Theoretical Framework to Analyzing Public Sculpture Form and Content

摘要

Sculpture is one of the well-known arts in the world. It is a form of 3 dimensional arts that can be feels, see and touch at all edges. So, this research will be studying about Malaysian public sculpture. Unfortunately, there is lack of writing or information about public sculpturein Malaysia. This is because not like painting, it is hard to find on book, any writings that relate with sculpture especially public sculpture. The aims of this research are to studying the analysis of the chronology of public sculpture in Malaysia and thought of an artist. Therefore thisresearch are to recognizes the issue of the public sculpture that been stress by the artists by analysing and interpreting the form of the public sculpture that relate with content base from the observation and to define the thought of artists base from the interview. Furthermore, the significantof study is it will be a good documentation for art and design research to get some information about public sculpture. The scope of study about this research is focusing about public sculpture in Malaysia. There are three phases proposed regarding to the theoretical framework. It begins withthe data collection and reviewing the previous Westerner artist artworks by observing their form to analyse and interpret it. Then, observing the local artist artworks base on the chronology period of time. Lastly, phase on interviewing the five sculptors to analyze public sculpture developmentthrough syntax analysis.