Flying People Zoom Through the Sky in Manhattan
If you saw human figures zooming through the sky - just flying on their own, with no parachutes or jet packs apparent - what would go through your mind? Would you think you were losing it? ...
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.
Frying-Pan Planets? Dirty-Dish Art Photography
Have you ever looked at a scratched, worn-down frying pan and thought, 'hey, that looks like a planet'? Artist Christopher Jonassen did, and the photos that he has taken are surprisingly ...
Feeling the Earth Move: Urban Sidewalk Liquid Intervention
The normal urban environment is hard, angular and not often playful. We go about our business with the type of calculated indifference cultivated through years of city dwelling. But when that ...
34 Bad Tattoos: The Awful, The Weird, and The Misspelled
In carpentry they say to measure twice and cut once. In tattooing it's "choose your tattoo artist carefully, and bring a dictionary." These mistakes will haunt their owners, and everyone who has ...
Wood Rings Translated Into Moody Piano Music
If trees could play music, what would it sound like? That may seem like a silly question, but artist Bartholomäus Traubeck has found a way to answer it. The appropriately titled 'Years' project ...
Transcending Tags: 16 Typographic Works of Urban Art
Street art began with names, letters and symbols scrawled on public surfaces, and those markings have become more and more complex over time. Today, artists explore the beauty of lettering ...
These Are Not Photos: Realism by Steve Mills
These images appear to be mundane photographs, capturing scenes that we all see in our daily lives. Jumbles of newspapers, peeling paint on a wooden gate, jars full of marbles, glass bottles ...
Spiral Pen Portraits Use Pressure to Make Amazing Art
It's always nice to see an artist's unique talents showcased. Hamburg, Germany-based artist Chan Hwee Chong is definitely a talented artist, and his incredible spiral portraits were the subject ...
Robert Brandenburg: Found Art Turned into Funny Fine Art
Artist Robert Brandenburg brings dull paintings back to life. Taking old paintings with boring subjects, he adds a twist that brings them to an entirely new level. With Brandenburg's creative ...
Automata: Intricate Art Object Powered by 1,000 Gears
At the winding of a handle and the flick of a switch, gears begin to move inside a mysterious faceted wooden object. Then, as the panels are opened to reveal what's inside, a solitary figure can ...
