WebUrbanist | Archived Articles on Graffiti & Drawing

From 3D graffiti to light art, these works reflect the cutting edge of contemporary urban street art and design. These graffiti and street artists employee the latest techniques, creative materials, and unusual strategies to challenge the conventional stencil-and-spray-paint approach that most people think of when it comes to public drawing and wall graffiti the world over.

10 Light Graffiti Artists and Photographers

Light graffiti, also known as light painting, is a kind of leave-no-trace, sustainable and incredibly awesome temporary graffiti if captured right by clever photographers.

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Modern Recreations & Interpretations of the Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous historical paintings of all time and, as such, has spawned a great many look-alikes, fakes, copies and other derivative works.

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3D Graffiti Art from the Best Street Artists

Artists like Kurt Wenner, Eduardo Relero and Tracy Lee Stum create street art that's so incredible...

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5 Great Examples of Guerrilla Marketing Gone Wrong

Some guerrilla marketing is even done to support good causes though much of it is created to line the pockets of giant corporations.

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7 More Underground Wonders of the World

From seed vault to military hideouts and diamond mines to nuclear waste dumps, here are seven more underground wonders of the world.

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7 Abandoned Cities and Towns of Europe

The European Union may appear on the surface to be a unified body but underneath each member country retains a unique and complex history.

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More Unusual And Geek Graffiti

Here are seven more geek graffiti projects that comment on and employ tools of the digital age to reinterpret traditional street art approaches or convey contemporary messages via new media.

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More Unusual Art from Everyday Materials

Never underestimate the power of simple office supplies.

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Unusual And Geeky Street Graffiti

The following examples span the spectrum but share elements only a geek can fully appreciate.

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Controversy and Critique of an Unusual Urban Street Art Project

The subject of graffiti often brings out strongly polarized reactions from urban dwellers, who either support it as art or criticize it as vandalism.

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Culture and Graffiti: Urban Street Art in San Francisco

San Francisco has a rich history and culture that spans a diverse set of groups time periods.

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The Secret and Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal

Most would argue that graffiti removal is at best the elimination of vandalism or at worst the destruction of art, right?

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3 Kinds of Urban Light Graffiti and Art

Here's a look at three types of urban light art: dorm room tetris, lightstick air animation and architectural projection bombing.

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3 More Types of Legal Urban Street Art

Here are three examples of strangely legal urban street art from artistic Japanese manhole covers and creatively painted American circuit boxes to downright bizarre Russian street lamps.

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Amazing and Bizarre Green Art

Here are seven examples of green creativity that involve alternative uses of natural materials.

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