Table 9 Functional properties study of ancestral hall murals
Functions | Year | Authors | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|
Educationality | 2014 | Ho [66] | As a curriculum in the non-conventional education system, murals set the tone for public art education in the Brunei community and unite the community to create a proud cultural heritage for its members |
2014 | Schneller and Irizarry [67] | Although there is no direct evidence of whether the impacts of sea turtle murals in California have reduced the frequency of gear used by local fishermen, community murals have increased public environmental awareness and behavior | |
2018 | Morales and Barnes [68] | The city itself becomes a critical area for learning and engaging with the concept of thresholds in Religious Studies, and the Baltimore Mural Project (BMP) can help students overcome barriers to learning in Religious Studies by giving them a better understanding of the core concepts of religion | |
2020 | Soto-Martin et al. [69] | The DStretch® tool allows for in-depth analysis and visualization of murals, helping to increase students’ sense of responsibility for cultural heritage preservation, and authors promote the reinforcement of this educational aspect through the creation of mural art | |
2020 | de-Miguel-Molina [70] | Constructing a common narrative to appeal to different stakeholders is a great way to attract people interested in educational and historical issues, such as the Cable Street Battle Mural in London. Dark murals alone have the potential to attract visitors in an economically and culturally sustainable way | |
2020 | De Miguel Molina et al. [71] | The mural movement has been shown to create positive effects on community development and identity preservation. Public mural art allows citizens to experience shared history and identity, and visitors to learn about local ethnic history | |
Familiality | 2013 | Debs [72] | The author emphasizes the cultural importance of the broken frescoes of St. Francis Cathedral. Based on the theory of cultural trauma, the reconstruction of the cathedral and Giotto’s frescoes is seen as a miracle and symbol of national and ethnic unity |
2014 | Heidenry [73] | In El Salvador, the painting of community murals has become a tool of left-wing political propaganda used to reclaim local identities, subvert contemporary struggles, and exert political power. Mural painting in El Salvador reveals efforts to construct a shared culture | |
2016 | Fujikawa [74] | The artwork has political overtones. The frescoes at Quirinal are enduring evidence of Pope Paul V's diplomatic initiatives, reflecting the pope's ambitions to establish a pan-continental military and commercial network to counter the Ottoman Empire and Protestants | |
2016 | Chakravarty and Hwee-Hwa Chan [75] | Murals in the Los Angeles area have played an important role in creating a sense of belonging and mitigating racial tensions. Understanding the evolving function and multifaceted potential of murals is critical to sense-of-place making, identity strengthening, and community planning | |
2017 | Tamaira [76] | Based on spatial-political and ideological theories, the author argues that architectural murals can be used as a medium for cultural sustainability and urban management and that they can raise the political consciousness of the nation through material and symbolic means | |
2019 | Malott [77] | Mexico's murals reflect community resistance and expression, mirroring a critique of the dominant culture. It is important to understand this complex cultural phenomenon and the motivations behind it, which symbolize Mexico’s historical, cultural, and political identity | |
Sociability | 2012 | Rossetto [78] | Mural creation is a form of behavioral therapy. By bringing communities together, it can facilitate community exchange and the creation of cultural values |
2018 | Graham and Fabricius [79] | Mural creation has benefits in a variety of ways, including sustained attention, aesthetic awareness, memory, identity, and social communication among residents. Users’ communication is enhanced by the interaction of the act of creation | |
2020 | Park et al. [80] | Historical murals with local characters can promote the heritage economy and activate the flow of visitors to tourist sites, thus creating centrality in small regions | |
2021 | Martínez-Carazo et al. [81] | Mural spaces in Uruguay are beginning to decentralize and become fragile as a result of tourism and the heritage economy. Historical murals help to promote direct dialogue between different community stakeholders to achieve environmental balance and sustainable management | |
2021 | Mendelson-Shwartz and Mendelson-Shwartz [82] | Evaluating mural policies can lead to a better understanding of how our cities are shaped and managed, who has the power to modify public spaces, and how different interests and stakeholders are considered and prioritized |