Street Art

January 8, 2014

Artist Transforms New Zealand’s Utility Boxes with Graffiti

Auckland, New Zealand is being transformed, one utility box at a time, by artist Paul Walsh. After gaining local recognition for a Grumpy Cat mural he created, the gifted illustrator and web designer was approached by Chorus (a company that operates New Zealand's phone network) to beautify their DSL Cabinets. Without any actual compensation to offer, Walsh launched a PledgeMe campaign to fund his efforts.

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October 31, 2013

Banksy’s Street Art Comes to Life in Clever Animated GIFs

From the Upper West Side to Staten Island, Banksy has certainly been making the rounds along the streets of New York with his Better Out Than In project. In reaction to the British street artist's handiwork, fans have been flocking to see the art in person, taking photographs and interacting with the many unauthorized pieces.

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September 26, 2013

Street Artist Blasts Streaks of Color in Stunning Portrait

French street artist Hopare recently spent a weekend completing an eye-catching wall mural for the Cergy Soit Street Art Festival that features a spectacular medley of colors. Located in Cergy, a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, the vibrant graffiti work offers a lively feast for the eyes. Streaks of color fill the piece, going in every direction.

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September 16, 2013

Graffiti Birds Emerge in Brazil Through Fragmented Lines

Brazilian street artist Luis Seven Martins, aka L7m, recently created this gorgeous series of graffiti birds, where the large, feathered creatures emerge on the streets of Sao Paolo, Brazil. The combination of realism and abstraction blur together to form the wide array of creative birds. Each large painting is formed with dark lines and blocks of bold color that fill in the empty spaces.

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