On The Public Art In Modern City

With the development of social economy and the improvement of technology, people's living standard is increased by a big margin, but we find that we become more estranged from the nature. People who live in the city jungle has realized importance of living value. As a key element of beautifying environment which is of reinforced concrete and embodying culture features of the city and promoting people's living-conditions, public art attracts wide attention. At present, the creation of public art in Chinese city is in the ascendant and most of it is in a state of inanition and disorder, the theoretical research correlated with this is much more delayed. "Public Art in Modern City"is the topic of the text, it expounds the basic concept, characteristic, function of public art and makes systematical argument about the course. It is stated that public art and people and environment (nature environment and artificial environment) are a whole, public art should build a harmonious relationship with the city .After taking a sweeping view of the classic western and other developed countries'public art,it analyses the present situation of public art in Chinese city under the background of globalization. It also gives some advices on the development of public art in modern city. The purpose of this test is that through the research of relative theory about public art in modern city and use experience of other countries for reference, I hope that people can benefit from it in the creation and practice of public art in modern city of our country.