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10 New Street Art Murals Worth a Closer Look (May 2025)
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From a striking portrait in Mexico City to a lifeboat bursting through a building in England, this roundup features 10 fresh murals from around the world. Highlights include a child with a haunting gaze in Jacksonville, a peacock-cat fusion in Brazil, and surreal butterflies in a forest in France. Scroll through for fantasy, hyperrealism, visual metaphors, and bold graffiti hybrids.
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ADN Patagónico – By Alibe in Mexico City, Mexico
This black-and-white portrait mural features a woman staring intently while holding a spray can. The detailed rendering is accompanied by sharp graffiti lettering and face tattoos reading “Alibe” and “33”.
Forest Butterflies – By Dege in Le Puy-en-Velay, France
A mural of a lush forest scene where two giant butterflies rest on vibrant blades of grass by a flowing stream. Sunlight beams through the treetops, adding a magical realism effect.
Peacock Jaguar – By Julián Cruz Solano in Petrolina, Brazil for BEIRA
This mural merges the face of a jaguar with the feathers and crest of a peacock. The animal’s face is painted in electric blues and purples, radiating symmetry and intensity.
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Raiña da carballeira – By BUBLEGUM in Lugo, Spain for Urban Cores 2
A woman with flowing white hair and pointed ears rises among swirling oak leaves. The mural blends fantasy with nature symbolism, all set on a deep red background.
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Tiger and Fire – By sWz1 and J2
A roaring tiger is enveloped in flames and purple light, flanked by dynamic graffiti lettering in red and cream. The mural combines traditional graffiti with hyper-stylized wildlife imagery.
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RNLI Lifeboat – By Peter Sheridan in Weymouth, England
A mural of a lifeboat crashing through the side of a building, painted to celebrate the RNLI’s 200th anniversary. The orange rescue vessel plows through turbulent blue waves.
Lifeboat operations manager Simon Kershaw: “It [the mural] was conceived to celebrate the 200 years existence of the RNLI and the 150 years it has been here in Weymouth and recognise the commitment of all our volunteers.”
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On the Third Day – By Last Wave in Jacksonville, Florida for JAX WALL PROJECT
A large-eyed child stares solemnly ahead. The mural combines realism with graphic pop art elements on a red brick wall.
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Strahinja – By Wuper Kec in Viborg, Denmark
This mural of a boy reading a book on a giant wooden chair blends seamlessly with the building’s architecture. The realistic lighting and posture make the oversized child appear almost three-dimensional.
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Tiger in the Jungle – By Bruno Rosa in Montevideo, Uruguay
A roaring tiger is surrounded by lush green foliage. The mural uses strong contrasts and intense highlights to give the animal volume and presence against the dark background.
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Giant Woman and Tree – By Sabotaje Al Montaje in Civitacampomarano, Italy
A mural of a crouching woman painted at massive scale, carefully reaching toward a small real tree growing at the building’s base. Her presence appears to interact with the environment in a lifelike, surreal way.
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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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