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.
Guess the City: Sculptures (8 Photos)
Eight sculptures, eight cities. Guess the locations of giant hands, a wooden troll, a tire gorilla…
When Nature Joins In (8 Photos)
A newborn’s face painted on coastal rock in Finland, a pebble portrait in Thailand and a…
Cats Live Here (6 Photos)
Six works of street art and sculpture give cats the run of the neighborhood, from a…
Look Closer (8 Photos)
The sleeping face in this tree is not painted on the bark. Eight street artworks with…
Silly Street Art (8 Photos)
A blue octopus bollard, giant French fries, and Sonic on a roundabout sign: eight playful street…
Wild Encounters (8 Photos)
A giant straw bear, a fox in a tree and birds above Bogotá: eight artworks that…
No Rush (8 Photos)
Eight works of street art and public art about pausing, resting and slowing down, with David…
Small Worlds (17 Photos)
17 small worlds in street art and nature, with tiny homes, chalk creatures, miniature people and…
Still a Kid (14 Photos)
Giant colored pencils, a sidewalk hammock and a wall full of childhood keepsakes: 14 playful artworks…
You Will Smile (15 Photos)
Pipes in sneakers, R2-D2 with flowers and a ghost at a crossing: 15 street art photos…