No Murals No Morals

The cities now increasingly providing facilities for the life of its citizens. Ranging from private spaces to public spaces. Uniqueness by uniqueness of the urban life increasingly 'coloring' human civilization nowadays. Civilization and culture become a brand image of the earth human life today.

One of physical shape that facilitated are the city buildings, ranging from the tiny to the skyscrapers. The buildings by itself provide the walls with a variety of shapes, sizes and functions. People then watched how the existence of the walls in urban areas used as a venue for various purposes of individual even communities of the city.

Muralist see the walls of the city as a venue for creativity. Mural' forms of expression can be in various forms, shapes, sizes and functions. For muralist, the walls of the city is stretch of blank canvases that are ready to be painted. An artist with creative ideas able to make the canvas walls of the city as a medium of expression of aesthetic expression.

In practice and development, the making mural as frescoes done by the artists by order of the city authorities or related institutions or certain parties who considered it essential about recording and imaging of an event, or just an attempt so that an area of the city becomes more attractive and beautiful.

Murals is usually not independent of the sponsor message. Muralist itself could be a famous artist or young artists whose works need to be further introduced to the public. It all depends on considerations related institutions, or party supporters, or buyers, usually containing messages of political, ideological, business, or purely aesthetic.

Narasumber: The Head of Research and Development of The Arts Council of Magelang District Government, Ch. Dwi Anugrah

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