Hole School

Whilst researching my specialist research project I came across an amazing type of stencil street art nicknamed 'Hole School' by the Italian artists Sten & Lex who were the first to kick off this technique.

Murals vs. Hand painted Wallpaper

From the beginning of my specialist research project I have been so confused about the cross over in Murals and Hand painted wallpaper. When I think of a mural I normally think of a picture painted on a wall, but when I think about hand painted wallpaper i think of a chinoiserie scenic setting painted on fine paper. However, I guess the word mural is so vague, and from doing my research it seems anything can be a mural if its painted directly onto a wall/ceiling/floor, so I came to the conclusion that hand painted wallpaper is basically a large mural. And then ... I got confused again, if the wallpaper is painted on panels then maybe it isn't mural? Is it only a mural if your just paint the design directly onto the wall? Oh golly i'm confused again!

So to make things easier for myself, I'm going to focus on hand painted wallpaper styles either in a mural style or not.

Murals in interior design

Today everyone likes to have a nice interior, so it isn't surprising that having a hand painted mural in your home or hip restaurant is back in vogue. Think of the feature wall, its normally some really nice wall paper, a bold colour or more recently something really eye catching. This craze is something I'm really interested in, why do people want them? Who is likely to buy them and how much do they cost? How do you go about painting one?

A very BRIEF history of Murals

Murals are probably the oldest form of art dating back thousands of years, to the late stone ages and there are many surving murals from the Egyptian ear (around 3150BC) and is a piece of art painted directly onto a wall/ceiling.

Specialist Research Project

I have decided to do my Specialist Research Project on hand painted wallpaper/murals as I feel this is an area I could go into as a freelancer after I graduate if I can't find any jobs in theatre or film/tv! I keep on finding myself on Google images looking at chinoise wallpaper, or on Timorous Beasties website (the Glasgow based textile and wallpaper company) and I find myself in awe of their beauty and I am desperate to try replicate some designs for my walls in my flat - however I am beginning to run out of walls!