Creating sculptures in public spaces promotes the art, culture, and identity of the community along the dam area and the market community in Muang District, Ratchaburi Province.

Abstract

The Sculpture Creation for Public Space to promote Art Culture and local Identity. Case study of River Bank area. Ratchaburi Province. Firstly, the researchers collected primary data from a survey of the study area and also research on historical documents, cultural, knowledge, way of life and related arts. Then, analyzed to design a sculpture that can convey Ratchaburi identity or represents the way of life of Ratchaburi people in the past. The researchers want the creative work that is created to bring back the original roots along with preserving it to remain. Therefore, the story is conveyed through the form of contemporary sculpture where people can interact or make use of its in various ways.

            In conducting this research, two large-scale sculptures were created and installed at an old dam along the Mae Klong River, mueang Ratchaburi District. And for greater social impact The sculpture has also been translated into three prototype lamp products. Proceed to register a patent and exhibit design work in Department of Applied Arts Studies International Collaboration Profect 2023. For the resulting prototype works, community can be learned, improved, extended and developed to lead to the production process for distribution until being able to continue generating income for the community.