The Influence of Art on the Concept and Perception of Urban Streets

This study focuses on the interdisciplinary investigation of the relationship between art and streets,
analyzing roads not only as physical and infrastructural trajectories but also as cultural, symbolic, and aesthetic
phenomena. Rather than being treated solely as objects of engineering functionality, roads are considered spaces
of narrative, transformation, and collective memory, containing layers of historical meanings, artistic interpretations,
and sociocultural codes. Through historical and theoretical analysis, the study demonstrates that art significantly
influences the concept and perception of streets, presenting them as spaces of movement, change, and collective
memory. The research includes examples from visual arts, literature, architecture, and contemporary digital
practices, where the road appears as a motif, metaphor, and source of creative inspiration. The conclusion
emphasizes that art not only reflects the function of streets but actively shapes their cultural and aesthetic
dimensions, opening new perspectives for understanding them in the contemporary sociocultural context. The
study suggests that roads, as artistic and cultural objects, deserve deeper theoretical articulation and can be treated
as key elements in analyzing contemporary culture, urbanism, and visual aesthetics.