"The New Renaissance" The Trend Forecast of the 21st century

THE NEW RENAISSANCE Deconstruct the past/Reconstruct the future SUTHINI TANANGSNAKOOL

THE NEW RENAISSANCE TREND

The twenty-first century appears as a period of rapid change. Although our culture follows a linear concept of history and time, it is difficult to pinpoint our era. Where are we in history’s timeline? Are we moving forward or returning to a known past?

Living in uncertain times, we are looking forward to new directions. Unable to foresee a viable future, we start looking back to a fecund golden past.

People have looked at the past as a source of inspiration many times in history. The famed Italian Renaissance, believed to be one of the most innovative and flourishing periods in history, was itself a revival of ideals from the ancient (Greco-Roman) civilization. Is it possible that a time for revival of this golden age arrived again in the twenty-first

century? Is returning to the past a way of changing from a linear timeline to a circular concept of time?

During the Renaissance period, humanism was much emphasized Instead of painting and writing about biblical stories, art in Renaissance focused on human. Instead of blindly following, we started to question belief and investigate the truth.

For example, in The Birth of Venus, Botticelli portrayed Venus in a realistic human form, making a mythological figure secular. Leonardo Da Vinci is a prime example of Renaissance humanism.

His expansive expertise in multiple areas such as art, science, mathematics depicts the basic principles of Renaissance humanism, which is considering human limitless in the potential of developments.

His artworks also showed a strong humanistic value. For example, he recognized the beauty of everyday life and painted a normal woman, Mona Lisa instead of religious or royal figures. Or in the Last Supper, Leonardo Da Vinci chose to contradict popular religious conceptions and paint Mary Magdalene. Michelangelo depicts human as God-like perfection, as seen in David.

In a contemporary era that science is over-valued and the role of human is being overshadowed by computer, the revival of Renaissance is a reminder of returning to humanism. Therefore, through deconstructing five quintessential examples of Renaissance humanism, we will once again reconstructing the basic humanist values of society.

RENAISSANCE MAN

Intelligent Multi-Talented Polymath

In Renaissance people often excelled in several areas.

The so-called Polymath— epitomized by Leonardo Da Vinci—has his contemporary version in a person well educated in a variety of subjects, or competent in multiple fields. Globalization allows access to almost infinite information, and people may chose the means and extent of knowledge they would like to acquire thus approaching the quintessential Renaissance Man. Fluorescent Adolescent Yellow and Delighted Scarlet Brain are the key colors for expressing the renaissance man mood.

INTELLIGENT , MULTI-TALENTED , POLYMATH

Over stress PANTONE 426 C fluorescent Adulescent PANTONE 101 C Enlighted power PANTONE 7541 C Delighted brain PANTONE 219 C Self - perspective PANTONE 7509 C

Young challenge PANTONE 1375 C

Intense indego PANTONE 7477 C

Millenials violet PANTONE 814 C

The New Goddess

Truth , Beginning , Nature

The birth of Venus for the 21st century is the beginning of truth accepting. When we again start seeing the pure

natural

imperfection

will

aesthetic, be

no

longer considered as ugliness anymore. Crumpled fabric can also be as beautiful as the smooth one.

TRUTH , BEGINNING , NATURE

Impression surface PANTONE 7509 C Imperfect smile PANTONE 1595 C Fertile root PANTONE 5763 C

Kiss of the wind PANTONE 5275 C True skin PANTONE process black C

Naked PANTONE 177 C

Pure Mind PANTONE 7541 C

THE MANNEQUIN Identity Reproduction Melting pot

Living in a circular time, we are moving forward blindly with no concrete goals nor direction.

At the age of uncertainties, we are struggling to identify ourselves, and often feel the need to be distinguished. One of the most common as seen is to purchase merchandise that could provide us identity.

In Florence, Michelangelo’s David reproduction has made David lost his identity. Nobody actually knows the slightly differences between each white statue. Are we close to arrive that condition? The more we are trying to be different , the less uniqueness we are.

REPRODUCTION , MELTING POT

Melted fuel PANTONE 532 C Rubber mold PANTONE 7403 C David’s flesh PANTONE 7541 C Speed rerun PANTONE 1805 C Liquid Metal PANTONE 9 C Cloned DNA PANTONE 586 C Fluid ID PANTONE 2766 C

Post modern factory PANTONE 4975 C

UNDERCOVER boundary blurring Self - Reflection

Equality is the art element used in monalisa painting.

Today, equality increasingly appears in gender and age.

People can act in ways that no longer necessarily correspond to their physical sex and age. The relationship between 2 opposite things is growing in the way they understand each other better. Today, it is normal to see fashionable matured people on street or men in women wear. People can reflect themselves in anyway they want to be, as we see monalisa painting, and also hide the dark side at the same time.

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BOUNDARY BLURRING , SELF - REFLECTION , MYSTERY

Dark conscious PANTONE 7547 C Monalisa’s Muse PANTONE 1795 C

Blurring sound PANTONE 554 C Concealed tale PANTONE 268 C

Faded shadow PANTONE 8021 C Empty mirror PANTONE 7541 C

Twins lips PANTONE 507 C

Self hidden PANTONE 426 C

Reunion

The last supper Iconic Moment Bond People have more concern about Happiness in their life. Spending their time with someone they love as if it is the last supper of life is the most valuable thing for this unpredictable world.

Young adults today don’t need to be independent and try to leave their family anymore.

They learn to create a bond with families. Connection between people represented by a roll of knitted wool, creates the soft and warm memory through textile language.

THE LAST SUPPER , ICONIC MOMENT , BOND

Falling apple PANTONE 7489 C Water drop PANTONE 7459 C

The final day light PANTONE 1595 C The last breath PANTONE 600 C Grandmom’s blanket PANTONE 534 C

Childhood cupcake PANTONE 7430 C

Deep memory PANTONE 426 C

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