How To Look at Public Art: A Six-Year-Old Explains

Click for more Art School: https://wp.me/p4AWsA-fs Have you ever wondered about the public art you see around town? Do you know how to find the meaning of outdoor sculptures and paintings? Join an adorable six-year-old host on a journey to discover monumental public artworks throughout San Francisco. Public art is all around us, but sometimes we don t even notice it! Get some insight about the famed Bow and Arrow by the bay by artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, and Ruth Asawa s bay-framing fountain sculpture across the street. Then grab your hiking boots and head for the woods to see Andy Goldsworthy s all-natural installations in The Presidio. Learn how to read these public artworks and many more, brought to you by the cutest curator in town. Do you have a favorite public artwork in your town? Snap a photo and share it with us on Twitter @KQEDArtSchool. Artwork credits in order of appearance: Alan Fleming Keith Haring Clarion Alley Mural Project Josué Rojas Armand Vaillancourt Precita Eyes, Cory Calandra, Laura Campos, Brenda Miller and Patricia Rose Mark di Suvero Sirron Norris Guarina Lopez Tony Bennett/Hearts in San Francisco Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Cupid’s Span Ruth Asawa, Aurora Lawrence Noble Lawrence Halprin Ruth Asawa, Aurora Andy Goldsworthy/For-Site Foundation, Spire Kristin Farr Chris Johanson/SFMOMA Brian Goggin and Dorka Keehn Hung Yi George Warren Rickey Ugo Rondinone Henry Moore Andy Goldsworthy/For-Site Foundation, Woodline Colette Crutcher Clarion Alley Mural Project San Francisco Student Artwork/Powell Street BART Station Clarion Alley Mural Project Andy Goldsworthy/For-Site Foundation, Woodline