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COMMUNICATINGTHROUGH MURAL ART
PENANGGEORGETOWN
LOVE ME LIKE YOURFORTUNE CAT
ARTIST BACKGROUND
ASA (Artist for Stray Animals)Non-Profit Organization
Lead by Tang Yeok Khang | Louis Low | Natthaton Muangkliang, Involved In ‘101 Lost Kittens’
OBJECTIVE OF ASA
To use art as a medium in creating social awareness, drawing attention to the plight of stray cats and dogs.
101 LOST KITTEN
Creating awareness regarding the issue of
finding a home for stray animals, using mural
hunting and Facebook contests
DESCRIPTION
“Love Me Like Your Fortune Cat”An art which calls upon every owner to love their
pets like how they love the fortune cat.
Fortune cats or ‘Maneki-neko’, are believed to bring wealth or luck to businesses
FIVE CONCEPTS SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION-Fortune cats bring luck and good-Black cat dedicate unlucky and dirty.
CONFLICT
-Conflict: Colour conflict between black and red.-Used to convey different message.
- A common Japanese figurine that had been bring into Malaysia Chinese culture.
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION-An eye contact -Eyeball looking upward shows jealousy
SELECTIVE ATTENTION-The mural is drawing an attention to the black cat’s wish to be as lucky as the fortune cat.
KOPITIAM KITCHEN
ARTIST BACKGROUND
WK Setor Born in KL, A contributor of a
number of murals to the Penang Street Art scene.
Most popular mural is "I Want Pau" Mural
DESCRIPTION
“In A Kopi Tiam Kitchen” A scene of a Chinese coffee shop which is filled
with details of various items in the style of an old Chinese kopitiam.
FIVE CONCEPTS
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPThe relationship between the boy and the baby as they play with one another
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONRepresenting one of the Malaysian Chinese culture which is different from others.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATIONSmile of the girl shows her happiness and cheerfulness
PERCEPTION (SIMILARITY)Actual items such as a boiler, a grandfather clock and a tin of Milo.
PROXIMITYTeacups on the shelf are perceived as a set due to its close proximity and similar arrangement
PJSS2
SINGING IN THE RAIN
ARTIST BACKGROUND
Studio Selipar is a group of artists who wish to portray the leisure of
life through art.
Mural art by Faiz Yunus, Woh Jing Hao and Kar Lai. They came second in the “Wall Art Competition 2015” category in
Laman Seni Seksyen 2, Petaling Jaya.
“Singing In The Rain”A call for people to take a break, slow down their rhythm of life and enjoy the artwork, through the
use of a variety of colors
DESCRIPTION
-Between socioeconomic group -Difference between adults and children
FIVE CONCEPTS
-Black: dull and boring life-Colours: enjoyable and carefree life
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
SUBJECTIVE PERCEPTION
INTERPRETATIONThe colour spread out could be a letter “M” or the flowing rain
MOVEMENT & POSTURE -Big strides shows urgency -Kid’s posture indicates carefree mentality
CONFLICT-Between colour contrast-Shows different point of view towards life of adults and children
SUARA ANAK MALAYSIA
Happy Human is a group of artist from Dasein Academy of Art
which contain of 14 students.
Involved in ‘Suara Project’ which advance design as a powerful craft to communicate an idea with local vocal
ARTIST BACKGROUND
“Suara Anak Malaysia”A graphical depiction of the different thoughts
found among Malaysians of different background and races in the country.
DESCRIPTION
FIVE CONCEPTS Intergroup Conflict Disagreement that may happen between two or more ethnic groups and their members
Intercultural CommunicationMural depicts the existence of different races in Malaysia through the different languages
Mass Communication-Message intended for the masses of individuals-Limited feedbacks-Open to public Perception Process : Figure and Ground
White figures serve as the subject while the black wall serves as the bacground.
SlangInformal words commonly used between people from same social group
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Artists for Stray Animals @ Georgetown Penang. (2014, July 17). Retrieved May 25, 2015, from https://pokokkelapa.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/artists-for-stray-animals-georgetown-penang/
Bee Yin, Y. (2014, April 28). Facebook logo. Retrieved May 25, 2015, from https://www.facebook.com/yeobeeyin/posts/471032286384035
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