Community
People
People who live in the same area are called a community. However, in the English language, 'community' can also describe groups of people who share the same interest. For example, a group of people whose job is in relation to business can be called 'the business community'. People with common interests who participate in it together can also be considered their own community. In this sense, communities can be brought together through common interests, which can be expressed through paintings. When looking at community in this light, one starts to notice how many paintings have the ...
Same Interests
Around the Block
Community should not only be limited to people, as buildings are what set the grounds for most communities to form. Buildings are the first signs of civilisation in the area. Many people do not realise it, but the type buildings in community can be very telling of the culture and community. For example, the apartments in Europe can look extremely different from the apartment buildings in Asia and this can tell you a lot about the society and community. The artwork found in these communities are also very telling about the community. Art is usually a reflection of the feelings of the people or the situation of society at that particular moment. Compiling all of these works give the community a sense of individuality, allowing it to stand out from other communities...
Involvement
Now for the last sub-topic on community. While the other topics centred around works that artists create about or for the community, this topic revolves around the art that people create together as a community. Many people over-look community art projects as they see them as mediocre attempts to bring the community together or that the resulting art from these projects are sub-par. These projects which have been picked out show the potential that communities can...
When people think of the word "community", the images that most people will conjure up will most likely include people. A lot of times, when people talk about their community, they are talking about the people living in the same area as them as well as the people who frequent at the nearby park or shopping centre. These people are in the background of people’s memories, they are the people they pass by every day but don’t know personally. These people create the community and make a town or city what it is. They make the culture of the community its own and it is the community which makes every place unique. The works shown in this topic focuses on the people who make the communities their own special culture.