A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. This can include painting on a wall surface, fresco (painting onto wet plaster) parachute cloth, large canvases, stencils, aerosol, wheat paste application and tile, etc.
Murals can be a relatively effective tool of social emancipation or achieving a political goal. Murals have sometimes been created against the law, or have been commissioned by local bars and coffeeshops. Often, the visual effects are an enticement to attract public attention to social issues. State-sponsored public art expressions, particularly murals, are often used by totalitarian regimes as a tool of mass-control and propaganda. However, despite the propagandist character of that works, some of them still have an artistic value.
Murals can have a dramatic impact whether consciously or subconsciously on the attitudes of passers by, when they are added to areas where people live and work. It can also be argued that the presence of large, public murals can add aesthetic improvement to the daily lives of residents or that of employees at a corporate venue.
- wikipedia
Some examples:
Julie Mehretu
David Guin
Kent Twitchwell
Victor Henderson, Terry Schoonhoven, Jim Frazin of the L.A. Fine Arts Squad.
Jose Clemente Orozco
Jose Clemente Orozco
Diego Rivera
David Alfaro Siquieros
David Alfaro Siquieros
Siqueiros
Siqueiros
Banksy
Banksy
Swoon
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