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Public art plays a crucial role in shaping our environment—though many may not consciously realise this. Recently, Artelier's curators and I took a team trip to London, exploring the city's public art scene and its most influential works. Our journey led us to the Fourth Plinth, a rotating site that hosts some of the most daring temporary public art. While standing there, we discussed its strength as the archetype of public art in London. It's great art that speaks to the community, yet it's also daring. Though public artworks like those at the Fourth Plinth enjoy a unique freedom of temporality, we hold the same philosophy across all our public art projects - great art should engage with its surroundings, challenge the norm, and spark conversation. After all, what makes better art? Something safe and unnoticeable, or something that stands out, packs a punch, and ignites conversation? Find out more in our article below. https://buff.ly/3CSWfIF ___ #Creativity #UrbanDevelopment #Innovation #PublicArt #ArtConsultant

https://lnkd.in/dYxQupaM Explore the June issue of the International Journal of Art and Design. Link to the Vol. 1, Issue 1: https://lnkd.in/dYp6BAmT...

This is the outcome when someone driven by 'First principles', takes on something as abstract as Art! Please do give this a read. The Science of Art ( by Shivam Munshi)

Public art is a reflection of our cultures with diverse meanings for the communities that interact with it. In all its forms, public art provokes reactions from the public. Conserving it is a complex process that involves different actors, with local communities playing a significant role in creating, assigning values, advocating for what needs to be preserved and, in some cases, conserving what is valued. Also important is the relationship between public art and museums. 'Public Art Inside and Out, which will take place in a hybrid form, aims to include a wide variety of professionals to exchange ideas-from practitioners to researchers and academics, artists, art historians, curators, conservators, architects, city planners, policy makers, collectors, benefactors and institutions procuring public art. Registration for in-person and online participation will close on 30th April. Read the full program and get your registration via the link in the comments.

Hey educators! Explore our article on the principles of art to sharpen your understanding of artistic concepts. Click the link below to explore the principles of art. https://lnkd.in/dEiwsxjF

Note for beginners... If you don't want people to see a work of art, don't tell them you don't want that work of art to be seen! 🤪 More on the story about this work by Vincent Namatjira in the link below, and the subject's demand that it be taken down. And remember, the whole point of works of art such as this is provocation. And if you're going to argue that free speech is absolute, you need to accept what comes with it. https://lnkd.in/eiRrNic2

Here is how I won an art competition with 257 participants but not the one with 24 : Its simple, really I did munch more research on the first one. Here is the strategy people called me "Lucky" for : ~ Study the theme, the competition judges and winners of the previous years like a science paper ~ Get the interpretation for the artwork, make it obvious, put a story  ~“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Spend munch more time DEVELOPING an IDEA rather than executing it especially if its a traditional art. and... have fun enjoying the award if this helps ;) Comment about your experiences with art competitions ! P.S. I won the 2nd place, but a win is a win. Here is the source: https://lnkd.in/dwJnTpii

MY NEXT LECTURE “Mid-Century Modernism & Design” Back by popular demand, completely revised and updated, next week I will present one of my favorite shows:

Every creative professional should read this book: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield