Arts & Culture | August 23, 2011

David Fichter talks about mural painting

David Fichter explains his mega-paintings in this video.

From The September-October 2011 Issue

<i>Lawrence School Garden</i> — Lawrence School Garden | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Student working on <i>Lawrence School Garden Mural</i> — Student working on Lawrence School Garden Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail of <i>Native Waters</i> — Detail of Native Waters | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Community volunteers painting <i>Native Waters</i> in Atlanta, Georgia. — Community volunteers painting Native Waters in Atlanta, Georgia.

<i>Amherst Community History Mural</i> — Amherst Community History Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail of <i>Amherst Community History Mural</i> — Detail of Amherst Community History Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

<i>Alewife Reservation</i> — Alewife Reservation | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Painting <i>Lifeline</i> — Painting Lifeline | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail for <i>Mystic River Mural</i> — Detail for Mystic River Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail for <i>Mystic River Mural</i> — Detail for Mystic River Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail for <i>Mystic River Mural</i> — Detail for Mystic River Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Detail for <i>Mystic River Mural</i> — Detail for Mystic River Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

Student painting a section of <i>Mystic River Mural</i> — Student painting a section of Mystic River Mural | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

<i>Sunday Afternoon on the Charles</i> — Sunday Afternoon on the Charles | Photograph courtesy of David Fichter

above, see additional images of work by mural painter David Fichter, beyond what appeared in print. In the video below, Fichter describes some aspects of his art, which was portrayed in an article in the Montage section of Harvard Magazine. There's an exploration of Sunday on the Charles River, a large mural on one side of a Trader Joe's food market in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and details and images from several of his other murals.

Published in the September-October 2011 print issue under the headline “Muralist at Work,” in the section.

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