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Floating Whales & Other Unlikely Creatures Invade Cities in Murals by Nevercrew

Swiss street art duo NEVERCREW recently completed 'Sensing Machine No.3,' a mural outside the historic Paris institution of street art known as Le M.U.R., depicting a whale reflecting the city. ...

Graphic Design on Steroids: MurOne’s Murals Splash the Streets with Color

Whenever street artist MurOne comes to town, you know your city is about to get a whole lot brighter. Vivid, graphic and often surreal, his murals are an “acid mix of pop and design elements,” ...

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: Street Artist Breathes Life Into Urban Facades

The streets of Brooklyn are a little brighter these days with the addition of two new pieces by Spanish street artist Pejac, including one that appears to be chiseled out of a brick facade. Both ...

Visual Poetry: Street Artist Paints Site-Specific Traditional Lace Patterns

Delicate patterns of lace adorn the facades of buildings, magnified many times larger than life, echoing the particular motifs of the region’s traditions. The Polish street artist known as ...

Not Quite Mothra, But Close: Multi-Story Butterfly Shadowbox Murals

Throughout the last year, dozens of terrifying monstrous butterflies as big as pterodactyls have begun landing on the facades of buildings throughout France, Austria and other European countries. ...

Greek Gods Graffiti: Classically Styled Street Art by Spanish Duo PichiAvo

Greek gods and other figures from antiquity tower over a very different world from the one in which they were born, entwined with contemporary graffiti on building facades and other urban ...

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 ...

Underground Illusions: Anamorphic Parking Lot Turns Flat Paint into Sculpture

You’re driving through an underground parking garage when suddenly, the colorful geometric shapes splashed all over every surface pop out into three dimensions. Try not to crash your car! When ...

Murals with a Message: 23 Works of Statement-Making Street Art

Banksy may be the most famous street artist addressing topics like capitalism, war, the refugee crisis and environmental degradation, but he's far from the only one. These political works by a ...

Church of Cannabis: Sanctuary Painted in Hypercolor by Okuda San Miguel

On 4/20/17, the International Church of Cannabis opened in Denver, offering a new community center and sanctuary for marijuana enthusiasts with nearly every surface hand-painted in vivid colors ...

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