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Awesome Graffiti Street Art by Roa

Awesome Graffiti Street Art by Roa

Remember hearing rats squeaking and scrimmaging, the shrill screeching of their machete-shaped nails, and their tongue clicking as you walked into the subway, crossed a bridge or stepped over manhole covers. On second thought, you probably don’t. The din shrills from of the underground creatures that run underneath our cities have long been eliminated from our audible wavelengths. Yet they are still there as the sinews of the city’s transportation, plumbing, and sewage system, growing minute by minute, and following our train path faster than we can.

Fettered by urban infrastructure Belgian graffiti artist brings the creatures of the underground to surface with his impressive black and white illustrations of the minute animals like rats, rabbits and birds we tend to ignore as the cross our path. Taking desiccate cement walls and turning them into drawings that bare an uncanny verisimilitude to these real creatures; so impressive is his art that authorities in Hackney, London had to curtail from whitewashing the piece of art allowing Roa’s rabbit to keep stunning passersby.

The Colossal Graffiti Art by Blu

The Colossal Graffiti Art by Blu

This may be one of my favorite collections we’ve featured. To see graffiti art, you don’t have to go to a gallery or museum, it’s not limited to a computer – it’s right out in the street among the people. It’s said that great art isn’t afraid to take risks, and the graffiti of Italian artist Blu walks that line.

Graffiti art that makes a social or political statement has become incredibly popular lately with the prominence of artists like Bansky. Blu may be lesser known, but his work is just as impressive and often takes on a large, colossal presence, covering entire buildings at times. His work has popped up in cities around the globe and the large scale of his pieces really contributes to the social, environmental and economical issues he addresses with his art.

70 Wonderful Examples of Modern Street Art, Graffiti and Wall Art

70 Wonderful Examples of Modern Street Art, Graffiti and Wall Art

Street art, sometime known as Wall Art or Graffiti usually refers to unsanctioned art in public spaces. Street art can include traditional graffiti artwork, sticker art, wheatpasting, street poster art and art intervention. Typically, the term street art is used to distinguish contemporary public-space artwork from territorial graffiti, vandalism, and corporate art.

While quite often street art and wall art can be out of place, misused and ineffective, once in awhile you will see a piece of work that will stand out and make you appreciate the beauty of art, not only in museum but on your own streets.

In this article, we take a look at 70 Wonderful Modern Street Art, Graffiti and Wall Art pieces that will stop you in your tracks.