures of brilliant stories, of gods along side humans of the unreal and the authentic at once. It is the reflection of people in a society where everything is changing, but changing not necessarily for the better but for the truth. These are my ideas and thoughts on Renaissance Art and the importance of it with little knowledge of the period. While am familiar with some of the artwork produced during this time I am not up to speed on the technique and styles of the compositions. I am very excited to learn more about the period, the artists and especially the art produced during that time.