This document discusses mural art and several mural artists. It provides biographies of four mural artists: Ernest Zacharevic, a 26-year old Lithuanian artist based in Penang, Malaysia who does street murals; Louis Gan, a freelance Malaysian artist who is deaf and became a self-taught painter; Kenji Chai, a mural artist from Sabah, Malaysia who uses graffiti-style characters and scenes; and discusses the role of mural art in constructing cities and engaging the public. Key communication concepts like non-verbal cues, interpretation and space are also mentioned.

1. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION
SIMPSON CHIN JIUNN YIH 0318154
DARREN SIA HANG YIN 0318253
LOVIE TEY YIQING 0318155
LOW EN HUEY 0317889
LEE YIH 0318340

2. THE FUNCTION OF MURAL
ART
The mural painting in the cities, as a kind of
visual arts, which is in the public environment
and enjoyed by the public, actively participates
in constructing the current city. Its function in
the city life is irreplaceable by other kinds of
visual arts.

3. LITTLE CHILDREN ON A BICYCLE

4. SINGLE MOTHER

5. Brother and sister on the swing

6. LITTLE CHILDREN ON A BICYCLE

7. Ernest Zacharevic ,26 years
old
A young Lithuania-born artist who is
"making a scene" on the streets of George
Town, Penang. This comes in the form of
beautifully executed wall paintings, or
murals, at selected streets in the inner
city. The project, known as Mirrors George
Town, is part of George Town Festival
2012. Lithuaninan native who studied his
way through life, but discovered street art
and is now rather permanently based in
Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. He started
out young, scribbling with crayons on his
dad’s newspaper, which then transformed
into art school in his hometown, Vilnius,
Lithuania.

8. Concepts
• Non verbal message
• Culture
• Selective attention
• First impression
• Passive perception

9. LITTLE CHILDREN ON A BICYCLE

10. Brother and sister on the
swing

11. LOUIS GAN
Louis Gan is a freelance artist. He obtained
a diploma in Graphic Design from KDU
College in Penang. He is also one of the
most remarkable Malaysian artist because
of his willpower and determination despite
having hearing and speech disabilities. He
was born deaf because his mother had
German measles when she conceived him.
He never took art lessons but pick up
drawing skills by watching videos and
trying to paint on the canvas. His favourite
medium is acrylic paint and watercolour.
Louis also did several mural paintings
recently, such as the Red Old Building, the
Deep Sea and more. Among his favourite
artists are very well established Ch’ng Kiah
Kiean, Khoo Cheang Jin and the renowned
American caricature artist, Jason Seiler.

12. Concepts
• Non-verbal communication
• Proxemics
• Tubbs Communication Model
• Passive Perception
• Stereotyping

13. Brother and sister on the
swing

14. Kenji Chai
Kenji Chai was born and raised in the
city of simplicity, Sandakan, Sabah
and currently lives in Kuala Lumpur.
He was bred on comics, cartoons and
storybooks from an early age and
spent his days rummaging into these
worlds of imagination. His works
includes the use of cute and vibrant
characters with his main medium
being graffiti combining elements of
pop culture, fictional censorship, and
a positive mental attitude, in all he
creates layered scenes of mischief!

15. SINGLE MOTHER

16. Concepts
• Mass Communication
• Space
• Interpretation
• Nonverbal codes
• Nonverbal cues