City of Stirling Public Art Masterplan

Public art typologies

Iconic sculptural

Ephemeral

Cloud Gate – Anish Kapoor

Berlin – Photowerk

These are large-scale sculptures which are distinctive and placed with prominent positioning, allowing them to become synonymous with a particular place or community.

Ephemeral artworks can range from one-off arts events to semi-permanent or frequently changing public artworks. This can include pop-up art exhibitions, projections, light-based artworks and lightboxes.

Functional

Play-friendly

I Can’t Give you Anything But Love – Shigeru Uchida

Futuroscope Poitiers – Monstrum

These artworks serve a functional purpose as well as being a work of art. This can include public seating, shade structures, fences, balustrades, bike racks, screens and water fountains.

These are public artworks that are designed to have a high level of interaction with children. This can include artworks with slides or swings, climbable artworks, sensory-based artworks and water playgrounds.

Integrated

Mural

Van Gogh Path – Daan Roosegaarde

Lift You Higher – Lakwena MacIve

These artworks are integrated with the built form or landscape through techniques such as inlays, etchings and painted finishes. Integrated artworks may be installed as part of public footpaths, ground planes, walls, pillars, ceilings, balustrading, soffits and fencing.

Murals are 2D painted artworks usually of a large scale. Murals can be installed on walls, building facades, roads, footpaths and public infrastructure such as traffic control boxes.

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