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Brilliant Stencils (11 Photos)

August 15, 2025
By Vidar

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Split image of two stencil street artworks. Left: Black cat with white markings faces a mouse holding a red flower beside a real mouse hole—by TABBY. Right: Woman hangs zebra stripes on a clothesline next to a donkey partially painted to resemble a zebra—by Banksy in Timbuktu, Mali

From Banksy’s zebra illusion in Timbuktu, Mali, to TABBY’s playful cat-and-mouse in Vienna, Austria, this collection brings together stencils from Italy, the UK, France, Germany, Iran and more. Featured pieces include political satire, layered portraits, and clever twists on everyday scenes—each transforming walls into stories that stop you in your tracks.

Stencil mural by Banksy in Timbuktu, Mali depicting a woman pegging zebra stripes on a clothesline next to a donkey painted to resemble a zebra, on a tan brick wall.

1. Zebra Washing — Banksy in Timbuktu, Mali

A woman hangs zebra stripes on a clothesline beside a donkey partially painted to look like a zebra. More!: 24 artworks by Banksy: Who Is The Visionary of Street Art?

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Stencil art by TABBY showing a black cat with white markings looking at a mouse offering a red flower, painted next to an actual mouse hole on a pale wall.

2. Blooming Friendship — TABBY in Vienna, Austria

A black cat gazes down at a mouse holding a red flower beside a real mouse hole in the wall.

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Street art by Kenny Random in Padova, Italy, showing a black silhouette of a man in a top hat walking across a dripping rainbow, with two black birds perched on the arc.

3. Rainbow Man — Kenny Random in Padova, Italy

A silhouette of a man in a top hat walking through a dripping rainbow arc, with birds perched on it.

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Satirical stencil mural by Loretto in London showing a Roman soldier holding a phone for a selfie beside a weary Jesus carrying a large cross.

4. Selfie with Jesus — Loretto in London, UK

A Roman soldier takes a selfie with Jesus as he carries the cross.

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Layered stencil by C215 showing an elderly man in a flat cap touching foreheads with a smiling elderly woman, surrounded by colorful swirls on a cream wall.

5. Elderly Couple — C215 in Fontenay-aux-Roses, France

A detailed multi-layer stencil of an elderly man and woman touching foreheads, framed by colorful spray-painted accents. More!: Street Art by C215 – A Collection

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Stencil street art by Dr. Love in Bristol showing a woman in a hospital gown wearing an oxygen mask connected to a small potted tree on a cart, with leaves created from real moss.

6. Oxygen Tree — Dr. Love in Bristol, England

A woman in a hospital gown pulls a potted tree on a cart, wearing an oxygen mask connected to it; the foliage is made from real moss.

Stencil street art by HIJACK showing a hooded figure swinging a bat toward a cracked wall, forming a heart-shaped opening in the plaster.

7. Keep Doing What You Love — HIJACK

A hooded figure swings a bat at a wall, creating a heart-shaped hole in the cracked surface. More!: 42 Inspiring Street Art by HIJACK

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Stencil art in Germany showing a woman in black clothing leaning forward and expelling a cascade of red hearts onto a textured beige wall. Artist unknown.

8. Love Sick – In Germany

A woman leans forward appearing to vomit a stream of red hearts.

Political stencil street art by Loretto in Shoreditch, London, painted in 2018, showing Donald Trump singing into a microphone, Vladimir Putin playing drums, and Kim Jong-un playing guitar, with “The Psychos” written on the bass drum.

9. The Psychos — Loretto in Shoreditch, London, UK

A stencil mural showing Donald Trump singing, Vladimir Putin playing drums, and Kim Jong-un playing guitar in a fictional rock band called “The Psychos.”

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Stencil mural by Mogul showing a child figure reaching up to cross out “TRUTH” and replace it with “POLITICS” in red paint under the phrase “If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes truth.”

10. If You Repeat a Lie — By Mogul

A child-like figure writes “POLITICS” in red over the word “TRUTH” in the phrase “If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes truth.”

Stencil art by Icy and Sot in Iran showing a boy holding a tall rainbow-colored brick tower, painted on a damaged wall amid rubble from a collapsed building.

11. Building Blocks — Icy and Sot in Iran

A boy holds a large block tower made of rainbow-colored bricks, painted on a wall of a collapsed building. More!: Iran Transformed – ICY and SOT’s Street Art Highlights Peace, War, and Humanity

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