Street art is an undeniably important part of all art and culture throughout the world. It brings a new perspective and dynamic to the often elitist field of art and gives anyone and everyone with true talent a chance to display their skill. In addition to that, graffiti is also another way to beautify streets, walls, and roads, and can even help spread kind messages to the world, and bring nature into our everyday lives. Art is boundless, limitless and for any and all to appreciate. These 34 pictures are proof of that, as you shall soon discover!
1. Aren’t bike rides the most fun?
(By Azreey, Wikimedia Commons)
2. This kid is staring right into my soul
(By Shawn Lipowski, Wikimedia Commons)
3. Stepping into a world of imagination
(By Finn-johs, Wikimedia Commons)
4. Advertising for the local market
(By Oliver Raupach, Wikimedia Commons)
5. An amazing piece of artwork at Elisabeth market, Munich
(By Oliver Raupach, Wikimedia Commons)
6. Meet Miss Van, the Barcelona Beauty
(By aikijuanma, Wikimedia Commons)
7. You know that saying about eyes being windows into the soul?
(A highly decorative graffiti in Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil, By Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Wikimedia Commons)
8. An odd way to support of a popular television show but nonetheless effective marketing
(2012, Sofia, Bulgaria, By Dudva, Wikimedia Commons)
9. Here's a happy puppy on Zajęcza Street in Warsaw
(By Rovdyr, Wikimedia Commons)
10. This graffiti in Bethlehem shows the roles reversed
(By Pawel Ryszawa, Wikimedia Commons)
11. Looking at a completed landscape scene, in Thrissur, Kerala, India
(By Viswaprabha, Wikimedia Commons)
12. Return of the three funny types by Dutch graffiti artist Ces53
(By Janisorlando, Wikimedia Commons)
13. This piece in Batumi, Georgia, makes it hard to know where the shark ends and the man begins
(By Gio machavariani, Wikimedia Commons)
14. Greetings from Budapest
(By Dudva, Wikimedia Commons)
15. Protest art in Memphis, Tennessee
(By Xzelenz, Wikimedia Commons)
16. Chelsea Street Art in Manhattan, New York City
(By GabbyT231, Wikimedia Commons)
17. Graffiti on Hipolito Unanue Street, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
(By Santiagostucchi, Wikimedia Commons)
18. Banksy's 'Shop Until You Drop', Mayfair, London
(By Banksy, Wikimedia Commons)
Here’s one street artist whose murals have made it all across the world
19. Aryz's mural in Finland (2011)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
20. Aryz's mural in Lodz (2011)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
21. Aryz's mural in Réunion (2012)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
22. Aryz's mural in Argentina (2012)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
23. Aryz's mural in Madrid (2013)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
24. Aryz's mural in Sanlucar de Barrameda (2013)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
25. Aryz's mural in Norway (2013)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
26. Aryz's mural in Germany (2013)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
27. Aryz's mural in Detroit (2015)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
28. Aryz's mural in Venezuela (2015)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
29. Aryz's mural in France (2016)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
30. Aryz's mural in Rabat (Morocco), April 2017
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
31. Aryz's and OsGemeos's mural in Munich (2017)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
32. Aryz's mural in Denmark (2017)
(By Mr aryz, Wikimedia Commons)
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