Art Public Nature Of The Construction Of: Shanghai City Public Art History Theory

Taking City Public Art of Shanghai as a major research object,this paper willmainly discuss the historical construction of City Public Art's publicity.The publicity of City Public Art is not a constant abstract concept,its concreteconnotation is changing in the process of historical generation and construction.According to the sequence of historical development of"Open Port in moderntimes—the 17-years rebuilding from People's Republic of China was founded—thedecade turmoil of Culture Revolution—the prosperous development in the New Era",and on the basis of essential historical outline of Shanghai's City Public Art and thecase analysis on main works in different period,this paper will discuss the publicityfunction and the publicity significance of Shanghai City Public Art in specifichistorical context,the pubicity information and value demand which are expressed bydifferent parties and the pubic when they communicate around works and so on,andso as to seek what changes have taken place in the concrete connotation of ShanghaiCity Public Art,what group,social factor,ideology have affected the process ofpublicity construction.This paper consists of three parts:the exordium,the mainly part and theconclusion.During the introduction of research reason and status of City Public Art,theexordium will have a simple theory carding on some concepts,such as the publicity ofCity Public Art,the function of public intercourse and so on.In addition,we willillustrate the research focus,research object and the narrative framework in this part.The first chapter will discuss what political information and values had beenexpressed on the public monument and sculpture which were built byColonialists/Chinesesince Opening Port in modem times in Shanghai and whatpublicity connotation and function they have.According to the research on the public monument and sculpture which werebuilt in Shanghai's public space in the first 17-years from People's Republic of Chinawas founded,The second chapter will discuss the public function and publicconnotation of Shanghai City Public Art in this period.Combined with the social culture background and ideology of Culture Revolution,the third chapter will have an interpretation about the sculptures of MaoZedong,"peasants and soldiers confederation"and heroes.Besides,this chapter willalso discuss how the specific political ideology built the public character of Public Artin this period.The fourth chapter will refer to the publicity of Shanghai City Public Art in theNew Era.According to the analysis on works from different space,this chapter willillustrate the diversification tendency of Shanghai City Public Art's publicity in theprocess of diversification development of city space and culture.The Conclusion:According to the anterior analysis,the publicity of Public Art isa concept that is affected by history and is changing in the process of historicalgeneration and construction.And no matter how the publicity connotation changes,ithas intervened in social"Public Space",and keeps an interaction with social reality,no matter it is Public Political Space or Public Life Space.As an intermediary whichis expressed by social group,the publicity of Public Art has realized its public valueand played its function that is identified and integrated by society.