Public Art and the Eye of the Beholder Understanding How the Viewer Perceives, Engages with, and Interprets Cultural Narratives in Public Space

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Szerző: Azar Taj Osama
További közreműködők: Smith Melanie Kay
Dokumentumtípus: Diplomadolgozat
Kulcsszavak:21th century
Art Tourism
creative tourism
Culture Tourism
heritage tourism
Public Art
Online Access:http://dolgozattar.uni-bge.hu/60312
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Kivonat:Through employing a mixed-methods approach (site observations, interviews, surveys, and A/B testing), the research examines: how artistic typologies influence engagement, preceptory divides for traumatic versus celebratory artworks, and dissecting the interpretive gap between locals and international visitors, taking case studies of public art in Budapest—specifically,The Shoes on the Danube,Firewall Murals,Kolodko’s Mini Statues, andThe Fat Policeman— to dive into public artworks' mediation between local memory and tourist consumption.Although public art promotes emotional, multi-faceted sentiments that can bridge cultural divides, its social and historical significance often gets oversimplified due to commodification or spectacle tourism. The research emphasizes the general imbalance between remembrance and accessibility aiming to propose the advocacy for participatory appeal alongside cultural preservation.By framing public art as both a mirror of identity and a dialogic catalyst, this research offers actionable insights for urban planners, artists, and policymakers seeking to harness art’s transformative potential in public spaces.