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.
Some homegrown artists and culture jammers decided to mix up the morning commute by adding some spice to an otherwise dull landscape.
Click Here to Read More »»Bronze statues on Osaka's “Midosuji Sculpture Street” were recently outfitted in a variety of fashionable red dresses by an anonymous (but artistic) prankster.
Click Here to Read More »»Pedestrians seem to hover over a terrifying geometric sinkhole as they walk across the street art exhibit 'Mind Your Step' in Stockholm, by Erik Johansson.
Click Here to Read More »»Colorful and strange, these temporary urban sculptures bring art out of museums and into the streets where it interacts with daily life in the city.
Click Here to Read More »»Can a giant robot save Japan? Kobe's 50-ton, 60-ft tall statue of Gigantor symbolizes the city's reconstruction after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Click Here to Read More »»Most of us wouldn't dare to scrawl all over our walls, but Japanese artist Yosuke Goda's room-size wall drawings are a definite improvement to any room.
Click Here to Read More »»Cutting, scoring, folding and gluing, these 14 masters of paper art transform their delicate medium into collages, sculptures, illustrations and installations.
Click Here to Read More »»A 7-story spiraling 'Tower of Babel' in downtown Buenos Aires is made of 30,000 donated books in all languages.
Click Here to Read More »»Two gorgeous green graffiti projects are calling attention to the world-wide problem of potholes in city streets...and they're doing it with humor + beauty.
Click Here to Read More »»If, as the esteemed poet Robert Frost once opined, “Good fences make good neighbors,” these 15 fiendishly offensive fences must make good neighbors... furious.
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