Muralists Bring the Universe Indoors
Muralists Bring the Universe Indoors
The lights go out, but soon a photorealistic image of space appears with the planets lined up perfectly. Thousands of stars and familiar constellations emerge. It is the night sky, as clear as the outdoors. It is a private, uninterrupted view of the universe. It is not the outdoors or the images from a planetarium. It is a Night Sky Mural—a high-end original work of art that recreates a permanent, astronomically correct simulation of a star-filled night on the ceiling of a darkened room.
Astronomers who have turned the lights off and studied a Night Sky Mural have commented on the authenticity of the illustration, saying such things as “it is amazing at how similar looking at our murals is like looking into the heavens.”
Lasting for decades and for several hours a night, the murals are created with a proprietary paint process created by the firm and used by skilled painters to reproduce a realistic starscape illusion. In fact, the paint is exclusive to the artists who are the only people in the world with access to Night Sky Mural’s highly guarded products, techniques and processes.
Night Sky Mural artists travel around the world to create star murals in homes, bed and breakfasts, or in any other room where distractions of a day can be lost in the planets. To date, artists have painted their galaxy masterpieces on the ceiling of a converted bus, the underside of an umbrella, and on the inside of a high-quality tent. But the most common places Night Sky Murals are found appear in home theaters, master suites, meditation rooms, massage rooms, family rooms, kids’ rooms and in the master bath.
Artists work on a ladder in the dark, often bending backwards, holding paint in one hand and a brush in the other. Some smaller murals can be created in about an hour while others can take a few hours of an entire day, depending on the details of the night sky. More complex murals have taken artists up to a week to complete.
Night Sky Murals is the only company in the world today that has achieved the incredibly high level of realism in its art. It is the only company in the world that can offer glow-in-the-dark murals that will energize in the shortest period of time and perform well using nearly any light source.
Night Sky murals are also outstanding learning tools for children and adults who can examine the sky every night and learn to locate and identify constellations. With star gazing in the comfort of home, people can learn to read a star chart and test themselves when they sleep under the real stars.
Costs vary with the size and height of the room, as well as with the level of detail represented. All work is done on commission and each mural is unique; no two are ever the same. Artists have painted murals for as little as $600 and as high as $8,000. But an average mural, with good detail, will usually cost around $1,200. ■
For more information, visit http://www.nightskymurals.com/ or call 1-877-882-2GLOW.
