The document discusses several murals located in Penang, Georgetown and Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. It provides background information on the artists and organizations involved in creating the murals. The murals aim to raise awareness of social issues through their artistic depictions and use of color, imagery, and concepts like intercultural communication and conflict. Key murals discussed include "Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat", "In A Kopi Tiam Kitchen", and "Singing In The Rain".

1. COMMUNICATING
THROUGH
MURAL ART

2. PENANG
GEORGETOWN

3. LOVE ME LIKE YOUR
FORTUNE CAT

4. ARTIST BACKGROUND
ASA (Artist for Stray Animals)
Non-Profit Organization
Lead by Tang Yeok Khang | Louis Low | Natthaton
Muangkliang, Involved In ‘101 Lost Kittens’

5. OBJECTIVE OF ASA
To use art as a medium
in creating social
awareness, drawing
attention to the plight
of stray cats and dogs.

6. 101 LOST KITTEN
Creating awareness
regarding the issue of
finding a home for stray
animals, using mural
hunting and Facebook
contests

8. DESCRIPTION
“Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat”
An art which calls upon every owner to love their
pets like how they love the fortune cat.
Fortune cats or ‘Maneki-neko’, are believed to
bring wealth or luck to businesses

9. FIVE CONCEPTS
SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION
-Fortune cats bring luck and good
-Black cat dedicate unlucky and
dirty.
CONFLICT
-Conflict: Colour conflict between
black and red.
-Used to convey different message.
- A common Japanese figurine
that had been bring into
Malaysia Chinese culture.
INTERCULTURAL
COMMUNICATION
NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION
-An eye contact
-Eyeball looking upward shows jealousy
SELECTIVE ATTENTION
-The mural is drawing an
attention to the black cat’s
wish to be as lucky as the
fortune cat.

10. KOPITIAM
KITCHEN

11. ARTIST BACKGROUND
WK Setor
Born in KL, A contributor of a
number of murals to the
Penang Street Art scene.
Most popular mural is "I Want Pau" Mural

12. DESCRIPTION
“In A Kopi Tiam Kitchen”
A scene of a Chinese coffee shop which is filled
with details of various items in the style of an old
Chinese kopitiam.

13. FIVE CONCEPTS
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the boy
and the baby as they play with one
another
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Representing one of the Malaysian Chinese
culture which is different from others.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Smile of the girl shows her happiness and
cheerfulness
PERCEPTION (SIMILARITY)
Actual items such as a boiler, a
grandfather clock and a tin of
Milo.
PROXIMITY
Teacups on the shelf are perceived as a
set due to its close proximity and
similar arrangement

14. PJ
SS2

15. SINGING IN THE RAIN

16. ARTIST BACKGROUND
Studio Selipar is a group of artists
who wish to portray the leisure of
life through art.
Mural art by Faiz Yunus, Woh Jing Hao and Kar Lai. They
came second in the “Wall Art Competition 2015” category in
Laman Seni Seksyen 2, Petaling Jaya.

17. “Singing In The Rain”
A call for people to take a break, slow down their
rhythm of life and enjoy the artwork, through the
use of a variety of colors
DESCRIPTION

19. -Between socioeconomic group
-Difference between adults and children
FIVE CONCEPTS
-Black: dull and boring life
-Colours: enjoyable and carefree life
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION
INTERPRETATION
The colour spread out could be a letter “M” or
the flowing rain
MOVEMENT & POSTURE
-Big strides shows urgency
-Kid’s posture indicates carefree mentality
CONFLICT
-Between colour contrast
-Shows different point of view towards life
of adults and children

20. SUARA ANAK
MALAYSIA

21. Happy Human is a group of artist
from Dasein Academy of Art
which contain of 14 students.
Involved in ‘Suara Project’ which advance design as a
powerful craft to communicate an idea with local vocal
ARTIST BACKGROUND

22. “Suara Anak Malaysia”
A graphical depiction of the different thoughts
found among Malaysians of different background
and races in the country.
DESCRIPTION

24. FIVE CONCEPTS
Intergroup Conflict
Disagreement that may happen between two or
more ethnic groups and their members
Intercultural Communication
Mural depicts the existence of different
races in Malaysia through the different
languages
Mass Communication
-Message intended for the masses of individuals
-Limited feedbacks
-Open to public
Perception Process : Figure and Ground
White figures serve as the subject while the
black wall serves as the bacground.
Slang
Informal words commonly used between
people from same social group

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