“We are all angels with only one wing, we can only

fly while embrac­ing each other.”

Luciano De Crescenzo

 

 

Col­lab­o­ra­tive mural paint­ing experience

For pri­vate, stu­dent or orga­ni­za­tional groups based on a theme of their choice.

The scope, dura­tion and the theme for the art project depend on the needs of the group. All par­tic­i­pants get their

own space on the mural in order to express their thoughts/associations on a cho­sen theme. They can also express

their par­tic­u­lar vision, involve­ment, poten­tial con­tri­bu­tion and desired per­sonal growth within the context

of this sub­ject. Dur­ing this process all par­tic­i­pants look at each other work, get inspired, share and interchange

their work­spaces respect­fully with each other in order to arrive at a seam­less pic­ture and a coher­ent and unified

work of art. Col­lab­o­ra­tive mural is a per­fect oppor­tu­nity to engage in team­work and to cre­ate a community

envi­ron­ment. Col­lab­o­ra­tive artis­tic process not only lev­els the play­ing field for every cre­ative contributor

involved but also devel­ops new path­ways for the cre­ative energy to flow between the mem­bers of the group.

Most impor­tantly the result­ing col­lab­o­ra­tive artwork/mural serves as a col­lec­tive imag­i­nal database.

It allows every per­son on the team to draw upon every­one else’s images and asso­ci­a­tion to successfully

come up with a com­mon holis­tic vision. Images have power to encode, store and quickly release mean­ing clusters

of great den­sity  — a few moments of look­ing at a mural image can pack a punch equal to read­ing of a 50-page report.

Many years of our expe­ri­ence show that this unusual envi­ron­ment and an unfa­mil­iar way to express themselves

allows non-artist par­tic­i­pants to move “out of box” and to get into a very open state of cre­ative flow.

This state is very enjoy­able and it allows peo­ple to have a lot of fun while work­ing together on a com­mon task.

 

 

Pro­gram Goals

• To cre­ate an artis­tic visual blue­print based on a par­tic­u­lar theme

• To awaken each par­tic­i­pant to their own inher­ent cre­ative potential

• To explore the expres­sion of this poten­tial through draw­ing and painting

• To teach impor­tant skills that sup­port the artis­tic process and allow it to unfold

• To focus on cre­ativ­ity as an engine of self –dis­cov­ery and transformation

• To use col­lab­o­ra­tion and non-verbal com­mu­ni­ca­tion as a means to build team­work skills, empa­thy and intu­itive understanding

• To bring greater appre­ci­a­tion and aware­ness for the group’s par­tic­u­lar artis­tic and cul­tural heritage

• To fos­ter com­mu­nity inte­gra­tion and har­mony bridg­ing per­sonal, social, racial and cul­tural differences

• To use the cho­sen theme as an artis­tic inspi­ra­tion, inter­dis­ci­pli­nary the­matic thread and a pow­er­ful tool for self-inquiry

• To make a cul­mi­nat­ing mural instal­la­tion event a true cel­e­bra­tion of community’s tal­ent and cre­ative spirit.

 

Pro­gram content

As part of this work­shop par­tic­i­pants will:

• Dis­cover inno­v­a­tive draw­ing techniques

• Draw and paint from life

• Explore an intu­itive approach to color

• Learn basics of fig­ure drawing

• Use visual con­tem­pla­tion and imag­i­na­tion as inspiration.