WebUrbanist | Archived Articles on Urban & Street Art

Urban art is at the heart of WebUrbanist – the drawings, images, photos and sculptures that inspire us in part because they are open to the public. From installation artworks to street graffiti and everything in between, here is our extensive collection of urban street art gathered from around the world and representing both traditional techniques and innovative approaches by old and new street artists alike.

Insane Prisoner Inventions: 24 DIY Prison Tools & Weapons

Nowhere is there more inventiveness than the gadgets made in prisons. These DIY tools and weapons and upcycled or recycled art show the ingenuity of prisoners.

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15 Incredible Fashion, Editorial and Commercial Illustrators

These 15 artists create incredible illustrations using digital and traditional media, bringing stories and ideas to vivid life for books, video games and more.

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Crazy Contortions: Bodies in Urban Spaces

Performance art at its best is when the performers, their environment and the audience all interact. This amazing urban dance project accomplishes that and more.

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Perspective Art: Unbelievable Large-Scale Paintings

Swiss artist Felice Varini's geometric painting calls into question our ideas about complex art pieces and the interaction between art and viewer.

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17 Fluidly Fantastic Fountains and Water Sculptures

The grace and beauty of flowing water, along with its ability to induce calm, are the biggest reasons we're drawn to artful displays of H2O.

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Semi Pros: 15 Examples Of Awesome Truck Mod Art

Trucks are cool fresh off the assembly line but such huge, mobile canvasses just naturally invite artists to add to their awesomeness. Here are 15 examples of awesome art made for, with and upon trucks.

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Edible Art: 32 Amazing Food Designs

What if food was used as a medium for art? Could you still eat it? Here are 32 incredible examples of creative food design, food sculpture, and edible art.

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Paint Your Wagons: 15 Examples Of Awesome Automotive Art

Our cars, ourselves - and if tattooing our bodies is desirable, arting up our cars is as well. These 15 artistic automotive expressions illustrate how some are driven to put a personal stamp on the steel skins of the 4-wheeled objects of our affection.

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12 Creative Architectural Art Installations & Building Modifications

Sometimes, art is so large it can't fit inside a building. These 12 architectural art installations transform the structures themselves into 3D canvases.

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Caricatures of Life: Eye-Catching Artwork Inspired by Cartoons

While the value of the art from comic book is often contested, artwork INSPIRED BY comic books and cartoons is art. And there's no debating that.

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Two Wheels Good: Awesome Bicycle Mod Art

Pimp my bike? It's more common then you think. Artistically modified bikes are the coolest things on two wheels these days. Here are 15 of the weirdest, wildest, most outrageous bikes ever to pop a sweet jump.

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Going Up? 15 Amazing Elevator Artworks & Advertisements

Advertisers and artists take advantage of the captive audience in an elevator with these incredibly creative installations.

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Pugnacious Propaganda: 15 Images Of The Art Of War

This selection of wartime propaganda from friends and foes alike takes no sides; instead it seeks to expose the bombastic, jingoistic and prejudicial properties all propaganda has in common.

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Stroke of Genius: 10 Artists with Abilities Borne of Brain Damage

Not everyone is born with artistic talents. Sometimes, abilities mysteriously appear after brain trauma such as a stroke, injury, tumor or surgery.

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Camera Hands: Beautifully Realistic Portraits

The photographed image isn't special anymore. Artists who capture realistic images in their sketches and paintings bring more to the table.

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