Space New Language

A city’s development relies on the material and spiritual basis, and art is a significant element in the spiritual basis. Among various art styles, the public art is special with others; because of its close relationship with the public, environment and society, it plays an important role during the development of a city. With the evolution of technique, some changes have turned up in the media of public art-the new media has involved in. Such change has enriched the expressions of public art; meanwhile, the public artwork with new media has unique features:it is more creative, more interesting and more interactive compared with traditional public artwork.The combination of new media and public art is a matter of necessity and has expanded the creative boundary of public art. However, we need to pay attention that new media public art also belongs to public art; which means it has to follow the rules of public art. A successful new media public artwork could generate the audiences’ resonance, in contrast, some new media public artwork emphasizes on the media excessively and could not satisfy the public.To the public art, one of the most important matters is the relationship between art, public and public space. An excellent new media public artwork could promote the cultural development of the city. Moreover, such kind of public art could be close to the audience, which can break the silent status between art and public and improve their connection so as to promote the development of public society.