Scarlet
Designer / art director
{ehu 2025}
When brutal political events and violence intertwined with the flourishing of art, creating a contrast between death and creativity, tyranny and cultural progress.
Renaissance
the
of
The project reveals
duality
Florence,
where art
and
violence were intertwined,
{about}
creating
grandeur
the
of the
a
city against
plague.
backdrop
of
and
executions, conspiracies
{Work plan}
The return of the Medici in 1512 marked the transition from republican rule to centralized power. The power of the family was once again strengthened, leading to political stability but also limiting freedom. At the same time, with this came a flowering of art and culture.
Dualism
The price of art
The dualism between the church and the secular world in Florence was expressed in power struggles between spiritual and political leaders.
Dualism
The Edge of Power
It is the contrast between beauty and cruelty. The Pazzi conspiracy, the execution of Savonarola, the return of the Medici - each political upheaval was accompanied by assassinations, but it was during these periods that the greatest works of art were created. Florence is a city where paintings were painted not only with paint, but also with blood.
Dualism
Art soaked in blood
The plague devastated Florence, but it forced society to change. After the mass deaths, people began to find new ways of living, curing illnesses and rethinking the world, which later led to the flourishing of art and science.
Dualism
The Dance of Death
The Pazzi conspiracy, an attempt to eliminate the Medici, unfolded right in the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Giuliano de' Medici was killed, but Lorenzo escaped and took brutal revenge on the conspirators. Despite the carnage, his reign strengthened Florence's position as a center of art: he continued to fund Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and other masters. Political violence did not stop the cultural flourishing, but instead became its backdrop.
Dualism
When power kills and art lives
Piazza della Signoria was the place where power and art intersected. Here Savonarola was burned, Republicans were executed and war orders were announced. At the same time, the square was filled with sculptures like Michelangelo's David. Michelangelo and Cellini's Perseus, and the Loggia Lanzi turned it into an open gallery. Political regimes changed, but art remained, capturing these changes.
Dualism
When art meets death
