WALL MURALS
WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF WALL MURAL?
Murals can serve many purposes. Traditionally murals were intended primarily to beautify public or private spaces. However, murals have also become a medium for political or social commentary over time. Murals can also be used to memorialize or record a historical event.
Murals can transform a public space by adding color and beauty to otherwise plain building walls and streets. In many places, the walls of urban cities are ugly and go unnoticed. But with the addition of murals, we can entirely transform spaces that were once austere or downtrodden.
Once industrial areas, London's Shoreditch and Brick Lanes districts have been turned into tourist attractions with murals and street art. Murals are used to attract new local businesses and boost an area's economy by making it an art destination.
Murals can also memorialize people or events. For example, in Berlin, the once divisive Berlin wall's remains now serve as an open-air gallery. Of the 105 murals on this wall, many were painted in 1990 as a memorial to the reunification of Germany.