Renaissance Textile

This textile print is inspired by the Italian Renaissance. Balance is seen both symmetrically and asymmetrically: symmetrical in that the borders and corner pieces are exactly the same; the differing center and bottom images make it asymmetrical. According to some research, the vine print (seen in the borders, background, and corner pieces) was a common textile pattern. The layout used was also common: borders and a center image. In this textile, the images chosen are from two famous Italian Renaissance artists. The center image is from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Study of the head of Leda,” and the bottom image is from Sandro Botticelli’s “Venus and Mars.” This was my favorite project from my WSU Summer Studio 2011 class. It helped me understand Adobe Photoshop a little more.