Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Renaissance and Now

After reading about the graphic design that appeared in the Renaissance era, I started

to think about art as a whole during that timeframe. Personally, I believe that the 

Renaissance was the peak of art in terms of popularity and importance. When comparing 

that to art in today’s society, it’s the complete opposite. It is so interesting to see how much 

has changed in the art world as time passed by.

From the readings, it seems as though back during the Renaissance, art was not only 

flourishing, but also welcomed, appreciated and valued. It seems like there was no 

question that art was important. By saying art, I mean the “play” aspect of it. Without 

“play,” how can an individual be allowed to express creativity? Pablo Picasso once said 

“All children are artists, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up.” I heavily 

believe in this quote because of how true it is to me. When we were all children, we had an 

unlimited amount of free time. With this free time we would play for hours and hours 

possibly creating art masterpieces in the process. As we grow up, we start to gain 

responsibilities which then occupy the free time that we once had. Without this free time 

anymore, we cannot play as much as we used to. Aside from that, we have parents and 

other older figures that tell us things like “stop playing around” and “if you’re not sweating, 

then you’re not working.” With all of this mixed together, it is very hard to stay in touch with 

our childish and playful side that we all still have, but have lost a portion of along the way.



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Nowadays, schools and jobs tend to lean towards what is know as STEM, or science, 

technology, engineering and math. As someone who loves all forms of art, this is very 

disappointing to know. People just don’t seem to think that art is important for some 

reason. I am convinced that it is just due to the time that we live in, and eventually the arts 

will nudge its way back into society’s hearts and minds.





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