Philadelphia City Mural Art Features

In this paper, through investigation and research of the mural of Philadelphia,Philadelphia from the characteristics of the mural, the thesis systematically in theview of cultural background and value. Under the trend of contemporary Americanart form of murals in Philadelphia has its own unique artistic features, its style blendsabstract idealism and realism. Under the background of city development, theconcept of art reform and break through the shackles of traditional painting artist, tocreate many of the fresco art with modern aesthetic idea, its expression from thepast single traditional painting form becomes is given priority to with compositematerials, techniques, and integration of different national cultural characteristicsand the form of murals in the concept of innovation.The core content of articlemainly stated in the second chapter, general situation of the whole mural from thePhiladelphia, including urban murals in the overall environment on the influence androle, and to the cultural background of the birth of new art concept, puts forwardnew requirements on mural art. The third chapter to the values of urban space as themain target, describes the murals in the urban public space of a full function andeffect, it not only changed the life of people living environment, more rich peoplesinner world. Last chapter main content to present situation of Shanghai urban muralsmade analysis, the author himself after inspired by Philadelphia city mural artisticfeatures, the development of mural art in Shanghai put forward some personal pointof view.Author during the study in the United States, not only to the city ofPhiladelphia mural field investigation, the study of art in New York city public spaceat the same time. Included in the New York metropolitan museum, museum ofmodern art in New York, guggenheim museum of art, such as venue visit, learn tounderstand the growth and development of contemporary art. Along with thedevelopment of modern visual art in the United States, modern mural painting andother painting between the biggest difference is that it is not like easel painting candepict arbitrarily according to the authors personal feelings, but must be supportedby its subsidiary building environment, and by its unique artistic charm to change and perfect the construction of building environment. When people are keen onbuilding environment beautification, murals decorative nature became a kind of thebest and the most fashionable choice, as a result, modern mural painting has widerinclusion of the significance in concept and development of space.