Sickest Street Art Murals Across the World
“Brother and Sister on a Swing”
Artist: Louis Gan
George Town
Malaysia
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“Brother and Sister on a Swing” is a street art piece/art installation created by an artist named Lous Gan. I call it an art installation too because the swing set is real. The picture of the brother and sister on the swing is directly behind the right swing on the wall so it looks like they are on it. What’s so cool about the piece is it invites people to sit on the other swing and get your picture taken. The piece is on a printing warehouse and the children are the kids of the proprietor of the printing firm. Also, the artist is self taught and he is both deaf and mute. He has another piece across the street from this one, of a brother and a sister playing basketball.
RiNo Mural
Artist: Rather Severe
River North Arts District
Denver, Colorado
USA
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Rather Severe is an artist duo consisting of Travis Czekalski and Jon Stommel. They have created many murals across the country enriching the local communities. They have also worked for huge corporations like Target, Adidas, Mellow Mushroom and Microsoft. Rather Severe painted the RiNo mural in collaboration with another artist RUMTUM for the 2016 Colorado Crush mural festival. It is located in Denver’s River North Are District. The mural is 12 feet tall and 30 feet wide. They are known for their use of bright aerosol colors that really pop.
“I Will Dance No Matter What”
Artist: Apitatán
Mexico City
Mexico
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Apitatán is a very famous Ecuadorian street artist. You could tell a piece is his by his style from a mile away. He draws on heavy influence from Latin culture with a vivid color palette, creating unique cartoonish characters. His murals are all over Mexico City and many other major cities in South America. He painted this one in 2015, for the Constucto Street Art Festival in Mexico City.
“See No Evil”
Artist: Mr. Wany
Nelson Street, Bristol
England
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“See No Evil” is a street art festival in Bristol, UK. It started in 2011 and was the biggest street art festival at the time. The first festival was a week long and consisted of dozens of street artists all painting murals. The event took place on Nelson Street, a one way bus lane notorious for its depressing gray walls. In 2011, the whole street was covered in awesome murals.
They decided to do it one more time in 2012 so they painted over the original murals so they could paint new ones. There was 72 in total but they kept 3. 45 street artists were hand selected to take part in 2012. Unfortunately Mr Wany wasn’t selected but that’s okay because his mural was one of the 3 they kept up.
Multi-colored Woman’s Face
Artist: Hopare
Hollywood Road (Central and Sheung Wan)
Hongkong
China
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Hopare is an insanely talented French artist known for his style of crazy multi-colored faces. This mural of an unknown woman in Hong Kong is a great example of his work. He painted it back in 2015 on the city’s famous Hollywood street near the Hollywood Galleries and the world renown Man Mo Temple.
City Man
Artist: Phlegm
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
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The city of Toronto is one big hub for street art. You can find it all over the city. There’s great pieces at Underpass Park and they even have a spot called Graffiti Alley, so you know there’s good stuff there. But perhaps the most notorious street art is a piece call City Man. You won’t find it on a wall, you have to look way up because it’s on the side of a huge building. The picture is of a crouching male figure. But what’s so cool is, if you look closely the man is made up of Toronto’s famous monuments, landmarks and neighborhoods. I guess that’s why the artist, Phlegm, called it City Man.
Hummingbird Mural
Artist: Mary Lucy
Burlington, Vermont
USA
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On the corner of St. Paul and College Street, in Burlington, Vermont, lives an awesome mural of a ruby-throated humming bird. The mural was painted by an artist named Mary Lucy. It’s geometric texture and color scheme certainly makes the piece stand out. Burlington is known for being an artsy town, so it makes sense why they have such sweet street art.
“House of Cards”
Artist: Chemis
San Nicolas
Aruba
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One if the coolest public art pieces in the world has got to be “House of Cards” by Chemis. It’s painted on the Winter Garden, which is a restaurant, bar and nightclub in San Nicolas, Aruba. The piece covers the whole front of the building top to bottom, leaving no negative space. The 3D aspects of the cards are awesome. Chemis’ is a world renown muralist. His work can be found all over the world, including; Prague, Malta, Ireland, Israel and Germany.
“Etnias”
Artist: Eduardo Kobra
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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If you’re ever in Rio de Janeiro, you have to see street artist Eduardo Kobra’s masterpiece titled “Etnias.” He was commissioned by the Brazilian government to paint the massive mural in the city’s former run-down port area. They wanted it done it time for the 2016 Olympic Games that went on there. It is the world’s largest street mural. In total it is 15.5 meters tall and 190 meters long. That’s 50 feet tall and 623 feet long for all you Americans out there. The piece is of 5 faces of different continents. It took 12 hours of work a day for two months straight to complete. There was also a team of painters helping too. The mural consists of 100 gallons of white paint, 3,5000 cans of spray paint and 1,500 liters of colored paint.
“Audrey of Mulberry”
Artist: Tristan Eaton
Little Italy, Nolita
NYC, New York
USA
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During the Little Italy Street Art (L.I.S.A) project in 2013, American artist and toymaker, Tristan Eaton, created a strikingly beautiful portrait of the iconic American actress Audrey Hepburn. Eaton drew the actress’s face in black and white then filled it in with bright colors and textures to make it very unique. It is a juxtaposition of photo-realism and surrealism. Pedestrians can’t walk by without taking a moment to admire the talent of the artwork. It has since become a staple in Manhattan.
