The art in the environment experience: Reactions to public murals in England.
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Title
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The art in the environment experience: Reactions to public murals in England.
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Identifier
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AAI8821092
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identifier
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8821092
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Creator
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Isreal, Toby Francis.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Leanne Rivlin
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Date
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1988
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, General | Fine Arts
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Abstract
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Given the heated debate surrounding art in public places, the conflicting claims about what people think and feel about such works, the purpose of this study was to build on previous research involving art, public, and place to explore the social and psychological experience of art in the environment.;In Part I, the Comparative Site Study, four murals in the Newcastle Upon Tyne region of Northern England were studied. The individual mural settings selected were either residential or commercial locales. The artworks, themselves, differed in terms of how they were created, involving either community participation or no community participation. Interviewing and observing were carried out at all four sites and data were obtained that could be analyzed on a comparative basis.;Part II of this research was a case study that included an in-depth analysis of the impact of the creation of a participatory art work, a mural in a residential place. Work on this mural included the researcher's own involvement as facilitator of this participatory project.;The results of this study indicated that almost a third of those passing by the murals reported being aware of them. Although all of the murals were positively rated, those that did not involve any community participation received the highest ratings. This was particularly true where the work was done by a local artist, depicting local scenes with personal meaning. Some participant's sense of their creativity was increased through involvement with the mural project. Despite these findings, people had differing feelings about whether or not murals had a positive impact on places. People's opinions of the murals did not affect their opinions of either the setting or neighborhood containing the artwork. Passerby's experience of the murals did not measurably differ in residential versus commercial locales. Participation in a mural project did not increase participants' or residents' sense of belonging, community, or commitment to place. Overall, however, results indicated that the overwhelming majority of those interviewed were in favor of more murals in the public domain.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
