Renaissance Innovation Project
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Renaissance Innovation Project
Briefing: New Ways to See and Share
From about 1300 to 1600, a cultural movement known as the Renaissance spread across Europe. Its name means “rebirth,” referring partly to renewed interest in ancient Greek and Roman learning. Humanist thinkers studied literature, history, and philosophy, and valued human potential and careful observation. Artists explored perspective to create depth on flat surfaces, while anatomical studies helped them represent the body more accurately. Leonardo da Vinci combined close observation with art and engineering in notebooks filled with sketches and designs. Meanwhile, Johannes Gutenberg’s movable-type printing press, developed in Europe in the mid-1400s, helped books and ideas circulate more widely. Renaissance innovations did not appear in isolation: they built on earlier knowledge, skilled work, trade, and the exchange of ideas.
- It valued human potential and the study of subjects such as history and philosophy.
- It rejected all learning from ancient Greece and Rome.
- It focused only on inventing machines.
- It required artists to avoid observing the natural world.
Plan Your Innovation
Choose a project direction: design an invention that solves a practical problem, or create an artwork that uses observation and a deliberate visual technique. Your idea should be original, but it can take inspiration from Renaissance approaches.
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