Public Art Research Paper

Public Art has been with us since the dawn of time back even when the Roman Empire was alive. It has always been around us, reminding us of historical figures, giving us a taste of the world of art itself for those who cannot access it, and simply showing us something that may be pleasing to the eye. Therefore, our local city council should use city funds to pay for a sculpture to be created and placed at the center of our town. It would be beneficial to our community in many ways. Some of us don’t have the time or energy to go to a museum just to look at some art pieces. Experiencing the world of art should be easier and more put out to us than “out of reach for the average person” (Source #1: Article “The History of Public Art”). If we have sculptures provided by the government, we wouldn’t need to go anywhere else to see and explore the world of art. It would, again, give us a taste of the world of art for those who it is inaccessible for. For those who won’t pay attention to the art piece as much as others, at the very least it will become familiar to them and pleasing …show more content…
As we see in Alan G. Artner’s article “Chicago’s Picasso Sculpture” (Source #3), the art will always come back even if it is rejected and even torn down. That familiarity will always be there from the point the piece of public art was put there till the end of time. No matter what happens to the piece of art itself and how much people dislike it, it will remain significant in the community. Even though the city of Chicago took down the piece of art “countless reproductions that bred familiarity” were made and were “the first step toward love” of the piece of art (Source #3: Article “Chicago’s Picasso Sculpture”). This proves that even if they don’t like the statue, they will come to like it or be familiar with it later on. All it takes is