Interview with Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo; first, I am a person who likes coming up with new things every day. You will realize that I started my art work at the age of 14 years. Some of the people I worked with also inspired me with their work which made me to like this work. In addition, I liked drawing so when it came to painting; I just enjoyed the whole work (Franklin, 15).
Leonardo; actually, it might be true that people do not understand easily the meaning of my paintings. It is important to state here that my paintings have meanings that someone can understand after evaluating my paintings clearly. However, I always ensure that the meaning of my paintings is hidden so that the people can take time looking at my work. I personally like symbols and puzzles to trick people (Franklin, 57). I use this to trick the viewers of my work. This actually is a way of making people think hard to understand our environment and hence the people admire my work because of this feature. If people just understood what I mean by just looking once at my paintings, they will never find them interesting. They will never come to see them again. Through this method of hidden meaning of my work, people will find a different meaning of my work every day and hence will always be interested in my work every other time.
Leonardo; I am sure that the painting will remain famous forever. People think that I worked to produce the portrait for only four years but actually, it cost me more than the four years. As I have said, the hidden symbols attract many people. However, there are two features of the painting that will make it famous forever. Already there are arguments about the features. First, the smiling nature of the painting is a feature that will be debated forever. Looking at the face, the woman is smiling. Looking at the mouth, the woman is not smiling. When an individual looks at the painting at different positions, the smile appears to be changing. Generally, the smile will be a debate forever. It will be difficult to grasp the meaning of this and this will create debates all over the world making my painting famous. The identity of the woman is also a debate. Some even have said that the painting does not represent a woman already. Others argue that the woman is a light hearted woman and some say it is Lisa Del Giocondo. What I am saying is that these features are difficult to comprehend and I used them intentionally for a purpose.
Leonardo: first, the cultures in our surrounding influence my work a lot. I draw things that are within our culture so that I am able to pass my message in a way that people can easily understand. Secondly, religion influences my work. I sometimes draw features that relate to the religion usually practiced in the society. In addition, the nature also influences what I usually draw and paint.
Interviewing Michelangelo.
Michelangelo; first, I liked work of art since I was a child. When I was taken to school, my parent became aware that I was not interested in school work completely. I engaged in drawing what I saw around me including some of the drawing that I could find in places such as church and school (Vignola, 17). In addition, I always found myself in a company of painters and this was the beginning of my art profession. My father having seen my interest, he took me to an artist from whom I could learn how to come up with my own work of art.
Michelangelo; in the first place, you will realize that I am very committed to my work and therefore I have produced a lot of work ranging from sketches, drawings, sculptures and paintings. This therefore means that there is a lot of my work that can be found everywhere. Generally, the volume of my work is an important factor in facilitating my fame. The other factor is that I have participated in all branches of art from iconography to even fine arts and architecture. Therefore my efforts are felt in all artistic branches (Vignola, 78). Finally, I believe my work is always perfect. This can be known by evaluating the number of people who like my work. I take time to produce my work since I believe that quality of my work is important. Therefore these features are what I believe will make me famous for a long time.
Michelangelo; my work is influenced by the things around me. First, the religion is a major factor. I have used the bible to come up with various works that is currently famous. With the use of my creativity, I have made people to admire my work as well as pass some message to the people. For example, I used the king David in the bible to come up with a work of art that is admired by many (Gelb, 79). Secondly, the culture in our society influences my work. I have to use things that are within the society to develop my work so that people can get the information I intend to pass. Finally, the work of other artists has influenced my work a lot. I have used the work of other artists to come up with new work of art. Generally, my intention in this case is to improve the work done by others.
Michelangelo: The main objective in my live in the work of art is to pass various messages to people all over the world. This includes religious messages as well as communicates the culture of my society to the world. I aim at influencing the art profession so that people will realize that art is a good career that people can engage in like other careers (Gelb, 92). In addition, I wish to communicate to the future generations about the various activities that happened during the period we are living in. generally, my objective is to become famous for having contributed greatly in art work.
Works cited.
Franklin, David. Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance in Florence. Ottawa, Ont: National Gallery of Canada in association with Yale University Press [distributor, 2005. Print.
Vignola, Giacomo B. Regola Delli Cinque Ordini D'architettvra. Con La Nuova Aggionta Di Michel-Angelo Buonaroti: The Rule of the V. Orders of Architecture, Which a New Augmentation of Michell Angello Bonaroti, and Divers Others Architects Accordinge to the Italian Fashion. Utrecht: C. van de Pas, 1629. Print.
Gelb, Michael. How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday. New York: Dell Pub, 1998. Print.
