Compare and contrast contemporary examples of public art by using Catherine Opie’s Untitled #8 and Banksy’s Stone Age Waiter as examples.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Catherine Opie’s Untitled #8 is part of a series of photographs of Lake Erie that were commissioned for a public hospital in Cleveland.
2. Opie intended to provide comfort to patients and visitors by using photos of the four seasons to convey a sense of the slow passage of time and by using the steady visual rhythm of the horizon to express a sense of tranquility
3. On the other hand, Banksy’s Stone Age Waiter is an example of street art and was not commissioned.
4. Banksy’s witty artwork adorns a Los Angeles neighborhood with many restaurants and the cave man appears to join the pleasure-seekers.
Learning Objective: 25.5 Contrast examples of contemporary art produced for public spaces.