Objective:
- Learn about public funding for the Arts.
- Examine public art’s role in capturing history and place-making.
- Explore the relationship of cultural values to civic dialogue, beautification and identity.
Post:
Bottom Left: Responsibility and Accountability
Bottom Right: Resilience
Second Row Right: Independence and Interdependence
Second Row Left: Self Awareness
Third Row Left: Goal Orientation
Top Left: Appreciation of Difference
Top Right: Tolerance of Ambiguity
Reflection:
After learning and viewing the Runquist Murals I want to consider how public art is perceived by the audience it is suppose to be for because there are sometimes “conflicts over public art at the local level often persuade community
leaders, elected officials, funding agencies, and artists themselves that public art is simply “too hot to handle” (Doss 1). I think that is what makes public art so interesting because it can really make a statement and that can cause controversy.
When thinking about the Runquist Murals I think that they could be considered controversial in today time period because they do not express a diverse culture that is represented at the University of Oregon or that is contained in the Knight Library. When I was creating my own mural that relates to the Runquist Murals, I understood that maybe my view of what how students develop during college may different from others. But that is the thing about art, there is going to be a certain view that an artist is representing within their work that may not speak to all the different cultures or values of the viewers.
Future Goals:
I really enjoyed learning about public art and so I want to continue to explore the many different types. Something I never consider the many things that could be considered public art so I want to become more aware of the places I go and really look at the public art. It could be sculptures in a park or paintings in a building or even just the architecture of a building and the stylistic details.
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