Open AccessXXL Format in Light Graphity the Design of the City Environment
Author(s) -
E A Maltseva,
V Yu Piirainen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/1079/7/072049
Subject(s) - graffiti , mural , facade , architectural engineering , urban environment , visual arts , archaeology , geography , engineering , art , environmental planning , painting
This article discusses XXL graffiti format (mural), classification. The author describes the execution of graffiti format XXL on the facade of buildings, technical features. The main functional aspects of graffiti –mural in the urban environment are identified and analyzed: navigation, lighting, communication. Considerable attention is paid to the first international festival “The Best City of the Earth” in Moscow, where about 150 city walls were painted. In conclusion, it is stated that building owners, architects and urban planners use graffiti to transform abandoned industrial zones, multi-storey residential areas into open-air art galleries and simultaneously change the negative image of urban areas.