A place is known by its public spaces: the sidewalks, crosswalks and “let’s go for a” walks. During these free-of-charge out-and-abouts, art on an out-of-the-ordinary canvas creates a sense of place. If art imitates life (thank you, Oscar Wilde), does place initiate art?
For a crash course on public art, I turned to Americans for the Arts. “Public art is often site-specific,” their Public Art 101 page told me. “It is created in response to the place and community in which it resides.”
With this definition in mind, I set out to find the best art you can see from a sidewalk in Hamilton County. Here is what I found.
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Gabriel Lehman Teapot Mural – Noblesville |
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Hydrophopic designs – Fishers |
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Henry George 5 cent cigars – Sheridan |
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Geometric Shapes - Carmel Arts and Design District |
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