Street Art

December 23, 2019

Street Artist Turns Rundown Walls Into Incredible 3D Graffiti Art

Wielding his spray can like a weapon, French street artist Scaf slices across city walls and transforms them into something magical with his trompe l'oeil graffiti. His creatures, which range from ferocious dinosaurs to snakes and skeletons, seem to emerge from two-dimensional surfaces to take over their environment. The work is made that much better by the whimsical photographs that Scaf takes of each piece.

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August 15, 2019

This Street Artist Transforms Cement Blocks into Mind-Blowing Illusions

Portuguese artist Odeith is a master of illusion art. Using spray paint, he's able to add visual depth to flat surfaces. The resulting images seem so realistic, it's hard to believe that they're all just a painted illusion. His latest triumph transforms an isolated cement structure in an abandoned warehouse into a wrecked school bus. The mind-blowing illusion is so real, it's causing a sensation online.

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June 6, 2019

Street Artist Paints a Bridge in Germany to Look Like LEGO Bricks

If you’re ever driven through the outskirts of Wuppertal in the Rhine-Westphalia region of western Germany, you might be surprised to discover a bridge made from a colorful set of interlocked, jumbo LEGO bricks. Although the bridge looks like it’s made from massive plastic toys, it’s actually made of concrete, so you can rest assured a giant won’t come along and take it apart.

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April 22, 2019

Interview: Street Artist Learns Freediving to Paint Underwater on Artificial Reefs

Artist Sean Yoro, better known as Hula, grew up in Hawaii, where his love of nature flourished and later combined with his artistic talents. He’s most commonly recognized for his murals that play with watery reflections in forgotten spaces, which he often paints while floating atop his surfboard. Using environmentally-friendly pigments, the artist’s figures seem to emerge from the water like mermaids drawing the viewer in with their eyes.

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