Public art has become one of the significant aspects in artistic spheres, it is gradually taking over the public spaces and shaping a new narrative for the common audience. Public art is emerging as a means of expression and engagement on the walkways of busy settlements, adding aesthetics to the environments that thrive on utility, bringing vibrant and often revolutionary themes to light, making them known to the masses and common to the subconscious. Therefore, it becomes imperative to understand the impact and influence of the art on the residents of the place, people on the move and those who have come to visit the public art places. Through this paper, we explore the urban subculture of Lodhi Art District and understand public art embodiment focusing on the street art of Lodhi Colony. Using methods of direct observations, semi-structured interviews with the residents and visitors, the paper analyses how much public art is embedded in public and understands how people perceive socio-cultural and material imagination of the street via art. Further, the paper studies the influence of street art on everyday lives of people in context of participation, engagement and movement with the art. Revolutionising urban spaces and arts alike, the phenomena is becoming a means to various ends, making it essential to understand how it impacts lives of the people involved. The paper also gives insights into the multifaceted functions that art serves in an urban space and the public-urban interaction from anthropological perspectives.
