Asking "What about Art?" & The Possibilities for Public Art
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Place making is a term used in the public art world to describe a piece of art that designates the place and creates its own destination. For more information, see “How Art can make a place” http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/current/policies/creative_guidance/discovery_quarter.html.
Figure 1-Artist Julian LaVerdiere and Paul Myoda - Image courtesy of Cliff Wassmann http://artseek.com
Figure 2- Tunitas Creek Beach, California 2006. Artist Jim Denevan creates art in the shoreline. He draws free hand in sand once the image is complete the tide eventually reclaims the drawings– Image courtesy of Jim Denevan. http://www.jimdenevan.com/images.htm
Figure 3- “Singing Waters” detail of fish created by community workshops – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 4- “Singing Waters” created by Helen Helwig and Deborah Landry – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 5-“Lone Star” ceramic quilt, created by Helen Helwig and Deborah Landry – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure-6 “Lone Star” detail of tiles created by the senior’s workshop. – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 7-Gary Chicago Airport, secured side of terminal – Image supplied by Deborah Landry. Figure 8-Gary Chicago Airport, non-secured side- ticket area – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 9- Gary Chicago Airport, conference room – Image supplied by Deborah Landry. Figure 10-Gary Chicago Airport, outside view from secured side of terminal – Image supplied by Deborah Landry
Figure 11-“The Elements” - Bus stop created by Helen Helwig, Niki Glen, S. Cisson and J. Tyler – Image courtesy of Helen Helwig.
Figure 12- Artist: Dennis Oppenheim Image courtesy of http://www.dennis-oppenheim.com/browse.php?cat=5&id=224 .
Figure 13-“Patrick Park Plaza”, 1992, Jody Pinto, artist; Krog & Tegnell, landscape architects Built with Street Transportation Percent for Art funds through the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program, photo by Craig Smith, Image courtesy of http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/cp_35.html.
Figure 14-The Grasshopper Bridge, 1997, Ed Carpenter, artist; Jerry Cannon, engineer Built with Street Transportation Percent for Art funds through the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Public Art Program photo by Craig Smith- Image courtesy of http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/cp_59.html.
Figure 15- Image of open field in Gary, Indiana – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figures 16 Designed by Kim Wilkie and Associates- Images courtesy of http://www.kimwilkie.com/index.html. Figure 17- A earthworks sculpture in Russia that is thousands of years old.
In city planning, brownfield land (or simply a brownfield) is land previously used for industrial purposes or certain commercial uses that may be contaminated by low concentrations of hazardous waste or pollution and has the potential to be reused once it is cleaned up.
Figure 18-Poster on a construction fence- Image courtesy of Jake Dobkin http://gothamist.com/2007/09/14/new_ideas_in_ar.php.
Figure 19-Artist Jorge Orta’s Image courtesy of http://www.studio-orta.com.
Figure 20-Old Gary Library – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 21- Old building in Gary, Indiana – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 22-Abandoned house in Gary, Indiana – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
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Figure 23–road made of old bricks – Image courtesy of http://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/images/BrickPics/NTCambridge.JPG .
Figure 24- Old hotel in Gary Indiana – Image supplied by Deborah Landry.
Figure 25- Find more economic information http://www.artscouncilofindianapolis.org/research/economic_impact_study_2007_111.html .