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Palermo
Mural Artist in Palermo
In Palermo, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, hotels, restaurants, offices 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 Palermo
| 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 Palermo, 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 Palermo, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Palermo
Palermo’s historic centre blends Italian, Arab, Norman and Spanish art: seven monuments in the city are listed as UNESCO World Heritage, alongside the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale. The city is divided into four historic quarters, the Kalsa, the Capo, the Loggia and the Albergheria, meeting at the Piazza Vigliena crossroads known as the Quattro Canti. The historic markets of Ballarò, Capo and Vucciria still animate life in the centre today. In Palermo, Giulia paints for apartments in historic buildings, boutique hotels and shops near the markets. Giulia travels easily to Palermo to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, so you see the mural in place before she travels.
In Palermo, a wall can carry the city itself: the Quattro Canti, the red domes of San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the cathedral, the market stalls, the ceramic Moor’s heads. The price follows the technique: 150 € per sqm for a line silhouette, 250 € for a fully painted subject.
What Giulia brings to Palermo. 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. She paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors, and Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Live painting is available in Palermo too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a wedding, a concert, a festival or a company evening, and the painting is yours at the end of the evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. For a wedding, the reception venues are gathered on the live wedding painting in Sicily page.
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 Palermo?
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 get a mural painted in my home in Palermo?
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 Palermo, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Palermo, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Palermo include?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes 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 Palermo, 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 Palermo 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 Palermo?
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 Palermo be painted on a wall?
Yes, and it is a subject that sits well on a large wall. The Quattro Canti at the crossing of the two great streets, the red domes of San Giovanni degli Eremiti, the cathedral and the market stalls. Giulia Dal Bon paints it with a brush, on site. The rate follows the technique: 150 € per sqm for a line drawing, 250 € for a fully painted view. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Palermo?
In the historic centre, among Arab-Norman palaces and historic markets, a floral motif or a classically inspired trompe l’oeil find their place equally well in an apartment or a shop. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
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 Palermo?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the Sicilian climate. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date. Before having an outdoor wall painted in Palermo, the mural paint and durability guide answers questions on paint, surface and lifespan.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Palermo?
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: much of the historic centre is 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?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon lasts 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.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
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 Palermo
In Palermo, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She paints the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway just as readily. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. Outside, on the exterior facade, she works in quartz paint. A mobile panel is painted separately, and moves with you.
The venues that welcome her in Palermo range from apartment to shop, with residence, hotel and restaurant in between.
In Kalsa, Centro Storico, Libertà and Politeama, a photo of the wall is enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch onto it, and your idea comes together with her.
A wall can carry a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, lettering, a painted sign. A ceiling takes a sky. A perspective trompe-l’oeil opens a window or a corridor on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures and animals, and reproduces a work on request.
Possible subjects in Palermo: the cathedral and the market stalls, the Quattro Canti at the crossing of the two great streets, the red domes of San Giovanni degli Eremiti. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Palermo, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Palermo’s historic centre counts seven monuments listed as UNESCO World Heritage, among Arab-Norman palaces and the four historic quarters of the Kalsa, the Capo, the Loggia and the Albergheria.
Giulia also travels across the whole of Sicily.
Where the mural can find its place
- In an apartment or a residence, she paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel, a restaurant or a shop, Giulia paints the reception wall, the dining room and the storefront. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels across the whole of Sicily.