Nature & Environment
Trees, flowers, oceans, climate and works that let the surrounding landscape complete the image.
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Street Art Themes
Street art can be a protest, a joke, a memorial, a portrait, an illusion or a collaboration with nature. Explore collections organized by subject, idea and form.
Popular Street Art Themes
Artists return to these subjects across countries, generations and very different kinds of public space.
Animals & Wildlife
Cats, birds, insects and wild animals painted or built into the streets around them.
Politics & Social Commentary
Art about power, war, borders, inequality and the decisions that shape everyday life.
People, Emotion & Community
Portraits and public artworks about belonging, memory, hope, grief and human connection.
Humor & Play
Clever interventions, visual jokes and artworks that invite people to become part of the scene.
Books, Music & Culture
Shared stories, local traditions and the cultural touchstones artists bring into public space.
Street Art Styles and Forms
The idea matters, but so do the material, scale and way an artwork changes its location.
Stencils & Paste-ups
Pre-cut templates and paper artworks allow artists to prepare detailed images before taking them to the street.
3D & Optical Illusions
Anamorphic paintings and perspective tricks make flat walls and pavements appear to open up.
Sculpture & Land Art
Permanent monuments, temporary installations and works assembled directly from stone, sand or earth.
Repair, Reuse & Mosaics
Discarded materials and damaged streets become part of the artwork instead of something to hide.
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Latest Themed Collections
Each visual story connects artworks through a shared subject, material or feeling.
Someone Dressed the Statue (9 Photos)
A tower of traffic cones in Glasgow, a scarf and face mask in Gourock, a baby…
Snow Days Got Strange (8 Photos)
A snowman on its head, a stick-up with a hairdryer, glowing-eyed snow creatures and a full-size…
The Halloween Skeletons Are Busy (8 Photos)
Skeletons in a football jersey, on a winners podium, in a doctor's waiting room and at…
There’s Room on the Bench (13 Photos)
Thirteen bench statues, from Alan Turing in Manchester and Spike Milligan in Finchley to Georges Simenon…
Buildings That Won’t Behave (10 Photos)
A brick house front that sits down, a facade that spins, a cottage hanging off a…
People Made of Plants (10 Photos)
Willow, moss, grass, rice, straw and one patiently trained tree: ten figures built from plants, from…
Visual Puns and Sight Gags From the Street (10 Photos vol. 3)
Ten street pieces built around what the artist found on site, from a Corvette's tail lights…
Cute or Creepy? (12 Photos)
A bronze queue in Guangzhou, a hooded trio, a wooden troll in Denmark and a bear…
Public Restrooms That Became Tourist Sights, From New Zealand to New York (9 Photos)
Nine places where the toilet is the attraction, from a 1st-century marble bench in Ephesus to…
When Sculptures Come Alive (12 Photos vol. 3)
Twelve photos of sculptures that seem ready to move, from a sand bull in Zarautz and…