A Study on the Degree of Harmony of Outdoor Public Art and Its Context in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Ning-Chen Hsu, 許寧珍
• Other Authors: Chia-Lin Tsao
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/jrk3m2

博士 === 中原大學 === 設計學博士學位學程 === 107 === If a public art cannot compare to a tree in likability, then its worth needs to be reassessed. Public art installations are growing in Taiwan. The real impact of environmental beautification of some of these installed works requires reassessment because of changing circumstances of the environment in which they were installed, as well as the physical state of the installations themselves. Artists choose the medium of their work based on location suitability, the propriety of the installation''s environment, and the ensuing maintenance of the work, but these are also long-term factors that influence the harmony of the work and the shifting urban environment. This study uses a literature survey to analyze the relationship between outdoor public art and its environment, the creative media chosen for outdoor public art, and the comparison between natural materials and synthetic materials. This study uses a literature review to present an analytic account on the social responsibility of outdoor public art installations. The account distinguishes four levels of public art based on the premise that public art beautifies space. Among the four levels, there are 16 distinct points to guide the analysis of the quality of public art installations that won awards in Tawan versus those that were awarded internationally. This study found that works from Taiwan are single-category designs, and focuses on the perspectives of the award committee, the commissioning party of the installation, and the artist. The ecological environment and the general public are rendered of secondary importance. Public art that won international awards shows more regard to perspectives that concern everyday life, to issues of social and educational importance and issues concerning spirituality. Future designers of public art in Taiwan need to become aware of the difference. This study offers three recommendations that address the core principle of outdoor public art in Taiwan and harmony with the environment. 1) Reduce "synthetic public art" installations. 2) Emphasize the trend that outdoor public art needs to attain harmony with the environment. 3) Reject the notion that outdoor public art installation is merely a piece of art placed on a tract of land.