COMMUNICATING

THROUGH 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

http://youtube.com/v/cquAt7e9BF8

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 COMMUNICATION

Representing one of the Malaysian Chinese culture which is different from others.

NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Smile of the girl shows her happiness and cheerfulness

PERCEPTION (SIMILARITY)

Actual items such as a boiler, a grandfather clock and a tin of Milo.

PROXIMITY

Teacups 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

INTERPRETATION

The 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 Communication

Mural 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.

Slang

Informal words commonly used between people from same social group

REFERENCES

https://pokokkelapa.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/artists-for-stray-animals-georgetown-penang/ http://www.penang-traveltips.com/fortune-cat-mural.htm

Tania, I. (2014, July 17). Meet The Cool Cat Behind Penang's Street Art - Business Insider. Retrieved May 25, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.co.id/meet-cool-cat-behind-penangs-street-art/#.VWKNOGAxG8V

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/

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