Renaissance Art

Two videos that I watched were the drawings of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci: The mind of the Renaissance.

I chose both films because they were both iconic in completely changing western civilization. Michelangelo is still debated today on his works, their interpretation, and invoke strong emotions. da Vinci's work culminated in current technologies from helicopters to clocks, and created a whole new artisanship around mechanical objects.

Both used similar techniques. They observed the world around them, and found function as well as meaning in what they saw. da Vinci especially would be instrumental in the creation of the scientific method of observations. By observing the world around him, da Vinci would create almost everything modern for his time.

Both artists used 3 dimensional aspects to their works, along with hatching, shadows, and light.

Both films added much greater insight into the creative process of two artists that were the most influential on social forces to present day