"Burning man of Da Vinci's Workshop Art was inspired by the italian Renaissance, with focus on the republic of Florence, a city that was the same size and population as Black Rock City in the middle of fifteenth and early sixteenth  centuries.  Florence's artistry, technical innovation and patronage launched Europe from medievalism into modernity, A cultural movement that redefined Western Civilisation.

Five hundreds years later, the aim was to make Black Rock City the epicentre of a new Renaissance combining burning man art, creative philanthropy and "maker culture", The similarities between the two cities transcend time, florentines were famous for their love of art, beauty, costumes, pageantry and the human body. It was a place where artists were not defined by their humble origins, in the name of the art, class barriers were cast aside. Like Lorenzo, the Medici were famous for befriending artists and advancing their careers. every year, many private donors quietly fund some amazing artworks that makes Black Rock City a place of public art.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an icon of the renaissance era, his areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history and cartography.

Sometimes he is credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank. He epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal.

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