In memory of Michelangelo and the Florentine Renaissance
Book series LOUNGE 2 – volume XII
Editor: Kurt Ries
“Florentia”, “the blossoming one” can also be found in the name of the city of “Florence”. Over time, the city has blossomed into the queen of Tuscany, and continues to be one of the most important art metropoles in the world. The conscious differentiation between a landscape’s significance as an artistic motif and its arability led to a new culture, the blossoming of the “villeggiatura”. Its inhabitants began to reflect deeply, write poetry, make music. Florentine cities like Siena, Lucca, and Pisa have their own architectural charm. Similarly, the walled picture book villages on the hill ranges of Tuscany resemble organic structures.
In a tasteful and subtle sense, even the landscape around them seems to follow the rules of aesthetic composition. In this spirit, at the occasion of Michelangelo’s 550th birthday, 44 artists from 23 countries have come together to honor the revolutionary change in how the arts were perceived with their open-minded imagination. Michelangelo’s “David” is said to be the most famous of all sculptures. The editor of this book has divided the artworks from around the world into chapters and added verses by Michelangelo, quotes, art related slogans, and illustrations.The result is a multifaceted homage from the animated perspective of modern artists.
International Artworks and Poems
Bilingual art gift book with 57 artworks and 8 poems from 23 countries.
Art and Poetry from around the world
With verses of poems by Michelangelo
The cultural landscape of Tuscany exerts a special pull on art lovers. As if it was a painter’s composition, its scenery tempts them to embark on a hedonist art and culture tour from town to town. With the rhythmical wave shapes of its cypress and pine studded hill ranges and its unequalled light, it is so much more than your regular holiday destination. Drawing on ideas from the ancient world, the Italian Renaissance also heralded the separation between crafts and fine arts. As the creative act became art’s central focus, people’s understanding of what “art” meant underwent a significant change.
‘Inspiration Tuscany – Inspiration Toskana’ (An Homage to Michelangelo and the Florentine Renaissance)
The printed book is available in the book trade and in internet bookshops.
- Publisher: Re Di Roma-Verlag
- Language: English, German
- Size: 21 x 21 cm
- Hardcover
- ISBN: follows
Book participants can purchase any number of the book from the German publisher or bookseller Peecho at the reduced author’s price. Please find more information here!
Book design awards – as part of the book project:
- Cover – 1st Prize: Dimo Kolibarov – Bulgaria
- Back cover – 2nd Prize: Irene Belknap – USA, Maria Gruber – Austria
- Titel page – 3rd Prize: Aomi Kikuchi – Japan
- Chapter pages – Honorable Mentions: Ai-Wen Wu Kratz – USA, Jeong-Ah Zhang – South Korea, Karen Schuman – USA, María Isabel de Lince – Colombia, Root Yarden – Israel, Scott Milhoan – USA, Toni Carlton – USA
Please see the images in the book!
