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Arles
Mural Artist in Arles
In Arles, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in houses, guest houses, workshops, restaurants and shops. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Arles
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
Surface and technique set the price; interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, any scaffolding and the timing are then written into the quote.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Arles, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Arles, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Arles
In 1888 Van Gogh left Paris to settle in Arles, where he rented the Yellow House as his studio and painted it in September of that year. He hoped to gather other painters there and found what he called the Studio of the South; Gauguin joined him, and the venture ended in December 1888. In Arles, Giulia paints the walls of period houses, apartments and venues.
What Giulia brings to Arles. Van Gogh’s idea in Arles was simple: a place where painters would work together, in the light of the South. Giulia arrives with her own part, vivid colour and painting made by hand on a wall that stays. She loves what painters drew from this light, and builds each mural with the person who entrusts it to her. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Giulia also paints live at weddings: she sets up her easel during the cocktail hour and the painting stays with the couple. From 950 €, see live wedding painting in Provence.
What Giulia brings to Arles
On 26 June 2021 Frank Gehry’s tower opened at the Parc des Ateliers: 11,000 stainless-steel panels, a base inspired by the Roman amphitheatre and a silhouette that quotes The Starry Night, painted by Van Gogh in 1889 at Saint-Rémy. Maja Hoffmann installed LUMA Arles there, in the former railway workshops.
Arles is therefore a town that built a tower for a painting. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the houses of La Roquette, the hotels, the restaurants, the mas of the Camargue and the Alpilles, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint in the sun. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Giulia also paints live in Arles. For a festival, an opening, a concert or a wedding, she sets up her easel and the painting takes shape in front of your guests, signed and taken home the same evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Arles?
The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Arles?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 150 € per sqm in Arles, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Arles, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Arles include the materials?
With Giulia Dal Bon, the price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Arles, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Arles as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Arles?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Arles be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the city lends itself to it. The Roman amphitheatre among the roofs, the Yellow House Van Gogh rented in 1888, the ochre facades of the centre and the banks of the Rhône. Giulia Dal Bon works with a brush, on the wall itself. A line-drawn view is 150 € per sqm, the same view fully painted from 250 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Arles?
In Arles, period houses and courtyards lend themselves to Mediterranean botanical motifs, figurative subjects or a trompe l’oeil that plays with the strong light. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic. For a mural in Arles, the possible subjects, room by room, are gathered in the guide What subject to choose for a mural.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
Spray can and brush give two different results. The brush works in layers, which makes gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil possible: that is why a mural can be looked at like a painting. In Arles, Giulia Dal Bon paints by hand, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors. A painting made by hand shows, and it stands out all the more today.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A muralist, or a decorative painter; the word fresco painter exists too, for the old technique. In Arles, that is the work of Giulia Dal Bon: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. People also search for it as mural painting, wall mural or hand-painted wall. Send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Arles?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. The mistral and strong sun call for a UV-resistant finish and a well-secured surface.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Arles?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone: many buildings in the historic centre are protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
The murals Giulia Dal Bon paints last a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsOther cities
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
Provence · Paris · Nice · French Riviera · Cadaqués
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Arles
In Arles, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She also paints the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling is painted like a wall, working overhead. Outside, she switches to quartz paint on the exterior facade. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
The venues that welcome her in Arles range from apartment to boutique, with hotel in between.
In the historic centre, la Roquette and Trinquetaille, a photo of the wall is enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch onto it, and your idea comes together with her.
The subject is decided together. A landscape opens up the far end of a room, a floral or botanical motif runs along a wall, a painted sky fills a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil draws a window on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures, animals, lettering, painted signs, and reproduces an existing work when you ask her to.
Possible subjects in Arles: the ochre facades of the centre and the banks of the Rhône, the Roman amphitheatre among the roofs, the Yellow House Van Gogh rented in 1888. And anywhere, a trompe-l’oeil window, botanicals and a painted sky find their place.
A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Arles, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.
In 1888 Van Gogh rented the Yellow House in Arles, which he painted in September that year, hoping to found the Studio of the South there.
Giulia also travels throughout Provence.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a period apartment, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel or a boutique, she paints the reception wall, the storefront and the lounge. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels throughout Provence.