Mural

About: Mural is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1144 publications have been published within this topic receiving 5050 citations.

“The Brothers on the Walls” International Solidarity and Irish Political Murals

Abstract: The article considers in detail a particular aspect of the political murals painted by the republican movement in Northern Ireland, namely their references to international themes rather than solely Irish matters These murals are seen as an instance of solidarity with people in struggle elsewhere—against imperialism and state oppression—and thus represent recognition by Irish mural painters of their affinity to liberation movements elsewhere As such, the phenomenon points to the potential of subaltern nationalism to be progressive Finally, the article briefly considers the difficulties facing the other main mural tradition in Northern Ireland, that of the loyalists, to engage in a similar process of recognition and solidarity

Ecological Mural as Community Reconnection.

Abstract: Murals are particularly visually captivating forms of public art due to their size and accessibility. Mural images also capture public attention and provoke viewers to explore layers of meaning and find hidden stories. They are often in places that people come to visit, study, play, congregate and discuss matters that may relate to the content of the mural. To this end, murals can be effective tools for helping communities think about their environmental issues. This article discusses the Mystic River mural project in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA. It addresses how the local art councils, mural artists, local students, community members and non-profit organisations collaborated to carry out this ongoing mural project. The purpose of this research is to examine how Mystic River eco-murals were created, what challenges and benefits the eco-murals provided, how local social concerns were represented through the eco-murals, how eco-murals can continue to promote environmental awareness and inspire youth about their community and the local environment, and how the mural can continue to reflect or affect the meaning of the place. This process can serve as an example for other communities that seek to address their environmental concerns through public art.

In‐situ and laboratory Raman analysis in the field of cultural heritage: the case of a mural painting

Abstract: The present work exemplifies, over a mural painting from the 14th century, the advantages of an initial exhaustive research using latest generation hand-held spectrometers (Raman mainly) in order to perform the characterization of valuable objects of cultural heritage. These in-situ techniques (meaning on-site and non-destructive) are very useful to study the pigments and materials, to identify the nature and causes of some of the main sources of deterioration and to examine past repaints. In addition, the in-situ measurements are of great importance in the selection of micro-samples for the laboratory analyses. In this particular case, the combination of these results with the chemical imaging analyses in the laboratory (such as Raman and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry imaging) allowed the characterization of the mural painting, including, the identification of all restoration works applied in the past. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Influence of nostalgia on authenticity, satisfaction, and revisit intention: The case of Jidong mural alley in Korea

Abstract: The main purpose of the study is to examine the causal relationships among nostalgia, authenticity, satisfaction, and revisit intentions of tourists who visit the Jidong mural alley in Suwon, South...