Current Trends in Wall Art

THE BIG PICTURE Current Trends in Wall Art Presented by Karin Eaton Executive Director Mural Routes Changing the Landscape: 12 th National Mural Symposium October 17 th , 2009 Midland, Ontario

In the beginning…. Over the past many centuries muralists have left their mark as chroniclers, visual storytellers, messengers of the times in which they live.

School of Athens , Raphael (1508-1511) Vatican City, Italy

Observations: TRENDS IN MURAL MAKING You can trace the changes in mural trends from the glorification and beautification of churches, palaces and other institutions, through expressions of protest and social upheaval to an era of commercialism, expressions of culture and heritage to a time of more freedom of expression and styles. Follow the money, follow the passion Major Movers in setting current trends in mural making Judy Baca – Social Planning & Resource Council (SPARC) Los Angeles, CA Karl Schutz – Chemainus Festival of Murals & Global Mural Conference Jane Golden – Mural Art Program, Philadelphia

Glorification & Beautification
Public Art Commissions
Decorative murals
Advertising
Urban Renewal
Community Engagement
Celebrating Heritage
Cultural Expression
Tourism & Economic Development
Youth employment and education
Social messaging
Memorials
Marking Territory
Random acts of wall art
TRENDS IN MURAL MAKING
ALL MURALS
Tell a Story
Change the Landscape
Create a Sense of Place

Academe , John Pugh, 1980 - Taylor Hall, Chico, CA Public Commissions

Curtain Wall Derek Besant, 1980 Toronto, Canada Public Commissions

Public Commissions Sense of Place, Frank Perna, 1997 - Kennedy Subway Station, Toronto

Light Walk , John Pugh, 2001 - Palo Alto Medical Foundation, CA Public Commissions

Public Commissions 100 Years of Lincoln’s South High Street Gary Drostle, 2002 Lincoln, UK

Public Commissions Calle de la Eternidad , Johanna Poethig, - Los Angeles, CA, 1993

Public Commissions Loop Tattoo , Johanna Poethig, - Chicago, IL, 2005/06 Non-woven media

Public Commission Indian Land Dancing , Todd Osborne & Tracy Van Duinen Chicago, IL, 2008

Public Commissions Often sponsored by institutions or government agencies. Also funded as percent for art projects or by private patrons of the arts. Kids Play , Bill Wrigley, 2006 – Toronto, Canada

Private Commissions Meditation , in memory of Arthur & Helen Joynt Artist: Carol Knowlton Dority Westminister United Church, Whitby, Ontario, Canada, 2009

Political Murals In the mid-20 th Century, protest and political murals made a big impact on both the movements that they represented and on mural making of the time. Mexico, Northern Ireland and the Berlin Wall all had examples of this type of mural art. Much of this has disappeared. But the influences remain. Greeting to Taniperla reproduction, in Toronto, of a mural destroyed in Chiapas, Mexico 1998 The mural has also been painted in Barcelona, Madrid and Bilbao, Spain; Florence, Italy; Mexico City, Mexico; Oakland, California; San Francisco, California.

Political Murals Murals of Northern Ireland

Bobby Sands mural on gable wall of Sinn Fein offices on Falls Road, Belfast Political Murals

Memorial Murals Woodstock Road, East Belfast

SPARC’s first public art project and its true signature piece, the Great Wall is a landmark pictorial representation of the history of ethnic peoples of California from prehistoric times to the 1950’s, conceived by SPARC’S artistic director and founder Judith F. Baca. Begun in 1974 and completed over five summers, the Great Wall employed over 400 youth and their families from diverse social and economic backgrounds working with artists, oral historians, ethnologists, scholars, and hundreds of community members. The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of LA’s true cultural landmarks and one of the country’s most respected and largest monuments to inter-racial harmony . Social messages

Social messages To Cause to Remember, Johanna Poethig - homeless shelter in San Francisco, CA 1990

The goal is to create 30 murals, in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), that depict each of the 30 human rights Articles in the UDHR. To help commemorate this milestone anniversary in the international fight for human rights, community groups and artists are collaborating with Amnesty International on this powerful citywide project. Project: Urban Canvas Initiated by Amnesty International Toronto in 2008 Article # 26, UDHR YOUTHLINK Toronto, ON, 2008. Social Messages

Heritage Murals This movement started in Chemainus BC, Canada in the mid-1980’s and spread to small communities across North America, New Zealand, Australia and the UK. They are often associated with tourism and economic development . Native Heritage, Paul Ygartua – Chemainus Festival of Murals , BC 1983

Heritage Portraits of Our Past, Sarah Collard – Village of Islington, Toronto, 2008

Heritage & Tourism Century of Sport, Alan Potter – Invergordon, Scotland, 2007

Heritage & Tourism Pipes and Drams , Anna Smith – Invergordon, Scotland, 2006

Heritage & Tourism Decades of Green Dragons Basketball, Keith Goodson – Lake Placid, Florida, 2008

Heritage In the Way of Progress, Phil, Jennifer & Jamie Richards Scarborough, ON, 1996

Heritage Prairie Denizens Pat Kirkwood Halverston Lampman, Sask., 2009

Heritage St Andrews Harbour 1907, Geoff Slater – St Andrews, NB, 2007

Heritage Valour Road Commemorative Mural, Charlie Johnston Winnipeg, Man., 2008

Heritage Emily Carr’s Beloved Trees , Steffen Junemann – Chemainus, BC, 2008

Heritage Hyde Park Kenwood Oakland mural, detail, Rahmaan Barnes – Chicago, IL, 2008

Decorative DeBoers Gallery Door Entrance, Lambertus DeGraaf - Owen Sound, ON, 2003

Decorative Dyonsius – Wine Cellar Ceiling E’ Terra Inn Michael Marcotte

Advertising/Signage Artist, Robert Mataranglo

Urban Renewal Rush of Fall, Phillip Adams & David Guinn – Montreal, Quebec, 2009

Urban Renewal 24 th and Mission Utility Box, 2006 Precita Eyes Muralist Association and Creativity Explored 24th and Mission Utility Box, 2006 Precita Eyes Muralist Association

Urban Renewal Achieving Harmony, 2009 Past and Present, 2008 Sarah Collard, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Urban Renewal / Youth Engagement Recontre entre les cultures / Where diversity meets, Yannick Picard, Montreal, Quebec, 2007

Community Lewisham Street Rhythms, Gary Drostle - London / United Kingdom, 2003

Community Bert Monterona - Port Coquitlam, BC, 2009

Community Bert Monterona - International Mural Festival , Winnipeg, Man. 2007

Community Reflections of Good, Juan Chavez – Chicago, IL, 2006

Youth engagement Puppets, Daniel Adoot, Michael Brown, YiRu Li, Jessey Pacho, Izzy Rashid – Toronto, 2008

Youth engagement Youthlink, Harbourfront Community Centre project – Toronto, 2004/05

Youth engagement Peace Dove, Soulimage artists, WonG, Manny, Ben & Jay – Toronto, 2009

Youth Engagement It Takes a Village to Raise a Child, Youth Project Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre, Toronto, ON, 2009

Youth Education Reflections on Beauty, detail with Jaime, Youth Employment and Education Project - Toronto, ON, 2007

Community Engagement /Youth Education/Social Message Come-Unity, Rob Matejka, Tristan, Johnny, Maggie, Jordan – Mural Routes Urban Canvas Project -Toronto, 2009

Youth Engagement 3 Toronto Graffiti Writers Painting Graffiti, Gonzo, Phade & Espr Toronto, ON 2009

Urban Renewal / Community Engagement Philadelphia Muses, Meg Saligman Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, 1999

Urban Renewal / Community Engagement Behold the Open Door, John Laidacker & Re-entry workers – Mural Arts Program in collaboration with Philadelphia Prison System, Philadelphia, 2008

Urban Renewal / Community Engagement Holding Grandmother’s Quilt Donald Gensler – Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia, 2004

Random Acts of Wall Art Keith Haring, Subway Art, New York

Random Acts of Wall Art Banksy, Street artist, UK

Random Acts of Wall Art Banksy, UK

Random Acts of Wall Art Tusk, Queen/Portland Alley, Toronto

Random Acts of Wall Art Trace was painted by Mat Hand as a gift to Toronto when he was staying there prior, to being the keynote speaker at the 12 th National Mural Symposium. The mural depicts Cathy, a former Torontonian now living in Berlin, where the artist resides. Trace - Mat Hand, 2009

Current Trend - Materials and Methods
Fresco
Paint
Plywood panels
Aluminium
Vinyl
Canvas
Non-woven media
Mosaic
Mixed media
Video / illumination
Walls – also ceilings and floors
Utility boxes
Street furniture
Vehicles

http://www.muralroutes.com http://www.danfulwiler.com/muralsaroundtheworld/ http://murals.trompe-l-oeil.info/ http://www.globalartsandtourism.net/global/index.html CURRENT MURAL RESOURCES There is a vast library of books and online documentation of murals, mural projects and mural artists. The websites below provide links to many other sources.

THE BIG PICTURE Current Trends in Wall Art Presented by Karin Eaton Executive Director Mural Routes Mural Routes gratefully acknowledges the support of: Ontario Trillium Foundation Toronto Arts Council Ontario Arts Council City of Toronto and the hard work of the volunteers and groups that help to achieve its goals. Working together to enhance communities through mural art

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