Below is a glossary article post in the category P which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Public Art based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Public Art
So, what is actually meant by Public Art?
The term public art refers to the arts in the public sphere, regardless of whether it is located in public or personal property or whether it has been purchased with public or personal money.
Explanation of Public Art
Usually, but not always, public art is assigned specifically for the site where it is. Monument, warnings, and statues and civil statues are the most established forms of public art, but public art can also be temporary, in the form of performances, dance, theater, poetry, graffiti, posters and installations.
Public art can often be used as a political tool, such as propaganda posters and Soviet Union statues or murals painted by Ulster Unionists or Republican Ireland in Northern Ireland. Public art can also be a form of civil protest, as in graffiti which was sprayed on the New York subway in the 1980s.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix P, as well as terms associated with P.
Meaning of Public Art in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Public Art.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Seni publik (Indonesian), Seni umum (Java), and Artalia in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Seni Awam.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Public Art.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
See also ours other articles related to the field of Art on the main blog page of our website.
Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix P. This article wasupdated in Dec of 2025.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=public-art
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=public-art
- View example images of public-art through Google here
- View example images of public-art on Bing here
- View example images of public-art on Yandex here
