Cinematic Structures: Illustrating Famous Film Architecture
Some cinematic experiences are defined by their built environments, be it the minimalist architectural plan outlines of Dogville or the lavish Mid-Century Modern estate from the Big ...
Category: 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.
Bizarre Burial Boxes: 20 of the World’s Weirdest Coffins
Our modern culture has made the physical process of burial little more than an afterthought, leaving us to numbly choose from a small assortment of wooden boxes in a showroom or catalog in the ...
Shadowy Secrets: Colorful Layering Creates Trick 3D Murals
Worthy of a double-take twice over, these convincing wall artworks reveal imaginary depths and amazing arrays of color ... all seemingly hidden behind dull peeling paint and inside innocuously ...
Half Invisible: Deserted Desert Cabin Remixed with Mirrors
Unlike a mirage on the horizon, this quaint little abode is entirely real, even if it seems to half-disappear through alternating wood and (seemingly) see-through slats. A project by ...
Modern Gingerbread Museums: Realistic Edible Architecture
The pyramids of the Louvre shine in hard candy, the Guggenheim gleams in solid sugar, and gingerbread makes for convincing concrete on Zaha Hadid's Maxxi museum in this series of edible modern ...
2D or Not 2D? Body Paint Illusion Makes Faces Look Flat
Three-dimensional human bodies are transformed to look like paintings on a flat surface in this curious collaboration between a makeup artist, a photographer and a retoucher. In his series Art of ...
Frame-Busting Art: 2D Graffiti Figures Break Free from Walls
Treating abandoned buildings and urban surfaces more like pages in a book than bricks to tag, this street artist brings an illustrator's touch and storyteller's approach to his unique ...
Pointless Diagrams: Daily Architectural Nonsense Drawings
A quick doodle drawn in the heat of the moment on a napkin at an architectural cocktail party is more likely to be a concept diagram than a phone number. There is nothing architects love more ...
Art Aflame: 14 Pyro-Centric Sculptures & Installations
The most mesmerizing of all the elements, fire is an intriguing and rewarding medium for artists who shape it, use it to transform their creations or create spectacular flaming visuals. These 14 ...
Woodhouses: Photos Envision Tiny Urban Life in the Forest
What tiny universes might exist behind the bark of trees deep within the forest? You're most likely envisioning the grubs, ants, beetles and other creatures that actually live out their ...
