RAISING THE IMAGEABILITY OF CITY SCAPE THROUGH PUBLIC ART

Abstract

There have been some misconceptions of public art and cityscape in Nigeria, especially on aspects of identity and relevance. In view of this, the study examined the issue of urban space recognition and the role of public art and buildings play in raising the imageability of Urban Centres in Nigeria. The study employed a qualitative research method. There was a direct observation of some of the major urban centres in Nigeria by the researcher and the information gathered from the observation was supplemented by Oral interviews, Internet sources and written documents. The findings show that Nigerian town planners, Architects and Artists tried to create order in the Urban centres by allowing public art and buildings to form the Focal point of where they are located. The Nigerian Public Art and the entire city scape show strong evidence of traditional spirit in their Cultural quality and Social attractiveness.