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mural

vr.tr.mural · PHY.PLC

Let an agent explain mural types and techniques, describe specific murals with sources, present political murals neutrally with attribution, and support commissioning and conservation.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain mural types and techniques, describe specific murals with sources, present political murals neutrally with attribution, and support commissioning and conservation.

A large painting or artwork applied directly to a wall or ceiling, including fresco and secco painting, ceramic and mosaic murals, street murals and traditional forms such as Litema wall decoration and Ramayana temple murals, made for religious, civic, political and decorative purposes; murals range from ancient and Renaissance works to political murals such as those of Northern Ireland and contemporary street art.

What it is for: Art on walls.

It can be explain mural types and techniques; describe specific murals; present political murals neutrally; support commissioning and conservation.

Distinguishing features

Architectural support

Large scale

Public or communal

Varied techniques

What it looks like

Large painted or applied images on walls or ceilings.

How it is recognised

Applied directly to architecture

Large scale

A framed painting hung on a wall is not a mural

Related models

is a kind of - category

painting

is a kind of - category

wall art

is related to - muralists

visual artist

is related to - decorative traditions

applied arts

In practice

Families and kinds

fresco and secco murals

ceramic and mosaic murals

street and community murals

political and commemorative murals

traditional decorative murals such as Litema

Standards and regulation

Planning and property permissions for murals

Heritage protection for historic murals

Copyright and moral rights of muralists

Failure modes and hazards

Unauthorised painting

Decay and vandalism

Partisan presentation of political murals

Also called

ceramic muralMurals in Northern Irelandstreet muralBilbao La Vieja MuralsRamayana muralsLitemaKerala mural paintingSupergraphicsMurals in BerlinWall painting in TurkeySaura paintingLüftlmalereiMurals of Revolutionary NicaraguaMurals of BonampakTibetan Buddhist wall paintingsHospital Saint Bois MuralsShamailEntrance mural to CardedeuGothic muralMurals in SingaporePhallus paintings in BhutanMexican muralismwall paintingreligious ceramic panelChilean muralismfresco

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify Murals and techniques.

Recognition.

Specific

A specific mural.

Specific

Specific mural.

  1. What is this mural, who made it, when, and what does it depict, according to sources? provenance
  2. Which entry fits it? action

Technique

Techniques.

Technique

Techniques.

  1. How do fresco, secco, ceramic and mosaic mural techniques differ? definition
  2. What are traditions such as Litema or Ramayana murals, as described by their communities? provenance
Make Commissioning murals.

Practice.

Commission

Commissioning.

Commission

Commissioning.

  1. How can a mural be commissioned, including artist selection, permissions and budget? action
  2. Which permissions are required here? provenance

Rights

Rights.

Rights

Rights.

  1. Which copyright and moral rights protect muralists, including against removal? provenance
  2. How are community murals credited? provenance
Conserve Care and heritage.

Conservation.

Care

Conserving murals.

Care

Conservation.

  1. How are murals conserved against weather, decay and vandalism? provenance
  2. Which are protected as heritage? provenance

Visit

Visiting murals.

Visit

Visiting.

  1. Which notable murals can be visited here, and are there tours? provenance
  2. Which etiquette applies? provenance
Meaning Murals and society.

Attribution.

Political

Political murals.

Political

Political murals.

  1. What do political murals such as those in Northern Ireland or Mexican muralism express, and how are the positions of communities and historians attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

History

History of murals.

History

History.

  1. How have murals developed from cave and ancient painting to contemporary street art? provenance
  2. Which muralists are notable? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should street art be a separate entry?
  • How should mural registers be linked?
  • How should political murals be attributed?
Draft as JSON