Murals - 22 examples

Mural art is any work of art that the artist applies to a ceiling or wall, usually in a public space. Mural art can either be done on canvas and applied on the wall or painted directly onto the surface of a permanent substrate (aka the wall).

Most mural artists use a fresco painting technique, while others paint on surfaces using aerosol cans, airbrushes, rollers, or painter’s brushes. Other common materials used to create murals include acrylic paint, oil paint, and tempera. Today, murals form a vital part of urban art with iconic work from world-renowned artists like Os Gemeos, Shepard Fairey, and Keith Haring.

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At age 95, Fumiko Hori created this mural for the Fukushima Airport

Ceramics, Murals / 3 minutes of reading
Fumiko Hori supervised the installation of the mural herself, quite an impressive feat for a woman aged 95 at the time. The giant relief wall was based on Hori’s original painting at the CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio. The relief carving at the airport helps to create an illusion of depth on an otherwise shallow surface. …

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The Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library & Vladimir Rusakov’s impressive mural

Murals, Paintings / 3 minutes of reading
The Miguel Lerdo de Tejada Library is an impressive feat of architecture, but even more impressive is its large-scale mural, covering 2000 square meters. The library, one of Mexico’s most important resources for financial records and heritage book collections, houses psychedelic frescoes that tell the story of revolutionary scenes throughout history. Mexicans …

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Jean Dubuffet’s Villa Falbala – His largest sculpture

Murals, Sculptures / 3 minutes of reading
Who was Jean Dubuffet? Sculptor and painter Jean Dubuffet had his art styles that shunned classic aesthetics for what he perceived as original and idealistic. Despite his radical approach to art, the renowned sculptor left many artworks that mark his career as incredible. Closerie Falbala At the top of his artworks was the Closerie Falbala, …

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How did Banksy’s Girl with Balloon end up in a shredder?

Murals, Paintings, Street Art / 10 minutes of reading
Who is Banksy? Banksy, according to some sources, was born in 1974 in Bristol, United Kingdom. He is one of the world’s most secretive artists. Most of his fans don’t know how he looks likes. Over the years, Banksy has won over many hearts with his humorous and thought-provoking stencil works, which would appear in …

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What makes Cy Twombly’s Louvre ceiling painting so special?

Murals, Paintings / 6 minutes of reading
If you ever find yourself in Paris, Cy Twombly’s mural in Louvre is well worth visiting. Cy Twombly was remarkable in every way, having created a lasting legacy with his works, including sculptures, paintings, drawings, and photography. He was one of the key figures in 20th-century art. In his works, he combined painting and …

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Andy Warhol’s scandalous 13 Most Wanted Men: Destroyed within days

Installations, Murals, Paintings, Photography / 3 minutes of reading
Andy Warhol commissioned to create his first and only public art piece Pop provocateur Andy Warhol was never a stranger to controversy. In 1964, as part of a series of commissions for the New York State Pavilion, Warhol was commissioned to work on an installation displayed on the face of the pavilion, which was to …

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Brad Downey – I’m Lovin It, 2009, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany

McDonald’s didn’t pay for Brad Downey’s mural

Murals, Paintings, Street Art / 2 minutes of reading
Who is Brad Downey? Brad Downey has consolidated a reputation for himself in the street art community as an artist who has a flair for navigating gray areas in society. His work in public is an expert combination of culture and sensationalism, which are both presented and partnered with media-friendly and pop culture acceptable imagery. …

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Joan Miró’s most impressive ceramics & murals

Ceramics, Installations, Murals / 20 minutes of reading
Throughout his career, Joan Miró created numerous notable artworks that earned him worldwide critical acclaim. He was never the one to play by the book and by rubbing shoulders with the most famous creatives of his generation; Miró was open to the influence of any works of art, movement, manifestos, and schools. Nevertheless, his …

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Why are Sol LeWitt’s wall drawings so influential?

Murals, Paintings / 4 minutes of reading
Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings 1,350 Wall Drawings in four decades Over the course of his prolific and influential career, Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) produced approximately 1,350 wall drawings, comprising approximately 3,500 installations at more than 1,200 venues. Why did Sol LeWitt let others paint his ideas? Early in his career, Sol LeWitt began to have others …

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Karl Haendel – Scribble, 2009, paint on brick, 441 Broadway, New York feat

Karl Haendel’s large murals don’t make any sense

Murals, Paintings, Street Art / 2 minutes of reading
Los Angeles & New York: One mural each In 2009, Los Angeles-based artist Karl Haendel made two large scribble murals. One was his first public installation in New York. The other, a similar painting, was executed in Los Angeles. His gigantic scribbles are an anti-heroic gesture with roots in street art, public mark-making and a …

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Krink’s / Craig Costello’s intriguing drip paintings in Hawaii

Graffiti, Murals, Paintings / 2 minutes of reading
Who is Craig Costello Craig Costello became known for his distinctive graffiti work on the streets of New York City in the 1990s. His breakthrough came when he started experimenting with homemade ink markers using a mixture of ink and other materials. This resulted in a signature drippy effect that set his work apart from …

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