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Bastia
Mural Artist in Bastia
In Bastia, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and on terraces. 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 Bastia
| 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 Bastia, 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 Bastia, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Bastia
Bastia was born Genoese in 1381, and looks at Liguria across the water: the same decorative tradition crossed with the boats. In the nineteenth century, Bastia houses had ceilings and trompe l’oeil painted, the cathedral of Sainte-Marie keeps some, and the oratory of the Holy Cross confraternity holds a Rococo interior. A city where having your house painted is an old habit. Giulia travels easily to paint: she comes to see the wall, or works first from photographs and measurements.
What Giulia brings to Bastia. Bastia is the city where having your house painted is an old habit, brought over from Liguria by boat. Giulia picks up that habit, by brush and made to measure, on the wall of a home, a hotel or a shop. She loves what the decorators here have done. 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 Bastia
The confraternity of the Immaculate Conception, founded in 1590, had its oratory built in 1611, after the vault collapsed in 1609; in 1618 the stucco workers added fluted pilasters, Corinthian capitals and the central medallion, and the painted vault was completed in 1855 by a team of Italian painters led by the Florentine Bernardo Francesci Sieni. The Bastia museum, in the Governors’ Palace, reopened in 2010, devoted to the history of the city.
Bastia is therefore a town where a painted ceiling was commissioned, redone and completed over three centuries, by local people. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the houses of Terra Vecchia and the citadel, the hotels, the restaurants of the old harbour and the offices, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish on the seaward side. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Giulia also paints live in Bastia. For a seaside wedding, a summer evening or a birthday, 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 Bastia?
The price is per square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I commission a mural in Bastia?
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 Bastia, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Bastia, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
Does the price of a mural in Bastia include the materials?
The price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. 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 Bastia, 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 Bastia 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 Bastia?
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. Indoors can be painted even in winter, thanks to the odourless acrylic that keeps the room liveable.
Can a view of Bastia be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The old harbour and its tall weathered houses, the twin bell towers of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the Genoese citadel of 1381 and the painted ceilings of the nineteenth century. 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 Bastia?
In the houses of Terra Vecchia and the addresses of the old port, a painted ceiling, a Mediterranean motif or a trompe l’oeil in the local tradition sit well with the architecture. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic. The first two sketches are free and mounted on a photo of your wall: you choose the subject seeing it already in place.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Bastia?
Yes, with proper surface preparation and quartz paint, made for exterior walls. In Bastia the salt air of the port and the autumn rains call for care: for exposed walls an anti-salt varnish, made for the seaside, is added. 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 checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Bastia?
For an interior wall, no. For a facade visible from the street you generally need the owner’s or the building’s agreement, and a prior declaration to the town hall: Terra Vecchia and the citadel are largely protected. Giulia sets out the steps before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface and the level of detail: a simple motif in a bedroom takes a few days, a large composition or a facade longer. 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?
An acrylic mural lasts for decades 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
Homes, hospitality spaces, portfolio, and nearby pages to explore.
Other cities
From Bastia, the mural can open toward these places.
The mural of over 20 metres 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 Bastia
Surfaces range from interior wall to movable panel, by way of exterior facade, ceiling, stairwell, hallway, entrance, children’s bedroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, shop window and shutter, and the paint settles the same way on each.
The places that welcome her in Bastia are varied: house, showroom, and villa, flat, second home, hotel, B&B, holiday rental, restaurant, trattoria, pizzeria, cafe, bar, ice cream shop, boutique, shop, hair salon, spa, medical practice, waiting room and office in between.
Whether the wall is in Terra Vecchia, Terra Nova, the citadel, the old port, place Saint-Nicolas and Cardo, Giulia starts by coming to see it.
On the subject side everything is drawn to measure, from landscape to reproduction of an artwork and floral, botanical motifs, painted sky on a ceiling, perspective trompe-l’oeil, classic motifs, figures, animals, lettering and painted signs.
Mural, wall mural, hand-painted mural, wall painting, wall art, mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe l’oeil, hand-painted wall, painted feature wall, a painting made directly on the wall: these are different names for the same work in Bastia. People search for this as a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter. Giulia paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors.
Bastia, Genoese since 1381, keeps the old habit of painted ceilings and trompe l’oeil in its houses, like Liguria across the water.
Giulia also travels to Propriano, Saint-Florent, Sartène, Solenzara, Zonza, Algajola, Aléria and Cargèse.
Where the mural can find its place
- Apartment, house: living room, bedroom, hallway, entrance, ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- Restaurant, trattoria, shop, office: dining room wall, shop window, sign, reception. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Saint-Florent, Erbalunga and Cap Corse, Calvi and Porto-Vecchio.