Research on the Influence of Public Art on City Image

Abstract

With the integration of global economy, the urbanization process in our country de-velops rapidly. It appears particularly important to build city image. As manifesta-tion of city characteristics, it reflects spiritual outlook of a city. More importantly, it is the requirement for unremitting self improvement in urbanization development. Public art embodies spirit and life style of a city. As a product of modern urban form, it has close relationship with the shaping of city image. This article researches on re-levance between public art construction and city image shaping, according to general situation of public art construction in Nantong city, and discusses the influence of them. The aim of this article is to promote the shaping of city image more effectively.