Art in Public Places ( Archived) (66)

I love public art. Not everyone gets a chance to go to the museum, so it's a way everyone can experience it.

Have fun at the Renfair.
Huzzah!

these are fabulous! i can see your take on it, but i see more too. a statement on the temporal nature of the things people make, a fallability that is inherent in people. the grand nature of buildings vs the quiet mastery of nature over everything made with hands. beautiful stuff. i am sure the artist was saying even more with it. art, by interpretation, is always a message of sorts.

in reference to the sinking buildings art post.

i voted 'invokes a response,' but it also is the artists vision, and a statement. usually all three of those at a minimum when defining art. cool stuff :)

Art in general, has no intrinsic value or purpose. The Artist must create the meaning or purpose,or those who view it must put a label on it ; to give it some meaning or purpose. There must be something in it/ to it for people to grasp even if it is just people or items juxtaposed to one another. Interpretations will vary according to the viewers despite an artist's intentions...(yes, 'we are all misunderstood!" syndrome)
I love seeing artworks in public places, even 'good' graffiti,('good' being a relative term) I put a lot of mine in cafe's, restaurants, Jazz clubs and bars for sale which sometimes brings in more potential customers than normal when advertised.
Years ago I did a lot of political poster art. With those I had to be very careful and try to make them to be what I was reading or sensing what was in people's minds and hearts as for instance anything that ridiculed , made fun of the Bush New World Order was always good and sold well and so much fun to create!

To me it's just another money maker.

Art should always invokes a response!