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10 New Street Art Murals Worth a Closer Look (May 2025)

May 31, 2025
By Vidar
Split-image header featuring two photorealistic murals on building facades: on the left, a lifeboat crashes through ocean waves, with realistic water spray and an actual window incorporated into the boat’s structure—painted to celebrate 200 years of RNLI in Weymouth, England. On the right, a giant woman crouches as if interacting with a tiny real tree below her, wearing a brown jacket, pink scarf, jeans, and pink sneakers—painted on a green building wall in Italy.

From a striking portrait in Mexico City to a lifeboat bursting through a building in England, this roundup features 10 fresh murals from around the world. Highlights include a child with a haunting gaze in Jacksonville, a peacock-cat fusion in Brazil, and surreal butterflies in a forest in France. Scroll through for fantasy, hyperrealism, visual metaphors, and bold graffiti hybrids.

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Black-and-white mural of a woman with intense gaze holding a spray can marked with a snowflake, detailed face tattoos, and large hoop earrings, with white graffiti lettering surrounding her, painted on a rough brick and stucco wall in Mexico City.

ADN Patagónico – By Alibe in Mexico City, Mexico

This black-and-white portrait mural features a woman staring intently while holding a spray can. The detailed rendering is accompanied by sharp graffiti lettering and face tattoos reading “Alibe” and “33”.

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Realistic mural depicting two oversized butterflies resting on tall grass in a forest with glowing sunrays filtering through trees and a clear stream running over mossy rocks, painted on the end wall of a parking lot ramp in Le Puy-en-Velay.

Forest Butterflies – By Dege in Le Puy-en-Velay, France

A mural of a lush forest scene where two giant butterflies rest on vibrant blades of grass by a flowing stream. Sunlight beams through the treetops, adding a magical realism effect.

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Surreal mural of a hybrid animal combining the face of a jaguar with colorful peacock feathers and head crest, painted in turquoise, purple, and pink hues with fine fur and feather textures on a wall in Petrolina, Brazil.

Peacock Jaguar – By Julián Cruz Solano in Petrolina, Brazil for BEIRA

This mural merges the face of a jaguar with the feathers and crest of a peacock. The animal’s face is painted in electric blues and purples, radiating symmetry and intensity.

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Mural of a silver-haired woman with elongated ears and autumn oak leaves swirling around her head and body, partially submerged in water with stylized swirls, painted on a burgundy wall in Lugo, Spain.

Raiña da carballeira – By BUBLEGUM in Lugo, Spain for Urban Cores 2

A woman with flowing white hair and pointed ears rises among swirling oak leaves. The mural blends fantasy with nature symbolism, all set on a deep red background.

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Mural of a fierce tiger with glowing eyes and bared teeth emerging from orange flames, blended with abstract purple shapes and large red graffiti letters, painted on a brick wall.

Tiger and Fire – By sWz1 and J2

A roaring tiger is enveloped in flames and purple light, flanked by dynamic graffiti lettering in red and cream. The mural combines traditional graffiti with hyper-stylized wildlife imagery.

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Realistic mural of an RNLI orange lifeboat bursting through ocean waves on the side of a white historic building with real windows and doors, commemorating 200 years of the RNLI in Weymouth, England.

RNLI Lifeboat – By Peter Sheridan in Weymouth, England

A mural of a lifeboat crashing through the side of a building, painted to celebrate the RNLI’s 200th anniversary. The orange rescue vessel plows through turbulent blue waves.

Lifeboat operations manager Simon Kershaw: “It [the mural] was conceived to celebrate the 200 years existence of the RNLI and the 150 years it has been here in Weymouth and recognise the commitment of all our volunteers.”

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Colorful mural of a young girl with solemn expression and large violet eyes, wearing a graphic t-shirt, painted in pink, blue, and yellow tones against a red brick wall in Jacksonville, Florida.

On the Third Day – By Last Wave in Jacksonville, Florida for JAX WALL PROJECT

A large-eyed child stares solemnly ahead. The mural combines realism with graphic pop art elements on a red brick wall.

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Large mural of a blond boy sitting barefoot on a massive wooden chair, absorbed in a book, painted to fit the contours and roof of a residential building in Viborg, Denmark.

Strahinja – By Wuper Kec in Viborg, Denmark

This mural of a boy reading a book on a giant wooden chair blends seamlessly with the building’s architecture. The realistic lighting and posture make the oversized child appear almost three-dimensional.

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Mural of a roaring tiger with mouth open, surrounded by vibrant green jungle leaves and shadows, painted in high contrast on a dark background wall in Montevideo, Uruguay.

Tiger in the Jungle – By Bruno Rosa in Montevideo, Uruguay

A roaring tiger is surrounded by lush green foliage. The mural uses strong contrasts and intense highlights to give the animal volume and presence against the dark background.

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Photorealistic mural of a woman crouching down with her hand extended toward a real tree growing in front of the wall, painted on a green building in Civitacampomarano, Italy. She wears a brown coat, blue jeans, pink scarf, and pink sneakers, appearing lifelike and integrated into the urban landscape.

Giant Woman and Tree – By Sabotaje Al Montaje in Civitacampomarano, Italy

A mural of a crouching woman painted at massive scale, carefully reaching toward a small real tree growing at the building’s base. Her presence appears to interact with the environment in a lifelike, surreal way.

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  1. This work Giant Woman and Tree is about sabotaje al montaje and is carried out in Catalonia, Calldetenes.

    Giant Woman and Tree – By Vera Bugatti in Civitacampomarano, Italy

    A photorealistic mural of a crouching woman painted at massive scale, carefully reaching toward a small real tree growing at the building’s base. She wears a brown jacket, jeans, pink scarf, and bright pink sneakers. Her presence appears to interact with the environment in a lifelike, surreal way.

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  2. @streetartutopia The lifeboat.

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  4. Very grateful for your constant supply of beauty and creativity.
    Mira, Croatia

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