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ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
MAHANI WAHAB E-PORTFOLIO
ART IN SOCIAL CONTExT ADE675 7B
STUDIES IN PUBLIC ART
What is Public Art
Public art is art created with the intention that it will be viewed by the general public, in the public place
Works which are meant to last only a certain period of time.
For example: Art created for municipal buildings or city parks.
These artworks could be created as permanent works of art or as temporary works.
Public art is generally created with the idea of Site Specificity or, created specifically for the location it is installed, the artist does not intend for it to go any other place.
WHY DO ARTISTS MAKE PUBLIC ART?
Income
To make money or for profit
Expose
To expose their art to a wider population of people or for exposure
Educate
To educate the public - Could be about art in general, or even a specific cause
Functionality
For functionality, the artwork serves a utilitarian purpose.
Why is it Controversial
It is sometimes funded with tax payer money
It is sometimes illegal
People may not all understand it
Not everyone will like the art It takes up space
Public Sculptures
• Richard Serra, Tilted Arc
• Almost as soon as it was built controversy lined this 1981 wall.
• This sculpture stood for only a short period of time before it was required to be taken down.
• Artist was offered the choice to move the sculpture, but said it was site specific “accuse is of attracting graffiti, rats, and terrorists
Murals
Raphael, School of Athens, 1510
Murals can be 1512 collaborative or created by one artist.
This painting is a fresco, or a painting embedded in plaster
Painting created for the Vatican
Murals are typically large.
Street Art
Ancient graffiti would have represented political figures
Graffiti of gladiators from Pompeii at the Naples National Archaeological Museum
This particular early graffiti is thought to be the first representation of Jesus
Would have been created in city centers or forums
Mexico
Mewico City Best Murals & Public Arts
Murales de Diego Rivera en la Secretaria de Educacion Publica Republica de Argentina, 28 Centro, 06010 Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
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“The Angel of Independence” Paseo de la Reforma y Eje 2 PTE Juárez Cuauhtémoc Ciudad de México, D.F. Mexico
Guernica
• Guernica, a large black-and-white oil painting executed by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in 1937
• The complex painting received mixed reviews when it was shown in the Spanish Republic Pavilion as the world’s fair in Parir, but it became an icon as it traveled the world in ensuing years, raising controversies on its meaning and its rightful home.
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Cheong Lai tong The National Museum, Kuala Lumpur
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