‘Public art should make viewer feel and connect’

Chandigarh | Monday | 23rd April, 2018

Summary:

With the Chandigarh Administration keen to promote public art, Gandhi says that it’s paramount that public art be of great quality. “Public art must be interactive, it should make the viewer feel and connect. Talking of public art, Nek Chand’s Rock Garden is one of the finest examples in the country. Outsiders’ art is a term for creations made by people who are not trained in art, but later these are regarded as works of art. For public art it is important to respect the context of the area and space and then work on the scale of the work..