MURAL===

If you guys have read my previous post about "The Last Supper", you may know about it somehow... ^^ but if not, dont worry, I'll give you some basis about this kind of art.
It's a type of painting that is drawn directly on the wall, the ceiling or other permanent surfaces.
Hmmm... Mural is kind of important to art cuz it brings the world of art into public environment. It's easily seen that its visual elements and meanings are represented publicly at the corner of the street for example to express many profound social issues and attract people's attention.
Interestingly, Graffiti is also a type of Mural ^^

This is Salle des illustres
created by Jean André Rixen, Toulouse, France.


This is Urban Horseman
3222 West Montgomery Avenue, 2005. Artists: Jason Slowik with Brad Carney, Keir Johnston. Sponsors: Department of Human Services.


This is Be Stronger than Diabetes
1706 Frankford Avenue, 2005. Artists: Kristen Groenfeld with Delia King, David Gray, Paul Downie, Karla Siegel. Sponsors: City of Philadelphia, GlaxoSmithKline.

Graffiti on a truck ^^

References:
Mural, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mural , Wikipedia, viewed on 10th Sep 2006
Murals, http://murals.trompe-l-oeil.info/, Murals Wall Paintings, viewed on 10th Sep 2006
Graffiti, http://imageevent.com/graffiti/thewritingonthewall , Graffiti, viewed on 10th Sep 2006