I am quite pleased with the final result of my yearbook spread project, for several reasons. The main reason is that I think I did a great job of showing who I am through the spread. Since I love to take photographs, I added some of my photos on a strip of film. I added the photos on a strip of film because I recently started taking photos with my new film camera. I also attached the photos to my spread using tape, since it has a glare, which mimics a real strip of film. Since I love vintage cars, I made my name resemble a chrome texture with a light pink background to look like one of my favorite vintage cars. I would give myself a 9/10 since I think it’s pretty unique and represents myself. The reason it’s not a 10/10 is because it looks a bit messy and not totally consistent.
During the time of the early Renaissance, numerous artists emerged creating great influence for many years to follow. One of them being Andrea Mantegna who came from the small town of Isola di Carturo, near Padua.
One of Mantegna’s most notable features is the linear sharpness and rigorous attention to detail of his art. Mantegna also stands out among Italian Renaissance painters for his complete dedication to classical scenery.
One of the single most significant influence on Mantegna’s style was the sculpture of Donatello in Padua. This influence can be seen in many of Mantegna’s work as he drew the human figure almost in sculptor-like forms.
If one wants to be one of the greats, one must learn from the greats. This is exactly what Mantegna thought. At an early age, Andrea was apprenticed to the well-known painter Francesco Squarcione, who had an art school. However, the young Mantegna soon left his master’s studio for an independent career that began when, in 1448, he was awarded part of the commission for the fresco decoration of the Ovetari chapel in the Church of the Eremitani, Padua.
“National Gallery of Art.” Artist Info, 2019, https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.1507.html.
“Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431 – 1506) (Getty Museum).” The J. Paul Getty in Los Angeles, http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/636/andrea-mantegna-italian-about-1431-1506/.
