公共艺术属于“大众文化”吗?

Does Public Art belong to“mass culture”?

当我们跻身于当今繁华闹市的开放性空间之中时,很容易目睹许多造型奇特繁复、色彩丰富艳丽而足以吸引人们眼球的立体构筑物、充气类装置、各种灯饰、带有品牌内涵及企业或公司宣传含义的雕塑、载有当红明星及商品形象的各色广告媒体。同时,周边往往伴随着商业促销的舞台表演或火爆的抽奖活动。其间启用的视觉及听觉表现形式,包括其展示方式,在普通民众看来似乎与所谓的"艺术"的感官效果并无明显的差异。再由于当今的一些以"公共艺术"的名义而设立于公共空间中的作品欠缺文化内涵和艺术品质,从而导致许多人士认为。

This essay discussed the culture identity of popular culture and public art. It pointed out that mass culture emphasized on the expression of materialistic, sensory perception and fashion content, enabling the general public 'love to see and hear' and easy-to-consumption. While public art laid particular stress on sociality, overall national character and the content of public welfare,absorbing more artists’ personal experience and art creativity. There is no sharp gap between the comercial spending in mass culture and the pursuit of the aesthetic in public art,both of them are promoting the social life into a better and abundant direction.