A Deeper Dive into My Essay and Field Guide
<p>Public art is important for so many reasons. One reason is that it brings a sense of community and belonging to the residents near this art. Public art allows artists and community members to present their struggles in a way that people will look at and pay attention to. Public art sparks conversations. These conversations can be about the meaning of the piece or what the artist was trying to portray. This is shown when reading the articles about murals around Chicago. They sparked conversations and got people thinking, talking, and writing about them and their meanings. While most think of public art as murals, there is so much more it can be. Murals are the most popular such as the Black Lives Matter street mural in Uptown or Hector Duarte’s murals in Pilsen. Regardless of this, public art can be more than just a mural. This is shown in Gallagher, Zagacki, and Martin’s article. The theme of Gallagher, Zagacki, and Martin’s article is Millennium Park. They speak about how Millennium Park has visitors from all over to see the variety of public art installments the park offers. Public art is everywhere and can be a multitude of everything.</p>
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