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Pick Your Favorite: New Art #2 (10 Photos)

July 21, 2025
By Vidar

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Side-by-side mural images. Left: A large-scale photorealistic mural by JEKS ONE in Glasgow, UK, featuring a young woman with windswept hair looking upward, painted in color against a black-and-white protest crowd with a raised fist. A thistle flower is placed in the bottom left. Right: A vivid mural by El Vandalito in Ilopango, El Salvador, showing a stylized woman with teal and red hair, green sunglasses, glossy red lips, and a cap, with the text “Flow a la Plaza” on the cap. The background is bright lime green.

This collection features ten striking street artworks from across the globe. From glowing halos in Colombia to protest murals in Scotland, you’ll find photorealistic portraits, surreal scenes, and layered symbolism. Artists include JEKS ONE, HERA, Daes Villalba, El Vandalito, and more—each contributing a bold piece to the urban canvas.

Mural by Daes Villalba in Campillos, Málaga, showing a close-up portrait of a young Black woman with braided blue hair and a stretched ear piercing, glowing with a bright yellow halo against a rough concrete background.

1. Iluminate

Daes Villalba’s mural in Campillos, Málaga

A glowing yellow halo crowns a young woman with blue braids and stretched ears. Painted with intense realism, the portrait blends light, texture, and shadow on a rough concrete wall.

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Street art portrait by El Vandalito in Ilopango, El Salvador, of a stylized woman wearing a cap, oversized sunglasses, and red lipstick, with bright turquoise and red hair, painted against a vivid lime-green background with the words “Flow a la Plaza.”

2. Flow a la Plaza

El Vandalito’s mural in Ilopango, El Salvador

A pop-styled woman with blue and red hair, green-tinted sunglasses, and glossy lips gazes outward. Her cap and graffiti details connect urban fashion with street art identity.

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Mural by JEKS ONE in Glasgow, UK, featuring a photorealistic woman with long hair and a pensive expression next to a grayscale protest crowd and a blooming purple thistle, painted across the side of a multi-story building.

3. March and Thistle

JEKS ONE’s mural in Glasgow, UK

A portrait of a woman looks toward a protest scene painted in grayscale. A Scottish thistle blooms in the foreground, blending botanical symbolism with political commentary.

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Mural by Massimo Russ in Italy showing a stylized woman with large green eyes, hoop earrings, a flipped cap with the MLB logo, and bold makeup, all painted in a neon color palette with smooth gradients and a vibrant blue background.

4. Blue Note

Massimo Russ’s mural in Italy

A glowing face with green eyes, large hoop earrings, and a flipped blue-pink cap stares ahead. The neon style and glass reflections add a comic-like, digital polish.

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Mural by Mick Mowgli in Lopburi, Thailand, showing a fierce, wide-mouthed chimpanzee holding a spray can and paintbrush, painted in pink, gray, and black with splashes of neon yellow and hot pink graffiti.

5. Street Primate

Mick Mowgli’s mural in Lopburi, Thailand for Meeting Of Styles

A pink-faced chimpanzee screams while wielding a paintbrush and spray can. The humorous yet intense animal portrait pops with high contrast against a splattered backdrop.

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Mural by Mickrone MX in Mexico City depicting a young woman with luminous golden earrings, a teal-blue hat, and shiny lips, painted against an olive-green wall with soft glowing dots in the background.

6. Golden Hoops

Mickrone MX’s mural in Mexico City

A young woman in a teal bucket hat and glowing orange hoop earrings is painted with cinematic lighting. Her skin reflects soft shadows, and her parted lips suggest a still moment.

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Mural by Philippe Hérard in Épinal, France, showing a humorous scene of a man wearing jeans, snorkel gear, and a red flotation ring, appearing to float mid-air along a clothesline with birds, painted on a pale blue wall in a grassy park.

7. Flightline Diver

Philippe Hérard’s mural in Épinal, France

A man in a snorkel mask and life ring floats horizontally along a clothesline surrounded by perched birds. The piece uses visual illusion and humor in an open park setting.

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Mural by Drakes Work in Duisburg, Germany, featuring a detailed green skull with fangs surrounded by dynamic teal and yellow graffiti elements and melting candles, set against a dark black wall under leafy trees.

8. Skull and Script

Drakes Work’s mural in Duisburg, Germany for The Cookie Jam

A green-tinted skull with a glowing candle beside it emerges from teal graffiti lettering. The dripping textures and fluid shapes contrast with sharp lines and candlelight.

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Mural by Ona Salvador in Belfast, UK, showing a tall figure cloaked in purple holding a glowing lantern, with mist-like smoke swirling around her and glowing yellow-white eyes, painted on a brick wall in shades of purple, teal, and pink.

9. Silent Wisdom

Ona Salvador’s mural in Belfast, UK

A hooded woman with glowing white eyes holds a lantern. The swirling smoke and sharp shadows heighten the mystical atmosphere.

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Large-scale mural by HERA in Berlin, Germany, showing two women with animal headdresses—an owl and a fox—set against a grey wall with handwritten messages in German and English about seeking help, part of a public awareness campaign.

10. You Are Never Weak

HERA’s mural in Berlin, Germany

A dual-figure composition of women wearing fox and owl headdresses stands beside a message in German and English. Created for a campaign against violence toward women.

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2 Comments

  1. In terms of originality, I have to go with Glasgow. I’ve never seen an outdoor mural done in a photorealistic style. The others are excellent, but in a style I’ve seen before… except Berlin. If somebody’s desk faces that, I hope they like it more than I do.

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