Ambient media in public spaces
W. Andrew Schloss, Dale Stammen · 2008
As artists working in public art and media, we have repeatedly found that the usual parameters and characteristics for a work of art have to be heavily modified to be successful in an ambient environment. Art does not normally strive to be innocuous or inconspicuous; however every artist who does public art quickly learns to deal with the impact of their art in a public space, especially if the public's exposure to the art is continuous.