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ItSkeletal’s Skeleton Street Art Will Make You Laugh—Then Think

February 17, 2025
By Vidar
ItSkeletal’s Skeleton Art Header Image – A split image featuring two of ItSkeletal’s works. On the left, a skeleton drinks beer as it spills through its body. On the right, seven skeletons stand in a row labeled with different identities, emphasizing equality and sameness beneath it all.

ItSkeletal turns plastic skeletons into street art with sharp humor and social jabs. The setups are quick, clever, and hard to ignore.

No fluff. No over-explaining. Just skeletons making sharp, funny, and sometimes brutal statements.

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Equality skeletons by ItSkeletal – Seven skeletons stand side by side against a black background, each labeled differently—White, Black, Straight, Gay, Religious, Atheist, and Pirate. While they all share the same skeletal form, the pirate stands out with one leg missing, reinforcing the idea that even in uniformity, individuality exists.

A line of skeletons labeled with different identities—race, religion, and more—yet all the same beneath it all. Except for the pirate, who stands with one leg, proving even skeletons have some character. The point? We’re all just bones.

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Skeletons drinking beer (International Beer Day street art by ItSkeletal) – Two skeletons pose against a black wall; one pours beer into its skull, but the liquid spills through its ribcage into a mug held below. A humorous take on drinking without a stomach, created by street artist ItSkeletal.

Two skeletons sit together, beers in hand, but the liquid spills right through their ribcages—drinking without a stomach has its challenges. A darkly funny nod to International Beer Day.

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"I’ve Got Your Back" by ItSkeletal – A skeleton hands another its missing spine, turning the phrase into a literal, darkly humorous visual. A playful and witty piece of skeleton street art against a dark backdrop.

One skeleton holds another’s spine—literally. Dark humor at its best.

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"Thoughts & Prayers" by ItSkeletal – A skeleton dressed in a red hoodie, posed like a scarecrow, holds guns in both hands while standing on a sign that reads "Thoughts & Prayers." A bold and unsettling commentary on the emptiness of words in response to gun violence.

A skeleton in a hoodie, arms raised, stands above a sign reading “Thoughts & Prayers”—calling out empty words after tragedy. A blunt take on empty responses to gun violence.

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"Hung Out to Dry" by ItSkeletal: Three skeletons hang from a clothesline, each wearing a soaked T-shirt in different colors—purple, red, and blue—pinned up like laundry. The phrase "Hung Out to Dry!" is painted above them. A witty visual metaphor about exposure, abandonment, or simply a playful dark humor take on everyday routines.

A literal take on being ‘hung out to dry’—left exposed, abandoned, or just waiting to be noticed.

More skeletons!:

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By Kitt Benett in Melbourne, Australia.

More photos here!

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Graffiti of a dinosaur skeleton by SCAF in Lorraine, France

By SCAF – In Lorraine, France.

More by SCAF!: 26 Paintings: 3D Post-Graffiti By SCAF

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By Patricio Tormento in Santiago, Chile.

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“Transparence” by Levalet in Paris, France.

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By Madjer Linares in San Vicente , El Salvador.

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“Primal Truth” by NYCHOS in Mannheim, Germany.

More photos: “Primal Truth” by NYCHOS (8 photos)

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By näutil in Cotentin, Peninsula, France.

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King ♠️♥️ Queen Graffiti in Mexico. By Yukarte and Funny graff in Mexico City.

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“Frida Kahlo’s Enduring Spirit”:” – Mural of Frida Kahlo by Emmanuel Cuevas Visual at La Lupita Cantinain in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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By Aryz.

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Mural on the tragic story of the Radium Girls, who suffered horribly with radiation poisoning from painting watch faces back in the 20s.

More photos and history here!

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By SMUG in Frankston, Victoria, Australia.

More by SMUG!: 24 Murals By SMUG!

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Serpent of the Ocean by Huang Yong Ping in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, France.

More photos here!

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