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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.

Calm & Centered: Cemetery Tunnel Trek Reveals Huge Hill-Wrapped Buddha

A massive landscape intervention near Sapporo, Japan by architect Tadao Ando both conceals and reveals a 40-foot statue of the Buddha in the midst of a rural cemetery. The designer ...

Cones on Poles: Field Guide to Elevated Traffic Cones in Everyday Contexts

Like some many things in the built environment, once you start noticing cones on poles you will see them everywhere -- Cones on Poles, an "unofficial sequel" to The Subconscious Art of Graffiti ...

Splitting Bricks: Architectural Art Installation Tears a London Building Apart

A London building appears to have fallen victim to an earthquake tremor or foundation collapse, with a jagged section of its brick facade split in half and threatening to collapse altogether. But ...

Underground Art: 11 Subterranean Galleries & Installations Delve Deep

Often mysterious, somber and a little otherworldly, subterranean spaces add a sense of depth (no pun intended) to the art installations and performances held within them. Abandoned subway ...

Warming Signs: Clet Abraham Rewrites Rules Of The Road

Guerrilla street artist Clet Abraham may be the Banksy of the boulevard, hacking road signs with stickers and encouraging people to question authority. Our lead image dated August 31st of 2013 ...

World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Stretches Over 1,000 Feet

Three hundred feet above the valley floor, a suspension bridge gently sways and bobs as pedestrians cross its 1,621-foot length through the Swiss Alps. These impressive stats have helped the ...

Anime Architecture: Exhibition Showcases Japan’s Fictional Buildings

Visions of fictional cities - whether optimistic, realistic, fantastical or dystopian - tend to take on a haze of mystery and grandiosity in Japanese anime, as epitomized in 'Ghost in the Shell.' ...

Where Gods Live: Forest Environment Enhanced by Live Digital Projections

As if forests aren’t magical enough already, the Japanese art/technology collective Teamlab will be live-projecting their signature transforming visuals onto the surfaces of Mifuneyama Rakuen ...

NYC Transformed: Graffiti Artist Turns Urban Objects into 3D Cartoons

No street grate, pipe, manhole cover, stack of barrels or concrete blob on the beach is too random and irregular to be transformed into a lighthearted cartoon. Street artist Tom Bob looks for the ...

Swim on the Subway: Taipei Train Cars Transformed into Sports Venues

Subway cars in Taipei have become swimming pools, basketball courts, baseball fields and track lanes to get residents amped for the upcoming 2017 Summer Universiade, an international multi-sport ...

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