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10 New Street Art Gems Around the World (April 2025)

April 19, 2025
By Vidar

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A vibrant vertical library in Utrecht, a surreal crocodile camouflaged in Florida wetlands, and a hyper-realistic Snoop Dogg portrait in Brazil—this week’s collection of new street art highlights creative brilliance across continents. From emotionally rich portraits to powerful cultural motifs, these works transform city walls into portals of imagination. Here are ten standout murals from the global streetscape.

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A 3D-style mural by JanIsDeMan in Utrecht, Netherlands, painted on the side of a tall brick building. It features three levels of realistic bookcases filled with oversized books, with small human figures sitting between the shelves, creating the illusion of an open living library.

“Stairway to Knowledge” by JanIsDeMan in Utrecht, Netherlands

A large-scale trompe-l’oeil mural painted on the corner of a brick building at Utrecht Science Park, designed to resemble a towering bookshelf embedded in the architecture. Each shelf holds oversized book spines, with small seated figures adding human scale and narrative to the piece.

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Street art mural by Caruzo in Caruaru, Brazil, depicting a stylized portrait of Snoop Dogg with a tilted head, thick glasses, earrings, and detailed facial features. The mural has a dark green background with vivid highlights and a graffiti tag.

Portrait of Snoop Dogg by Caruzo in Caruaru, Brazil

A caricature-style mural featuring an enlarged portrait of rapper Snoop Dogg. Painted with precision, the piece shows exaggerated facial features, glasses, and earrings, capturing his iconic attitude.

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A mural by Hopare in Tai O, Hong Kong, showing a grayscale portrait of a woman in profile, her hair tied back and surrounded by large, hand-drawn flowers. The portrait is marked with abstract linear cuts and shadows, creating a fragmented-yet-harmonious effect.

Mural by Alexandre “Hopare” Monteiro in Tai O, Hong Kong

A monochrome portrait of a woman with floral and geometric linework, seamlessly blending realism with abstract fragmentation. The mural evokes stillness and grace against the rough texture of the wall.

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Mural by AWlE in Kathmandu, Nepal, depicting two large hands cupped together holding soil and a young green plant sprout. The warm yellow and orange hues contrast with the vibrant green of the plant, conveying a message of care and renewal.

Mural by AWlE in Kathmandu, Nepal

Painted for Happy Kids Family with Banna Spray, this piece shows warm-toned hands gently cradling soil and a green sprout. A tribute to growth, nurturing, and environmental care.

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Mural by Christian Stanley in White Springs, Florida, showing a large alligator whose head merges with a vivid wetland environment. Flowers, birds, fish, and foliage are painted into its textured skin, creating an immersive illusion across the building's side.
Mural by Christian Stanley in White Springs, Florida, showing a large alligator whose head merges with a vivid wetland environment. Flowers, birds, fish, and foliage are painted into its textured skin, creating an immersive illusion across the building's side.

Alligator Mural by Christian Stanley in White Springs, Florida

A panoramic mural across a wooden building, where an alligator’s head blends into a swampy natural scene filled with birds, deer, fish, and lush vegetation. The creature’s camouflage invites a second look.

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Mural by Minoru in Gama, Brazil, portraying a stylized woman with metallic blue and gold features, inspired by indigenous motifs and futuristic design. Her regal headgear and glowing highlights evoke a robotic queen or deity.

Futuristic Queen by Minoru in Gama, Brazil

A blue and gold robotic portrait inspired by pre-Columbian art, this futuristic queen gazes forward with intensity. Detailed ornaments and circuits blend tradition with sci-fi flair.

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Mural by Zion Graffiti in Itaparica, Brazil, featuring a grayscale portrait of a Black woman with a teal and orange headwrap. The background and clothing blend into abstract color patterns, enhancing the strong and serene expression on her face.

Portrait by Zion Graffiti in Itaparica, Brazil

Created for Festival Bahia de Todas as Cores, this emotional portrait in turquoise and charcoal tones features a Black woman with a wrapped headscarf and soft, expressive gaze.

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Large vertical mural by Lidia Cao in Madrid, Spain, showing stylized faces of diverse individuals intertwined with flowing blue floral elements. The artwork is painted on the corner of a modern building, with pastel tones and expressive eyes.

“Community” by Lidia Cao in Madrid, Spain

Painted on a tall vertical wall for Node Living, this vibrant mural of interwoven faces and blue floral shapes symbolizes unity and shared identity in urban living spaces.

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Mural by SAMIR in Iquique, Chile, depicting stylized Moche culture-inspired figures, masks, and animals. The scene is rendered in bold red, orange, and green tones, arranged in layered, overlapping forms across a large wall.

“Cultura Moche” by SAMIR in Iquique, Chile

This warm-toned piece features Moche-inspired sculptures, animals, and masks in surreal perspectives. Rich reds and golden hues pay tribute to pre-Columbian heritage.

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Mural by Sergi López in Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, featuring a hyper-realistic and menacing Joker face with smudged red lips, glowing yellow teeth, and wild green hair. Graffiti tags and colorful splashes enhance the chaotic composition.

“Joker” by Sergi López in Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain

This sinister and detailed portrait of the Joker shows the character’s green hair, red lips, yellow teeth, and chaotic energy. Sharp graffiti elements complete the piece.

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These artworks highlight how public walls continue to serve as dynamic storytelling spaces—from libraries made of bricks to jungle camouflaged crocodiles and futuristic queens. Each mural reflects a piece of its city and culture, adding color, narrative, and conversation to the urban environment.

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  3. AWIE is such a statement for the whole world and the artist is excellent

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