Murals

Any piece of art on a wall or a ceiling can be termed as a Mural. Mural paintings or just murals are being created from the 19th Century. Some believe those cave paintings were also a form of Murals.

We see examples of Murals across civilisations and yes, across countries as well.  Kerala murals in 14th Century, Frescos of Italy are few of the examples of mural paintings in middle ages.

Painting techniques of murals has transformed across ages, carving on caves, to dry plaster method in Kerala murals. In Italy wet paste using water-soluble colours and lime wash was introduced, In modern times oil and water-based media is being used to create murals.

The technique has transformed in-form, such as painting on canvas and then pasting on walls.

In recent times, Graffiti also has been said to be a Mural painting type and is used to express views especially political.

We see examples of Murals across civilizations and yes, across countries as well.  Kerala murals in 14th Century, Frescoes of Italy are few of the examples of mural paintings in middle ages.