City environment as art-object

The article presents the current techniques of various forms of art used for the humanization of the architectural environmentof cities. The presented list (painting (including graffiti), graphic design (advertising boards, etc.), TV broadcast and animation, lighting,installation) is not exhaustive, however, it gives an idea of the synthesis of the arts, directed to improve the quality of the urbanenvironment. An important aspect of their application is to combine disparate social groups formed on the basis of various subcultures,reduce aggression, create positive emotions and a whole new atmosphere of the city. In addition, the means of these arts can harmonizethe inclusion of new objects in the current environment and update the existing view of modern requirements without any "barbarianinvasions". At present different images on the surfaces of the facades of houses, concrete fences, asphalt, etc. are quite often found inurban environments. Not all of them are of moral and ethical character and harmoniously incorporate into the urban composition. Thisallows us to talk about today's urban environment as a system of complex interweaving of different ways of expressing ideologies of thecurrently existing and ever-existing cultures. This occurs by elements of buildings, depending on the dominant styles and techniques atthe time of construction, street furniture, design objects and various art techniques. The space of the city is saturated not only with thenecessary equipment, but also with special characters that contain information about its history and development. So, empty facadesare transformed into pictures by painting, light, etc. The buildings are no longer objects of architecture, they enter a new phase ofexistence - an object of art. Architectural environment of the city is a scene with changeable decorations, curtains, props, where a personis an actor and spectator simultaneously. Buildings also change their value from utilitarian objects to the necessary objects of art,combining the practical and aesthetic functions. Synthesizing methods of various forms of art you can create a comfortable urbanenvironment, reconciling various subcultures. Therefore aggression and vandalism outbreaks reduce sharply. The urban environmentshould not only be properly constructed in terms of function, but also be an artistically justified system.

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