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.
Animals Hiding in Plain Sight (9 Photos)
Animal-shaped rocks and street art built around pipes, a camera and a drain grate. Eight photos…
Look What They’re Made Of (11 Photos)
Driftwood, beach pebbles, rusted chain, wire and old trash: in these 11 photos, artists build figures…
Giant Sculptures in Lakes, Forests and Parks (8 Photos)
A baby floating above a lawn, fingers around a tree, a boar built from logs and…
Bikes, Planes and a Shark Stuck in Odd Places (11 Photos)
Some vehicles get abandoned, some get stranded, and some are put up there on purpose by…
Famous Graves and Memorials That People Still Visit (10 Photos vol. 2)
Lipstick kisses on Oscar Wilde's tomb, a Central Park husky polished by children, a Romanian cemetery…
Remote Huts and Houses on Islands, Cliffs and Mountains (8 Photos)
An emergency hut 4,003 meters up the Matterhorn, a post office among Antarctic penguins, the Faroese…
Places That Make Music With Wind, Water and Rain (9 Photos)
Car tires, sea waves, rain and sliding sand make the sound at these spots, from a…
Movie Sets Still Standing Years After Filming (10 Photos vol. 2)
Norman Bates’ house, the Sad Hill graveyard, Luke Skywalker’s underground home and seven more film sets…
Street Signs Altered by Artists (9 Photos)
A No Don Quixote sign in front of a real windmill, Darth Vader on a crosswalk…
Outdoor Sculptures in the Australian Outback (8 Photos)
A giant figure nobody admits to carving, a film prop left behind by a movie crew…