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Mural art is become increasingly popular in
Malaysia because :

1. it’s not only for tourist attraction but also a

great backdrop for locals to take pictures.
2. Becomes an attraction that invite people to
come and appreciate the arts.
We look back in HISTORY……..

• The sorts of date to Upper Paleolithic times such as the cave paintings
in the Lubang Jeriji Saléh cave in Borneo (40,000-52,000 BP)
• Many ancient murals have been found within ancient Egyptian tombs
(around 3150 BC),
• During the Middle Ages murals were usually executed on dry plaster
(secco).
• The huge collection of Kerala mural painting dating from the 14th
century are examples of fresco secco.
• In Italy, circa 1300, the technique of painting of frescos on wet plaster
was reintroduced and led to a significant increase in the quality of
mural painting.
• In modern times, the term became more well known with the Mexican
muralism art movement (Diego Rivera, David Siqueiros and José
Orozco).
• There are many different styles and techniques.
 We look back in HISTORY……..

• The best-known is probably fresco, which uses water-soluble

paints with a damp lime wash, rapid use of the resulting
mixture over a large surface.
• The colors lighten as they dry.
• The marouflage method has also been used for millennia.
• Murals today are painted in a variety of ways, using oil or
water-based media.
• Today, the beauty of a wall mural has become much more
widely available with a technique whereby a painting or
photographic image is transferred to poster paper or canvas
which is then pasted to a wall surface to give the effect of
either a hand-painted mural or realistic scene.
 TECHNIQUE been used….

• Mural is the only form of painting that is truly three-dimensional, since it

modifies and partakes of a given space.
• Byzantine mosaic decoration evinced the greatest respect for organic
architectural form.
• The great artists of the Renaissance, on the other hand, attempted to
create an illusionistic feeling for space, and the masters of the
subsequent
• Baroque period obtained such radical effects as to seem to dissolve
almost entirely the walls or ceilings.
• Second characteristic of mural painting is its broad public significance.
• The mural artist must conceive pictorially a social, religious, or patriotic
theme on the appropriate scale in reference both to the structural
exigencies of the wall and to the idea expressed.
• Many techniques have been used: encaustic painting, tempera painting,
fresco painting, ceramics, oil paint on canvas, and, more recently, liquid
silicate and fired porcelain enamel.
 LANDMARKS AND BOUNDARIES

No Rio de Janeiro itinerary would be complete without admiring the Etnias Okuda San Miguel’s 3rd Eye Dog in
Mural, one of the most beautiful spots in the city that has become Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
one of the most iconic landmarks in Brazil.
LANDMARKS AND BOUNDARIES

Episodes of Malayan History, by Cheong Laitong, 1962 The Orangutan House by Charles
Cham, Jonker Street, Melaka .
LANDMARKS AND BOUNDARIES

The Lonely Crowd by Poodien, Publika, Kuala Lumpur Pillars of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
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Jalan Alor
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