Public art photos
Public art has been commissioned and put in place for
thousands of years, with a view to educate, record,
commemorate or to promote an idea. In the past
few years it has also been used to engage or surprise
the viewer and for this reason it has a value rather
different to that of sculpture, although there is
significant overlap between the two
Ralph Brown's La Sposa (the Bride) in Leicester Univeristy Botanic
Gardens showing the translucent nature of the Carrera marble,
challenging the sense of structure