STYLISTIC FEATURES AND IDEOLOGICAL CODES OF MODERN URBAN MURALS: THE CASE OF IVANO-FRANKIVSK CITY

S. Chuchuk

Abstract


The article presents the analysis of artistic murals in the environment of modern cities, drawing on examples from Ivano-Frankivsk city, author’s reflections as well as on published sources. Particular attention is paid to stylistic features and ideological codes of the wall paintings. The paper deals with traditional, conceptual and religiously-themed murals, illuminates issues of their correlations with urban spaces, highlights main modern styles and artistic practices used in the process of mural design. The research reported here contributes to the urban studies and understanding of effective forms of art integration into environments of modern cities.

Keywords: mural, urban environment, artistic practices, wall painting, visual space.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26886/2520-7474.6(44)2020.7

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