Public art is a privileged place to take back your social history and culture.
It is a place where there can be a diverse group of people who interact with the art.
Individuals can start a dialog with themselves and with others.
This interaction builds the cultural identity for the community.
Yet, it is only a fragment of this identity. It is the part that involves the interaction of artists sharing their reflection of the cultural identity. It is important.
Leesburg ceramics artist and teacher, Rosalba Negrete introduces a proposal for a collaborative public art project, “Wings”. Her concept is to create a life-sized ceramic sculpture. It is a figure with wings – because as humans we all strive to soar. Inscribed in the wings and the figure, will be descriptions of what art means to a diverse range of artists in the community including painters, writers, actors, musicians, potters, sculptors, weavers, photographers and dancers. The purpose of this sculpture is to motivate the individuals who see it. Their reaction will move them with either a negative or positive response. It does not matter which way they respond since the response is what will motivate them in a different direction because it is new to their environment.
