Social and collaborative art
From WikiEducator
Art Appreciation and Techniques (#ART100) | |
---|---|
Art and our world | Overview | Introduction | Identity | Self-portraits | The natural world | Social and collaborative art | Politics, conflict and war | Memorials | Peace | Summary |
Art contributes to many social functions too. Parades feature colorful banners, extravagant floats and plastic inflatable characters from pop culture. Many ceremonies and rituals rely on works of art to act as vessels for the spirit world. Totem poles tell elaborate stories, using real and mythic animals to illustrate them. The Tsimshian and Haida totem poles pictured at right have a hierarchical structure to them so that the most important character in the story is at the top of the pole.
The Chicago Public Art Group is a collaborative organization creating murals, mosaics and other art works for public spaces. Each project carries a theme significant to its specific location: from a colorful mural seen by commuters at a rapid transit stop to Hopes and Dreams, a large mosaic panel in downtown Chicago welcoming the new millennium. Each project is unique and involves the work of many artists, planners and volunteers.