street art Archive

Art in the Street by Nelio

Based in Lyon, France, Nelio lights up the streets with his amazing art works. He exhibits his great craft with vibrant colors, precision and details in his works making them pop. When you pass by any of his works, take some time to appreciate it…maybe even a photo of you with it, too! Most of his […]

Skewered – Installations by Aakash Nihalani

Pin It “Landline” is one of  Aakash Nihalani’s latest series featuring people skewered by colorful geometric shapes. No actual skewering went on in the course of the series. The neon tape was cleverly positioned to make it look like they’re going through the models. Aakash is pretty well-known for his observational street art and Landline […]

Big Brother is Watching – Urban Street Art Installations by SpY

Pin It SpY ha been making street art long before street art became cool. He has been ‘improving’ blank walls, sculptures, and street signs all over the world for over twenty years. His installations are equal parts funny and ironic. According to his website: “His ludic spirit, careful attention to the context of each piece, […]

Sweet Selections – Illustrations by Georgi Dimitrov

Pin It These toothsome illustrations are just some of the works of Bulgarian illustrator Georgi Dimitrov. It seems to me that these high-calorie snacks were deconstructed into their basic elements with rather drippy results. Oddly enough, the cartoonish aspect of the drawings gives the viewer a new perspective on these so-called ‘junk’ food. Georgi is […]

In the Right Place – Street Art by Charles Leval

Pin It Charles Leval is a French street artist whose art is starting to crop up in some of the most unexpected places. Levalet, as he is known in the artistic circles, likes to use props in some of his work. The props are usually the only spots of color to be found in his […]

Sweet Street Art by Natalia Rak

Pin It Natalia Rak is a street artist whose ‘territory’ covers most of her native Poland. Her work is mostly large-scare and covers entire walls of buildings. Natalia is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz and has been a painter before she became a street artist. One of her most famous […]

The Infamous Bansky

Pin It According to Wikipedia (and who doesn’t trust Wikipedia?), Bansky is “a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter.” The fact that he merits a Wikipedia article is an indication of how famous Bansky has become. His worked has inspired many an artist to take their work to the streets. Nick […]

Hardcore Street Art by Remo Lienhard

Pin It Wes 21 belongs to an elite group of street artists called the Schwarzmaler. Wes 21’s real name is Remo Lienhard  and his work basically leaps out at you. I’ts packed chock-full of details and brilliantly executed with a gritty sense of humor. Remo has also dabbled in sculpture and illustration. This Swiss multimedia […]

Think Different – Sassy Street Art by Ladamenrouge

Pin It Ladamenrouge is an up-and-coming street artist from Saint Etienne, France. His work can loosely be categorized into three styles: 1) subverted urban environment (which includes “improved” street signs), 2) pavement art, and 3) eye bombing (drawing eyes on distorted images to give them a face). Like most of his kind, Ladamenrouge wanders the […]

Into the Maw of a Monster – Artwork by Davi De Melo Santos

Pin It Walls, tunnels, and mounds of trash are all fair game for Davi De Melo Santos. This Brazilian street has peppered the streets with comic murals. Far from the common perception of street art as hateful vandalism. His subjects are most often a bit monstrous in origin, yet Davi manages to portray in them […]

A Sight for Sore Eyes – Street Art by Przemek Blejzyk

Pin It Lodz, a street artist from Poland, has managed to hide his personal information from admirers and authorities extremely well. Except for his name, that is. Przemek Blejzyk’s work is scattered all through out Poland. I’m quite sure the owners of the buildings don’t mind having their walls decorated with this sort of artwork. […]

On the Streets of Paris – Street Art by Christian Guémy

Pin It Christian Guémy is a Paris-based street artist who has been featured in Pondly once before. It looks like he has a fine new crop of artwork dotting the streets of Paris. His alias C215 is creatively incorporated into each work, rendered as a cube into an inconspicuous corner. He nay describe himself as […]

Blurred – Street Art by Borondo

Pin It Borondo is a young and promising street artist from Spain. Unlike most artists of today, he doesn’t strive for realism in his work. As a matter of fact, his characters all seem oddly blurred around the edges. Their features seemingly melt together, and at times, even altogether missing. He also has also done […]

Smart Art – Street Art by Gabriel ‘Specter’ Reese

Pin It Gabriel “Specter” Reese has a no-holds-barred sort of approach to steer art that endears him to a lot of people in the art community. This also makes him somewhat of a nuisance to the authorities. Crumbling walls, garage doors, and even ads themselves don’t escape his attention. Speed is essential in street art […]

Zebra + Art + Railings = Impressive Street Art by Zebrating

Pin It Zebrating loosely translated means “making the zebra”. This dynamic duo has graced a lot of railings around Mannheim, Germany with their incredibly detailed street art. Difficult as it is to make a painting on a flat surface, Zebrating raised the bar by putting their artwork on railings which can only be fully appreciated […]

Classic Street Art by Andrea Michaelsson and Ilia Mayer

Pin It Andrea Michaelsson & Ilia Mayer is the pair behind the street artist BTOY. This Barcelona-based duo has been inflicting their art on several walls, buildings, and vehicles. Both artists were born and raised in Barcelona, Spain. They started their project back in 2002, and they haven’t looked back since. The quality of their […]

Smart and Savvy Street Signs by Clet Abraham

Pin It Clet Abraham turns the ordinary into a statement. He lives and works in Florence, Italy where he has his own studio. According to him, his inspiration from his street signs art stem from a reflection upon our ‘common visual space’. Street signs are everywhere in Italy and he feels that some of them […]

Stenciled Street Art by Christian Guémy

Pin It Christian Guémy a.k.a. C215 is a French graphic artist whose stencil work has been pooping up all over Barcelona and Berlin. His work is notable for being colorful, astonishingly detailed, and ubiquitous. He has been in love with graffiti since he was a child. While Christian can paint with brushes and cans, he […]

Totally Fresh Imagery from Karim Hetherington

Pin It The work of Karim Hetherington is unique, indeed it fuses diverse themes such as surrealism street art cubism, collage and typographic elements together with far eastern themes. The results are a train of thought mash up style with plenty of crazy compositions characters and huge explosions of colour and letters. So if your […]