Public Art with a focus on Cleveland http://www.clevelandpublicart.org

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Public Art with a focus on Clevelandhttp//www.c
levelandpublicart.org
Christo and Jeanne-ClaudeThe Umbrellas, Japan -
USA, 1984-91

• What is Public Art?
• Do you know of any other
• examples?

Andy Goldsworthy
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What is Public Art?
Art found OUTSIDE not in a museum or gallery
Placed in public sites, this art is there for
everyone, a form of collective community
expression.
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Cleveland Public Library
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Bike Racks made for Cleveland
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Old style racks

• In the spring of 2001, fifth year industrial
  design students from the Cleveland Institute of
  Art created bicycle rack designs for a juried
  competition. Among the Jurors were world-renowned
  artist/designer Viktor Shreckengost, a former
  student and professor at the institute. CPA
  gifted the four racks to the City of Cleveland,
  and the 4 racks were placed in front of City Hall
  and finished in a bronze color to match the
  existing architectural elements of the outside of
  the building. In the summer of 2003, two
  additional bike racks were fabricated and placed
  in front of the newly expanded Cleveland
  Botanical Garden. It is CPAs hope that
  individual building owners, municipalities and
  corporate entities will purchase the racks for
  installation in business districts and
  neighborhoods

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Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland
Another of the artists work
Artist Claus Oldenberg and Coosje van Bruggens
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Free Stamp Story

• One of Clevelands most controversial pieces of
  Public Art is Claus Oldenburg and Coosje van
  Bruggens Free Stamp Sculpture. Originally
  commissioned by Standard Oil of Ohio (Sohio), it
  was to be placed at the companys headquarters in
  Downtown Clevelands Public Square. Shortly after
  the piece was finished, British Petroleum of
  America, Inc. (BP America) merged with Sohio. The
  sculpture was not regarded highly by the new
  executives. BP refused the 75,000-pound, 28-foot
  high and 48 foot long replica of a rubber stamp.
  After sitting homeless in a storage facility, the
  sculpture was eventually gifted to the City of
  Cleveland by BP America. Willard Park, at the
  corner of East 9th Street and Lake Avenue next to
  City Hall, was selected as the permanent site
  after much debate and lobbying. The sculpture,
  fabricated from ½ inch steel plate and painted
  gray, red, and hot pink, looks as if a giant
  tossed it into its place, with the word FREE
  aiming directly at the executive offices of what
  was once the headquarters for BP.

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Guitarmania
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Botanical Gardens Kohl Gate
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• In May 2004, acclaimed artist Albert Paleys
  latest work was unveiled at the Cleveland
  Botanical Gardens.. Through a gift from the Donna
  M. and Stewart A. Kohl Fund at The Cleveland
  Foundation, the Kohl Gate was completed after a
  national call for artists and juried competition.
  Paleys sixty-foot-long, fifteen feet high work
  depicts enormous, stylized leaf shapes cut of
  heavy Cor-ten steel. The powerful steel plantings
  mirror the Botanical Garden's own collections of
  plants native to Costa Rica, Madagascar, and
  Ohio, reflecting the dynamic energy of the Garden
  and its historic environs.

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In the Works Lakewood, OH
A forest of Little EC trees sprouting up all
around the city, to create a virtual forest with
all the smells and aromas of the real deal!
Scientific studies have shown that people keep
areas cleaner that seem to be fresh and clean.
Based on that study, Lakewood is Art, is hoping
to install a series of the Magic Trees around
the city and see If the delightful fragrance
indeed encourages people to pick up litter.
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From www.lakewoodisart.com
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In The Works--gtCrumb in Birdtown
On of Historic Birdtown's most famous residents
was Robert Crumb, artist, musician, and legend.
Robert worked for American Greetings. Not far
from this lot on Plover, R. Crumb used to walk
everyday down to Berea and Highland Ave. Years
later he would move to San Francisco, and become
one of the leaders of the Underground Comic
Movement with Zap Comics, Fritz The Cat, Mr.
Natural and others. Robert now lives in France
and records with his swing band, "The Cheap Suit
Serenaders." This tribute would tower over 25
feet into the air. Made of aluminum or bronze.
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Clevelands City Xpressionz Festival
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Graffiti videos

• Kelborn Castle http//www.youtube.com/watch?v__C
  -MjmVUrU
• Revere Graffiti by Paul Moose Curtis
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v5lX-2sP0JFw
• Student works
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vQQu5Enl1ywk

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vs...
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Why do some artists choose to create public art
vs. art found in a gallery or museum?
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Q. Why do some artists choose to create public
art vs. art found in a gallery or museum?Why?

• Public art can be created for the community,
  whether it is to beautify the city or as a
  fundraiser for local charities.
• Art found in galleries or museums you may have to
  pay to see, as well as make time to go in and
  look aroundpublic art is free for all to see and
  view!

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Origin of Graffiti Art

• The first notion of a graffiti type of writing
  was recorded in cave drawings, the rock paintings
  of Bhimabetaka, and Egyptian Hieroglyphics.
• (Caves of Lascaux)
• Why were people of this time, B.C, drawing on the
  cave walls?

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• A. It was their way of communicating, whether it
  was to tell a story or to record an event.

Q. What was the original purpose of creating
graffiti in B.C. times?
The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc in France
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Why do people choose to produce graffiti today?

• As a Memorial- to commemorate someones death or
  life

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• In Protest

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• Adrenaline
• To be in the publics eye
• To communicate
• Marking territory

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Where did the termgraffiti originate?

• The word derives from the Latin word graffito
  meaning a scribbling or etching on a flat
  surface. In ancient Rome, critical commentaries
  were written on public walls so others may become
  aware of their protests. Flash forward 2000 years
  ... where the concept of graffiti has now taken
  on several different interpretations.

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B-BoysDo you notice a keyline?Was is the
purpose of having a keyline?
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Graffiti Tags

• Not your real name
• Written in a callagraphic style

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Imagine this graffiti has been made into a piece
of 3-D sculpture, what material would it be made
out of
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Tag

• The most elementary form of graffiti, as it is
  only the writers signature, word, or short
  phrase done in spray paint or marker.

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Throw up

• A more advanced form of the tag. The writer has
  painted letters, a phrase, or a name quickly with
  only an outline, or an outline and a few layers
  of paint.

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Piece

• A piece, short for masterpiece, is a graffiti
  painting. A work of graffiti must have at least
  three colors to be considered a piece.

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Where do you see graffiti?

• Store fronts/awnings
• Garbage Dumpsters
• Subways/ automobiles
• Street signs
• Basketball backboard
• Airplane
• Think of something creative on your own NO
  WALLS, stop signs, animals or humans will be
  accepted in your final artwork!!!

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When is graffiti legal or not legal?

• Legalwhen the building owner has commissioned
  the artist to do the artwork. Name a few
  examples.
• Illegalwhen you have NO permission from the
  owner
• (FACT graffiti cost taxpayers 4 billion
  
• dollars in 1995 due to the removal .)

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Reminder

• CHECK THE REQUIRMENT SHEET POSTED ON THE
  WhiteBOARD!

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BONUS Take pictures of any public art you find
around the local cities and/orCreate your own
graffiti online! Print and turn them into the
homework box with your name on them by the end of
this project.

• www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1341_black_briti
  sh_style/create_a_tag.php
• www.graffiticreator.net
• This site provides letter styles, while allowing
  you to choose your own colors and
  characteristics.
• www.graffiti.playdo.com
• For this site you will need to choose the option
  of a private room to be able to create on your
  own.
• Also check out this site for several local
  public art pieces right here in Cleveland!
• http//www.clevelandpublicart.org/

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