THE MURAL DESIGN DERIVED FROM HERITAND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY CULTURE

Document Type : Original Article

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Associate Professor of Design - Former Head of Art Education Department -Faculty of Education - Suez University

Abstract

Culture for the individual is related to knowledge, but culture for society is related to social characteristics far from being cognitive because it results from the individual and society’s perception of science and knowledge in various areas of life. If development, in its essence, works to enhance the levels of coexistence among people and advance the lives of individuals in society, then development efforts can never be separated from the cultural formations of society. Culture plays a pivotal role in the development process. Through distinctive environment and society such as the city of Suez, with its rich history and heritage, so, what is the difficulty of designing mural derived from that heritage to affect the different categories of society in specific location in this city?

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