The Paleolithic hunters who painted the unsurpassed animal murals on the ceiling of the cave at Altamira had only rudimentary tools. Art is older than production for use, and play older than work. Man was shaped less by what he had to do than by what he did in playful moments. It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness, and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities.
Quotes about murals (8 Quotes)
I wanted the ceiling mural to be very colorful, happy and full of hope, and the murals on the walls to have the more difficult issues that we were facing at the time and still facing today.
I was brought in, not in the photographic department at all, I was brought in on a thing called Special Skills. I was to do posters, pamphlets, murals, propaganda in general, you know.
Murals were very popular then and the idea was pretty well received.
Murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.
The timing is perfect. Our five-day Festival of Murals culminates on Saturday, May 6, which happens to be the first day of the garden tour. Besides the botanical features that Poplar Head Park has to offer, there also will be several art and musical activities taking place.
We envision rooms painted with murals of starry nights and beaches with calm waters where our grieving kids can help one another.
A native of Mitchell, S.Dak., small forward Mike Miller played his high school games in the Corn Palace, a 3,500-seat amphitheater whose exterior murals are made from 300,000 ears of maize. While the arena is popular with tourists traveling on I-90, it is also a favorite haunt of the local fauna. Don't get me wrong, it's a cool place, ... but it seems like there are always birds and rodents eating the outside.