How Genius Is This Art (11 Photos)

Some artists see the world differently. They don’t just see a boring wall or a rusty pipe. They see a canvas! These clever creators use shadows, cracks, and even rocks to make us laugh. Here are 11 pieces of street art that show how a little imagination can change everything.

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Mural by Banksy on a cracked adobe wall in Timbuktu, Mali, Africa, depicting a woman hanging black stripes on a line next to a zebra missing its markings.

🦓 1. Zebra Stripes — Banksy in Timbuktu, Mali

This zebra is having a very weird morning. It looks like it lost its stripes! Luckily, a woman is there to hang them up on the laundry line. Banksy used the old wall to make this look very real. It is definitely the most stylish laundry day ever. More!: 24 artworks by Banksy – Who Is The Visionary of Street Art?

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Chalk art on a sidewalk where a rock is used as the creature's head, forming a dinosaur-like body with a smiling face and a small cartoon pig beside it.

🪨 2. Nadine and the Surprisingly Effective Joke — David Zinn in the USA

Meet Nadine. She is a very happy creature made of chalk. She has a literal rock for a head, but she still has a great personality. Her little mouse friend seems to enjoy the joke too. David Zinn is a master at making the sidewalk come alive. More!: Happy Art by David Zinn (10 Photos)

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A mural version of Vermeer’s “The Milkmaid” pouring water directly into a real milk can placed at the wall’s base in Saint-Étienne, France.

🥛 3. The Milkmaid Pouring — Oakoak in Saint-Étienne, France

This famous painting decided to step out into the real world. She is pouring milk right into a real container on the sidewalk. Oakoak loves to play with objects he finds on the street. It is a great way to mix classic art with city life. More by Oakoak: Lovely by Oakoak (10 Photos)

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A red metal fire hydrant fixture on a wall combined with a pasted illustration of E.T.'s body to create the illusion of his full figure using the fixture as his head.

👽 4. Phone Home — Unknown Artist

If E.T. was a fire hydrant, he would look exactly like this. Those red metal eyes are perfect for a friendly alien. I hope he finds a phone soon so he can call home. This is such a simple and funny way to use a wall fixture.


A before-and-after image of a gas meter turned into a pink flamingo using paint and black outlines, blending with the wall in Massachusetts, USA.

🦩 5. Pink Flamingo — Tom Bob in Massachusetts, USA

This gas meter was very boring and grey before Tom Bob arrived. Now it is a bright pink flamingo! The pipes make perfect legs for this fancy bird. It is amazing what a little pink paint can do for a neighborhood. More by Tom Bob!: 33 Artworks by Tom Bob That Will Make You Smile

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Wall art showing two dogs facing each other, with the peeling plaster forming one dog’s body and black outlines completing the legs and tails, with a heart above their heads.

🐶 6. Dog Love — In Leipzig, Germany

Even a peeling wall can be romantic. The artist saw a shape in the broken plaster and turned it into a dog. Now these two pups are sharing a very sweet moment. It proves that love can be found anywhere, even in a construction zone.


Vertical garden installation on a mural-painted wall showing buildings; plastic bottles used as planters are hung where windows would be, in Valparaíso, Chile.

🌿 7. Guerrilla Gardening — In Valparaíso, Chile

Who needs a big garden when you have plastic bottles? These planters are hanging right on a mural of colorful houses. It is a great way to add some real nature to the city. It makes the whole street feel more alive. More!: 41 of the most beloved Street Art from Chile


Street art around a storm drain showing colorful fish swimming into it like a current, with the painted message “The Sea Starts Here. Don’t Litter.”

🐟 8. The Sea Starts Here — Unknown Artist

These colorful fish are swimming right into the drain! The message is simple and clear, everything we drop on the street goes to the ocean. Let us keep the water clean for our fishy friends. More!: The Sea Starts Here… Don’t Litter (5 photos)


🐦 9. Bird in the Wall — Unknown Artist

A hole in the wall is usually a bad thing. But here, it is a perfect little bird! A few black lines turned a broken wall into a piece of art. It shows that there is beauty even in things that are falling apart.


A playful arrangement of sidewalk bricks mimicking Stonehenge, placed around a small open pit next to a traffic cone on a city sidewalk.

🗿 10. Brickhenge — Unknown Artist

You do not need to fly to England to see ancient monuments. Someone built a tiny version of Stonehenge using sidewalk bricks! The traffic cone is there to make sure no one accidentally steps on history. It is a very small but very funny tribute.


🏃 11. Freedom Sculpture — Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, USA

This statue shows how it feels to finally be free. The figures start stuck in the wall and end up jumping for joy. It is a powerful way to show that we can all break free from our problems. It looks like they are ready for a great weekend! More: Emotion (15 Photos)

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