The Influence of Sculpture on Public Spaces Where There is Higher Tendency for Conflict to Arise. Attitudes Towards Artwork in Public Spaces

According to UNESCO, in 2015, the sculpture as the artistic medium was third among fi nanced public residency art programmes. Contemporary public art and cultural programmes across Europe were focused on fi nding a balance between cultural identity and cultural diversity among the communities. Therefore, aesthetics and function became a signifi cant issue related to the exploration of participatory design on public sculpture. In this paper, an adopted model of Kurt Lewin’s force fi eld analysis was used to explore the function of sculpture in the public space. The aim was to further evaluate inclusive design to answer the question: Does contemporary sculpture in the public space evoke a certain kind of group dynamic process?