LESSON 11: PUBLIC ART: ART IN OUTDOOR SPACE

Public art requires ____________ ____ and engages the different types of people (a communal process)

(1992) “they can be large enough to call our attention to height, can enclose viewers, stimulate interaction, or can project a historical event”.

Public Art

• Its shape can be abstract or realistic (both)

• May be cast, carved, built, assembled, or painted

• Can be site-specific or stand in contrast to its surroundings

• Is the unique association of how it is made, where it is, and what it means

• Can express community values, enhance our environment, transform a landscape, heighten our awareness, or questions our assumptions

1.Community-based art

2.Municipal art

3.Land art

4.Architectural art

5.Commemorative monuments

6.Design-based public art

7.Campaign-inspired public art

Refers to artistic activity based in community setting.

• COMMUNITY-BASED ART

• MUNICIPAL ART

• LAND ART

• ARCHITECTURAL ART

Is typically located in squares, plaza, or infront of government buildings, law courts, airports, public museums, or academic institutions

• COMMUNITY-BASED ART

• MUNICIPAL ART

• LAND ART

• ARCHITECTURAL ART

Decorates the façade, orchard, or enclosed concrete structure where large number of people converge

• COMMUNITY-BASED ART

• MUNICIPAL ART

• LAND ART

• ARCHITECTURAL ART

•Are sculptures, whether individual or group of people who are honored for heroism or for participation in historic events

•Public art monuments put up to commemorate events that affect a large number of people

• COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENTS

• DESIGN-BASED PUBLIC ART

• CAMPAIGN-INSPIRED PUBLIC ART

•Is decorative and is usually located in parks and commercial centers; the design or theme matches the buildings and its surroundings

• COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENTS

• DESIGN-BASED PUBLIC ART

• CAMPAIGN-INSPIRED PUBLIC ART

•Promotes an idea by making visible reminders to the public

• CAMPAIGN-INSPIRED PUBLIC ART

• DESIGN-BASED PUBLIC ART

• COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENTS