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MURAL ART

MURAL ART 1:
JAW DROPPING BEAUTY

1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the
painting Jaw Dropping
Beauty is Chua Chi Yan.
She came second in the
Painting on Site
category in Laman Seni
Seksyen 7 and is
currently a design
student in Taylors
University.

2.DESCRIPTION OF THE MURAL ART

Jaw Dropping Beauty is a mural painting that aims to


opens the public eye to the endangerment of hippopotamus
as poachers hunt them down for their teeth, the newest
alternative to ivory.

BY CREATING A PLAYFUL AND FUN MURAL PAINTING that grabs


peoples attention and have them to appreciate the
beauty of animals and not abuse them for our own good.
the artist also uses augmented reality effect to make the
mural more interactive and colourful.

HOW Does THE ARTIST


POTRAYs
HIS MESSAGE ?

3.The concepts

3.PERCEPTION
-THE Large,friendly shape,intruiging font

and smartly used extrusion makes it fun &


interactive.

4.conflict

-the large comical artwork


is in conflict with the message.

1.closure

we see the empty space


and automatically our our
minds merges that void into the
artwork itself.

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5.language

-The language conveys both


literal and metaphorical
meaning,jaw dropping and the hippos jaw.

2.SELECTIVE ATTENTION

-The Mural focuses our attention to the


gaping mouth,which is where the focus of the
artwork lies.

MURAL ART 2:
QUIT SMOKING

1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the 3D
installation Quit Smoking
is Syafiq Rasyid Bin
Abdul Jalil. !
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Syafiq Rashyid Abdul


Jalils creativity in his
3D installation piece
Quit Smoking earned
him the top spot and
RM8,000 prize money.
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2.Description of the Mural Art

Quit Smoking is an 3D installation piece that aims to open up


the smokers eye as to how harmful smoking is and how it
can affects a smokers life and even worse, their loved ones.

HOW does THE ARTIST POTRAY


HIS MESSAGE ?

by creating a 3D lung ashtray


placed on the wall that depicts
the repulsing image of their
lung every time a smoker finish
their cigarettes.

3.THE CONCEPTS
1.subjective perception
-the color black here indicates
the lung failure of a smoker
which is darkened by the
nicotine and tobacco
within the cigarettes.

2. non-verbal messages
-The other half failed lung
depicts how cigarettes will cause
fatal destruction to a smokers health
and could ruined his life.

3.conflict
the contrast between the
healthy and the damaged lung
creates a conflict between between
non-smokers and smokers.

5.intercultural communication
-The contrast of the smoker and
the non smoker create a sense of
dialogue between a non-smoker
and a smokers culture.

4.mass communication
-the clear and distinctive message
is being projected in a public space
to the masses.

MURAL ART 3:
SINGLE MOTHER

1.ARTIST BACKGROUND
The artist behind the mural painting
is Kenji Chai who was born and
raised in the Sandakan,Sabah and
currently lives in Kuala Lumpur.
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His works includes the use of cute !


and vibrant characters with his main
medium being graffiti combining
elements of pop culture,fictional
censorship and a positive mental
attitude,in all he creates layered
scenes of mischief.

2.DESCRIPTION OF THE MURAL ART

Single Mother is a mural painting aims to potray a mothers unconditional


love to provide the best for her child despite the high living cost. besides that,
the artwork also introduces the malaysian culture as well as the origin of
orang utan.

BY creating a painting of an orang utan


carrying her offspring while trying to
survive in the high cost of the concrete
junge, metaphorically potraying the
struggle and burden of a single mother
in malaysia.

HOW does THE ARTIST POTRAY


HIS MESSAGE ?

3.the concepts
5.perception
A sombre mood conveyed through faded colours
and serious expressions of the orang utan.

1.physical appearance

-The mother orang utan has an expression


of fierceness mixed with determination on her face.
As she reaches for the bananas,
the disorganized array of baby needs are
contributing points of emphasis
to her physical appearance.

2.movement
-The body posture such as the outstretched arm
and scattered objects create a sense of dynamism.
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3.space and proximity

-The mother and child orang utan are huddled close together,
signifying a close maternal relationship.

4.conflict
-Depicts the battle of a single mother against the
everyday challenge of raising a child in an urban environment.
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