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.
Brazil is no stranger to paint-based urban interventions, of whichRio de Janeiro is frequently the focus, but the scope and scale of this project in particular truly boggles the brain. ...
Over a thousand golden raindrops undulate in programmed patterns, rising and falling in waves and spirals, in a beautiful installation by German design collective ART+COM. Dangling from steel ...
When the city sets up so-called 'Info Pillars' on the sidewalks - but then fills them with ads instead of actual information - how should the community respond? In Toronto, hacktivists decided to ...
A generation of artists who grew up on Star Wars is now decorating tunnels, alleys and other urban surfaces with Darth Vader, Yoda, Han Solo and the rest of the gang in works of graffiti art that ...
Look into New York City's past, at the locations where iconic album cover photos were taken, in a series of photo montages by Bob Egan called 'PopSpots.' Egan has tracked down the exact places ...
In the capable hands of French photographer Laurent Chehere, ordinary houses become whimsical lighter-than-air structures. They shun the ground and take to the sky to float serenely, lingering ...
Covering the outside of a four-story building like tattered shingles, 10,000 colorful garments hang - and they represent just five minutes' worth of discarded clothing in the United Kingdom. The ...
New York City has seen more than its share of crazy street art through the decades. This new series of computer error message-themed street art from prolific and mysterious artist Jilly ...
Sculptor Guy Laramee looks at the edges of paper bound in a book and sees infinite possibilities: hills, valleys, volcanoes and alien rock formations. The artist is known for carving books into ...
Ordinarily, people who are having their pictures taken want to look their absolute best. Even in photo booths where the goal is to be silly and spontaneous, the faces are usually smiling. ...
