Mural Artists Behind the Scene

Mural Artists (Behind the Scene) Most of you are enjoying looking at murals and many of you would love a mural in your homes or offices. However, not everyone can afford one, at least this is what most of you are thinking... Murals are not as expensive as it seems. Here is some 'food for thought' for you - when getting an artist to paint a mural, you are not planning to replace the mural too soon or you won't replace it at all! How much do you pay for your furniture that you are going to get rid of in two-three years? And how much does the mural cost? While questioning the 'expensive' or 'affordable' one would have to question why murals are what they are and how they are done. There are many things involved. Besides its intellectual and artistic side, mural work is a very physical task. The artist has to have liability insurance that he has to pay for. He has to bring and install one or more scaffolds (or rent these) and set up the working space. Working on a scaffold demands physical effort while climbing up and down during the day. If standing for a long time legs and feet become tired. Is sitting on a stool, back is never straight and one gets back pain. If painting on a high wall, one has to reach for every corner, and he might find himself standing on top of his toes for a very long time! Same thing happens when painting the very bottom of the wall - one has to sit with his back bend forward or in a squatting position. When painting a ceiling things get worse - one has to paint standing or sitting with his head bend toward the back, which is an awkward and dangerous position for one's head. When sitting in this position for long time, one gets head, neck, and back pain. Therefore, don't be surprised if the artist will work six hours instead of eight, or he will take longer breaks while stretching and lying down in floor. Things get more complicated when the artist has to transfer the drawing or use cutouts and such. As you can see, the process of mural art painting is not only about inspiration, but also about many challenges, and I hope you will appreciate it in a different way. In conclusion, I would like to invite you to read Michelangelo's despairing poem while painting the Sistine Chapel: "Here like a cat in a Lombardy sewer!Swelter and toil! With my neck puffed out like a pigeon, belly hanging like an empty sack, beard pointing at the ceiling, and my brain fallen backwards in my head! Breastbone bulging like a harpy's and my face, from drips and droplets, patterned like a marble pavement. Ribs are poking in my guts; the only way to counterweight my shoulders is to stick my butt out. Don't know where my feet are- they're just dancing by themselves! In front I've sagged and stretched; behind, my back is tauter than an archer's bow!" I am a professional mural, fiber artist, and college professor. 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". Georgeta Fondos http://www.muralsbygeorgeta.com/ Rate this Article

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Georgeta Fondos has published 11 articles. Article submitted on October 27, 2013. Word count: 506

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