The effect of economical and cultural diversities on the mural art in universal train stations(America –Europe-Asia)

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor - Department of painting- Division: Mural Faculty of Fine Arts - Helwan University

Abstract

The research discus the artistic development that emerged upon the mural art work in train stations which have become one of the main transportation communal conveyance since the second half of the twentieth century ,therefore due to it’s highly importance grand cities paid attention to the important role of using visual arts to interact with their frequent train stations visitors through applying mural paintings, and to impose it's vital effect to revive and flourish historical and artistic styles and also to direct social recommendations through it that can express it’s specialty and fundamentals ,which allows it to develop the cultural and spiritual standards and affiliation of it's goers, cities and countries varies in it's mural paintings techniques ,methods and concept in their own train stations ,due to the diverse of economical and cultural heritage and properties differentiation, the research goal is to study that wide diversity of artistic values of the mural art work according to the cities embedded nature and it's zones atmosphere and to gain benefit of exposing and manifesting this universal experiences to enrich the Egyptian train stations, that can evolve in turning them to artistic galleries groomed by mural art works that suits with it's cultural and heritage specifications and care for the diversity of the designs and applied techniques according to each region and city nature and atmosphere differentiation of their goers, to achieve the grand aim of recruiting art to serve society.
Research Problem:
-how to gain benefit from mural painting due to it's characterization as one of the main methods in interacting with subway and surface train stations goers by broadcasting social and artistic and cultural messages to them through murals.
-the ability of adjusting mural subjects and designs and the suitable material to evolve and enhance the beautification standards of the highly gathering locations as in subway and surface train stations .

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