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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.

Culture Jamming: New Subversive Signs of Our Times

Some homegrown artists and culture jammers decided to mix up the morning commute by adding some spice to an otherwise dull landscape.

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Ladies In Red: Osaka's Street Statues Dressed To Excess

Bronze statues on Osaka's “Midosuji Sculpture Street” were recently outfitted in a variety of fashionable red dresses by an anonymous (but artistic) prankster.

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Mind Your Step: Dizzying 3D Street Art Mural

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.

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14 Amazing & Unexpected Urban Art Installations

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.

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Heavy Metal Man: 50-ton Gigantor Statue Gives Kobe Hope

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.

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Room(s) for Art: Wall-to-Wall, Floor-to-Ceiling Drawings

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.

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56 Amazing Works of Paper Art by 14 (More!) Artists

Cutting, scoring, folding and gluing, these 14 masters of paper art transform their delicate medium into collages, sculptures, illustrations and installations.

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Spiraling Tower of Babel Made of Books in Buenos Aires

A 7-story spiraling 'Tower of Babel' in downtown Buenos Aires is made of 30,000 donated books in all languages.

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Colorful Calls to Action: Decorated Pothole Projects

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.

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Border Wars: 12 Offensive Fences Worth Picketing

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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