Course Overview
This course explores murals as public living spaces, visual geographical
multi-layered zones for political activism, expressing cultural identity and politics, social/cultural awareness and aesthetic advancement. Starting with Mexican social realist painters from the early 1930’s to the present murals brought forth from the BLM movement, we will look at these installations as sources of meaning and forms of social justice activism. We ask, what is the role of mural art as it is displayed strategically in public spaces? Where does public space become available and to whom? Who claims public spaces and how? How do we define public space and who has the authority to have a voice and be heard in the public realm and why? Mural Project will provide a historical and current day lens of murals while providing hands-on experiences in public spaces by working on walls.
This course explores murals as public living spaces, visual geographical
multi-layered zones for political activism, expressing cultural identity and politics, social/cultural awareness and aesthetic advancement. Starting with Mexican social realist painters from the early 1930’s to the present murals brought forth from the BLM movement, we will look at these installations as sources of meaning and forms of social justice activism. We ask, what is the role of mural art as it is displayed strategically in public spaces? Where does public space become available and to whom? Who claims public spaces and how? How do we define public space and who has the authority to have a voice and be heard in the public realm and why? Mural Project will provide a historical and current day lens of murals while providing hands-on experiences in public spaces by working on walls.
- Instructor: Jack Leamy