Art in Public Spaces

"The Magic of Creating Art in Public Spaces"

Alice Pasquini

"I have an academic background in art, and that's part of the reason I decided to get out into the streets. 'Art died with Duchamp, forget about drawing' -- that's what my professors taught me and that's why I wanted to get out of the studio and the academy. I wanted to find a stronger artistic potential: on the streets, I'm able to provoke a reaction in people and in the environment." Street Artist Alice Pasquini has provided her input on the magic of creating art in public spaces.She is interested in representing emotions, in a narrative style of art. She likes to create works of art that are universal and timeless. She paint moments of everyday life: moments that represent life's magic. I am sure that the real key to life is the way we choose to live every single moment."As an artist who works outside, you always have one problem: you work someplace which isn't your own, where you don't live and to which you may not even return. What you do should be artistically or politically important. But it is not a given that it will be a positive for the people who have to live with it every day. This is a risk I take with my form of art" (Pasquini,1). These words are inspirational to readers and other artists. Seeing passionate artists prosper and succeed in what they love, is a beautiful aspect of life.