Guideline for public landmark sculpture creation of Sarasin Bridge Phuket.

Abstract

               Creating public landmark sculpture is an art form that has cultural values and can enhance the attractiveness and prosperity of Sarasin Bridge area in Phuket. Similarly, public sculptures that communicates the area's identity will also connect with the identity of the community, the culture and the activities of people in the modern era in Phuket, one of the major economic provinces of the country. Therefore, the aims of this research are to:
1) study the concept and process of creating public landmark sculpture 2) study the environment and characteristic of the area of interest and 3) present creativity in the form of public sculptures in Sarasin Bridge area. The research question is "What should be the design process in order to create the public sculpture landmark that connects to both the identity of the area and those affiliated with Phuket?"

            This research is an application from the concepts of Clive Bell (1913), Monroe C. Beardsley (1958), and John Dewey (1934). The research is as practical as being intellectual where it details the methods of investigation. Data was collected from 200 participants. Half of them were those who affiliated with Phuket including government officials and architects while the other half were from tourists.

             The results showed that the majority of the people sampled for investigation agreed that the concept, structure, pattern, colours , and materials according to theories of creative public sculptures, and the striking features of sculptures that combine the culture of the local and provide activities for those in the modern era can adequately communicate the identity of place. The process for the design of sculptures that portrays identity of place, behaves as a public structure and enhances the value of tourism for the locals should result from ideologies proposed by and information from sculpture architects, experts, those directly affected by the sculpture, as well as, those whom are going to be using the sculpture. This is because signs and identities can then be translated and special considerations and results from descriptions and comparisons can then be comprised in the design process in order for an effective design process and a satisfactory design before the implementation.