Art in Public Works and Kitsch Objects From An Aesthetic Point of View

Abstract

Namık Kemal Üniversitesi Faculty Of Fine Arts, Design And Architecture Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to aesthetically evaluate the overall status of works of art and kitsch objects in public areas in terms of existing problems. The importance of a work of art in the formation of a culture of high aesthetic value can be seen. People who understand the difference between kitsch and aesthetic and use it in their lives can contribute the aesthetic and culture of the society and divide works which are consistent or not. The importance of public art on human life is known. When the aesthetic works are applied in public areas and the kitsch objects will be separated from each other, environmental aesthetic will have done an important duty on making the human to possess aesthetic. We can see works of plastic arts in many different channels in Turkey. The works applied or exhibited in public can be examples. These works of art - objects are applied by being selected in a competition, by a special board or by the public rating and so on. The works of art as applied to public area are naturally under many preference judgment and some of these assessments can be very negative and positive. Sometimes, applied works of art can be evaluated as kitsch objects. The objects that were evaluated as kitsch have sometimes been taken as a result of the strictures and sometimes they can t have been taken out by some excuses as the strictures are objective. An aesthetic environment and the possibility of ideal existence of human can be achieved with the aesthetic of public art works and making people aesthetic at first. Ideally, if environmental aestheticists are able to distinguish between public art works and subjects, field experts contribute actively and the users of public domain join the democratic process of choosing, public art works are determined and appiled.