Beautiful Murals (9 Photos)
Content warning: From vibrant flowers blooming on brick walls to masterfully painted illusions and emotional portraits, this collection captures nine of the most beautiful murals from around the world. Featured locations include Cape Town, Calais, Lima, Chicago, Sardinia,
From vibrant flowers blooming on brick walls to masterfully painted illusions and emotional portraits, this collection captures nine of the most beautiful murals from around the world. Featured locations include Cape Town, Calais, Lima, Chicago, Sardinia, and more—each mural blending artistic skill with architecture and environment in unique ways.
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1. Bahati — Sonny Behan in Cape Town, South Africa
A mural of a gorilla nestles into an indoor garden space, painted by Sonny Behan. The fur detail and soft light reflections create a striking emotional presence within the lush surroundings of the room.
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2. Virtual Entrance — ASTRO in Calais, France
This geometric illusion by ASTRO transforms the entire facade into a 3D tunnel, using bold purples and reds to simulate depth and light. Painted with precision, the optical illusion plays with architecture and perception. More photos here!
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3. Florinda Camila — “WA” Marko Franco Domenak in Lima, Peru
This creative mural cleverly incorporates a real bougainvillea bush as the hair of a painted woman. A monarch butterfly completes the peaceful scene, adding movement to this blend of paint and nature.
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4. Flowers for West Town — Ouizi (Louise Jones) in Chicago, USA
Bright yellow daisies, pink peonies, and a red admiral butterfly burst across the brick wall of a Chicago building in this floral mural by Ouizi. The composition blends realism with oversized botanical scale.
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5. Among the Grass — Krzysztof Bitka in Szczecin, Poland
This pastel-toned mural portrays a woman kneeling in a tall meadow, rendered with fine sketch-like lines and watercolor textures. It’s part of the Street Art Szczecin 2021 project. More!: 7 photos – Flower Mural by Krzysztof Bitka in Szczecin, Poland
6. Daily Life in Zeddiani — Vanda Banti in Sardinia, Italy
Painted directly onto a residential facade, this mural blends seamlessly into the house’s real structure. It portrays a traditional Sardinian street scene with people, a donkey, and vivid historic clothing. More photos here!
7. The Old Man and the Sea 2.0 — AÉRO in Morlaix, France
This dramatic grayscale mural features a bearded sailor looking toward a stormy sea, with a puffin flying beside him and a lighthouse in the misty background. Highly detailed and cinematic in style.
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8. Pulling the Sky — Seth Globepainter in Le Port, Réunion Island
A child is shown pulling back a curtain of sky in this imaginative mural by Seth. The artwork gives the illusion of peeling back clouds to reveal another world behind, with a real tree incorporated at the base. More by Seth!: 34 Murals That Turn Walls Into Wonders: Seth’s Street Art Will Blow Your Mind
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9. The Light Is All Around — Endo in Čačak, Serbia
Painted around a streetlamp, this mural shows an elderly man smiling and holding the lamp as if it’s a glowing staff. The golden light and warm tone enhance the friendly character’s presence. More photos here!
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11 Beautiful Artworks That Seem to Grow From Nature
Some artworks don’t just sit in nature—they become part of it. Around the world, artists are crafting sculptures and murals that seamlessly merge with their surroundings, using trees, vines, and landscapes as living elements of their work. These 11 pieces don’t fight against nature; they grow with it.
From giant figures emerging from forests to street art that transforms urban greenery into playful illusions, these eight stunning creations prove that art and nature can exist in perfect harmony.More: 8 Inspiring Sculptures Seamlessly Integrated with Nature
1. “Sleeping Child” by El Decertor (Imbabura, Ecuador)
A mural by El Decertor in Imbabura, Ecuador, depicting a young child sleeping against a concrete wall, with creeping ivy blending into the painting as a natural blanket.
2. “UMI” by Daniel Popper (Illinois, USA)
“UMI” by Daniel Popper at the outdoor tree museum The Morton Arboretum in Illinois, USA—an intricate wooden sculpture of a woman with tree roots weaving through her body, set in a green landscape.About and more photos: “UMI” Sculpture by Daniel Popper in Lisle, Illinois
3. Street Art by David Zinn (Ann Arbor, USA)
A street art piece by David Zinn in Ann Arbor, USA, featuring a small green character with a real grass mustache blending into the pavement.More!: Street Art by Happiness Maker David Zinn (21 Photos)
4. Flower Street Art by Fabio Gomes Trindade (Goiás, Brazil)
A mural by Fabio Gomes Trindade in Goiás, Brazil, featuring a girl’s face with a real tree forming her vibrant pink afro hairstyle.More by Fabio Gomes: How Fábio Gomes Turns Trees into Hair: Stunning Murals in Trindade
5. Sidewalk Flower Experiment
A beautiful example of accidental nature-inspired art—kindergarten children dropped seeds into sidewalk cracks, leading to a spontaneous floral pathway.More photos and about: Kindergarten children dropped seeds in the crack of the sidewalk to see what would happen
6. “Nature Rings” by Spencer Byles (Deep Forest, France)
A series of woven circular sculptures by Spencer Byles made from natural branches, blending seamlessly with the surrounding forest.
7. Willow Archer by Anna & The Willow (UK)
A woven willow sculpture of a female archer by Anna & The Willow, set against a wooded path.
8. Wire Mermaid by Martin Debenham (UK)
A wire sculpture by Martin Debenham of a mermaid sitting on a rock, with the intricate metalwork mimicking flowing water.
9. Snake in the Green — Hyères, France
A plain gray cinderblock wall in a hidden grove was completely transformed into a lifelike snake by street artist Rest4. The viper, rendered in vibrant greens, blues, and yellows, emerges from the shadows of the forest floor. The before-and-after framing reveals the power of imagination to awaken forgotten spaces.
10. Fluentem Colos — Little Milford, Wales
Land artist Jon Foreman created this delicate, wave-like gradient in a woodland clearing using carefully arranged leaves. Starting in green and fading to deep orange, the sculpture blends with the forest floor in color, shape, and motion—appearing to ripple like wind through grass. More by Jon Foreman: 9 Leaf Sculptures That Stir the Soul in the Forest (Art by Jon Foreman)
11. Florinda Camila — “WA” Marko Franco Domenak in Lima, Peru
This creative mural cleverly incorporates a real bougainvillea bush as the hair of a painted woman. A monarch butterfly completes the peaceful scene, adding movement to this blend of paint and nature.🔗 Follow WA on Instagram
More: When Street Art Meets Nature (40 Photos)
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