# Classical Urban Paintings Julien de Casabianca's Graffiti Murals are Museum-Inspired By Jana Pijak | Published 2015-05-01 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-painting References: [demilked](http://www.demilked.com/museum-art-streets-outings-project-julien-de-casabianca/) & [outings-project.org](http://www.outings-project.org/) Julien de Casabianca's urban painting project challenges traditional street art aesthetics and borrows from classical works. The filmmaker's "Outings Project" aims to bring attention to [lesser known museum paintings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-van-gogh-musum) by mirroring them on city facades. When visiting a museum, the artist picks out his favorite hidden gems, photographs them and pastes his images to city walls. His urban paintings are applied with wallpaper glue making them safe and damage-free to brick facades or store fronts. These gorgeous graffiti works beautify streets and decaying facades rather than damaging them. While most street art can get a bad rep if viewed as vandalism, this project encourages graffiti naysayers to embrace [city murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craig-karl2) and the artistic talents behind them. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.4/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 17% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Classical Urban Paintings:** Reuse of classical paintings in urban murals and graffiti art. - **Outings Project:** Promotion of lesser known museum paintings through urban art. - **Damage-free Urban Art:** Application of wallpaper glue to create damage-free urban graffiti. ### Who This Affects Most - **Tourism:** Revitalization of cities through the promotion of urban graffiti art. - **Real Estate:** Integration of classical urban paintings as an aesthetic differentiation in residential and commercial real estate properties. - **Art Galleries and Museums:** Partnerships with artists to feature their works in public spaces as a way to promote the museum exhibits and generate interest. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Graffiti NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-wall-collection.md) - [Visual Museum Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/museum-campaign.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Traveling Fine Art Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/get-out-there.md) - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Mural Design Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/art-by-squares.md) - [Evolved Vibrant Graffiti Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jan-kalb.md) - [Provoking Graffiti Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/david-ruggeri.md)