Several of my college (university) acquaintances are artists (fabric, metal, paint) who have been commissioned to create public space art for the airports in their areas. I think this is a great way to decorate an otherwise lines-and-planes (surfaces) space, encourage new ways of looking at art and space, and show off local talent. To say nothing of engaging the travelling public. The amount of open space and the (physical) atmosphere have a lot of impact on what kind of exterior art is appropriate. One of my favorite Brancusi sculptures (the bird) in the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice, looks like it has eczema because of open windows and nasty salty air from the canal. It is really interesting to hear the differing points of view. I would like to know, Tuck, where you live and how that impacts your POV, keeping your vocation in mind as the heaviest impact on POV. I live near and am almost daily in down-town Philadelphia (PA) where wide sidewalks, massive and architecturally important public buildings (to say nothing of multiple universities, hospitals, and museums) mean that there is a lot of public sculpture. But there is a lot of space available for it.... Anne in Ardmore On 10/1/07, Sian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Talking to myself here.... there is public art commissioned and displayed > around Orkney, though not sculpture.