Mural Art Ideas For Residential and Commercial Spaces

I am addressing this article to whose of you who are not artists, who don't know much about art, and who are looking for an artist muralist to paint murals for your home, office, or any other commercial space. Before starting, I would encourage you all to take an Art Appreciation class at your earliest convenience. A class like this is a must for every person, no matter of the major, for art is all around us and we shall learn about all its faces so we can appreciate it. Art Appreciation classes are offered at any community college. When it comes to murals for your home or for a commercial space, such as a restaurant or a hotel oftentimes you might not have any ideas of what it is that you want on your walls or ceiling. You can ask the artist to come up with some ideas. However, it is very helpful for the artist if you can describe in a few words what you visualize for your wall - it can be a favorite theme, style, character or at least a color palette... You would have to specify if you want a mural in a naturalistic style (a.k.a. realistic) with effects of trompe l'oeil or an abstract one? Also, you would have to let the artist know if you are familiar with any artwork or any artist's name that has created artwork similar to what you want. These are very important details for the artist because he or she would have to do some research (it can be part of the consultation fee or you would be charged per hour) The more detail you give to the artist, the less time the artist will spend looking for images or designing ideas for you. There are two ways of selecting ideas for your mural - you can select from other artists' artwork and ask the artist muralist if he can create a mural similar to provided examples. In this case many changes might intervene - the format, the content, the color palette, etc. For example, you might like a painting that is rectangular but your mural has to be square. The artist would have to come up with a sketch to show you what changes would have to be done so that the mural will be well balanced and will contain anything that you might want. Another way, which will be the most preferred by a mural professional, is when you give the artist the freedom to come up with an idea for you. The artist will have a look at your home and will have some questions for you to determine your tastes. This way he/she could come up with unique and original designs, and I can assure you that he will work on this with lots of passion. First, this is because this is a new approach, something that the artist has not created before, and second, he can develop a design that fits his tastes and his artistic needs as well. Moreover, all these 'original' designs might become part of a mural's publication and /or artist's presentations, etc. I am a professional mural and fiber artist. My mural portfolio consists of hand-painted public and residential murals in various styles, most of them located in South Florida. I am versed in both representational (realistic) and abstract art, and I am always looking forward to projects that challenge my thinking in generating original ideas. Most of my murals are painted in naturalistic style, using the trompe l'oeil effects (from French "to trick the eye".) http://www.muralsbygeorgeta.com/ Rate this Article

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Georgeta Fondos has published 11 articles. Article submitted on October 20, 2013. Word count: 514

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Most residential murals are created with the purpose to beautify the space but also to give it more depth and definition. Trompe l'oeil is one of the favored techniques by many. This technique has been used for years; you can see some great examples with trompe l'oeil murals in early Roman frescoes.

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