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Tilted Arc Analysis

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The Tilted Arc Satisfaction, bitterness, remorse, and inspiration are all emotions that can overcome a person while viewing a public piece of art. It is very difficult for an artist to create a public piece of art that would satisfy each demographic and bring them overall gratification and no negative feelings while viewing the art piece. These hardships definitely came into play when it comes to Richard Serra’s creation of the notable New York City artwork the Tilted Arc. Richard Serra created a never before seen type of artwork that generated an abundance of controversy making the citizens wonder if there is a good and bad side to art, if it is placed in public spaces must it accommodate them and please them aesthetically. The Tilted Arc was created by artist Richard Serra in the year 1981. Serra had a vison to construct a piece of public art that the community had never encountered before. The piece was a, “12-foot-tall, 120-foot-long, 15-ton steel slab…” (Dosch). Richard Serra wanted to change the way people viewed public art so he believed that in order to do this he needed to place the Tilted Arc in a very populated area. The location chosen by Richard Serra for the Tilted Arc was in Lower Manhattan cutting through the center of the very busy Federal Plaza (Dosch). Overall, the goal was achieved when the people going in …show more content…

Isn’t taking out Richard Serra’s artwork simply destroying his right to show how he wants to express his feelings and completely disregards the whole idea of democracy (Deutsche 35). This point leads to why many people believe that art does not have to accommodate the public. There is no written rule saying that everyone must be satisfied in order for a piece of art to remain where it was built. Due to this, artists and their audience can expect there to be both positives and negatives regarding public art for the rest of their

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