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9 New Street Art Highlights You’ll Want to See Twice (May 2025)
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From a mind-bending falcon hydra in Belgium to a vibrant homage to local fishers in Mexico, this fresh roundup showcases 9 standout street artworks around the world. This edition brings hyperrealistic portraits, vivid animal hybrids, and dreamlike surrealism—painted across walls, water tanks, and alleyways. Included: murals from Belgium, North Carolina, Mexico, Peru, the UK, and beyond.
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ÅLTĖR ĖGØ — Wevelgem, Belgium
A multi-headed falcon bursts through misty geometry in this surreal mural by Thomas Maris. Each head faces a different direction, enhancing the creature’s mythical character. The wings appear semi-abstract, integrating metallic and cloud textures.
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Floral Portrait — Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Ben Keller’s hyperrealistic mural on the wall of Azteca Mexican Restaurant captures a woman with soft, expressive eyes framed by roses and dahlias. Her embroidered yellow blouse adds a festive cultural note to the detailed floral backdrop.
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Laughing Hyena — San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico
Jean Hekte transforms a crumbling wall into a bold cartoon explosion. A grinning hyena clutches a spray can amid smoky green swirls, with stylized buildings in the background. The energetic strokes channel both mischief and play.
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Warrior Geisha — Kingston upon Hull, UK
Steve Dixon’s mural shows a powerful gaze from a modernized geisha with bold red face paint and swords arranged in her blue-black hair. Yellow blossoms and red beads offset the intense blue tones of her robe.
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Hedgehog Ride — Duppigheim, France
On a cylindrical tank, STOM500 paints a whimsical hedgehog racing atop a wide-eyed frog. The hedgehog’s back is spiked with leafy greens while bees and oversized petals trail behind. A surreal and joyful blend of creatures and colors.
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Market Scene — Puerto Escondido, Mexico
YUDA paints a tribute to local life, blending tones of magenta and green in this mural of fishermen returning with their catch. A woman poses next to the bench extension, integrated into the artwork with a painted fish.
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I Will Follow You (Renewed) — Hamilton, Bermuda
Claudio Picasso’s renewed mural shows a sculptural female figure partially veiled by vertical digital bars. Floral shapes melt into deep space tones as the statue closes her eyes, balancing digital distortion with classical beauty.
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La Esencia de lo Salvaje — Lima, Peru
Oxy’s symmetrical jaguar stares directly ahead, flanked by two enormous wings. Tribal geometric patterns stretch from its forehead, and green leaves burst from above. The wings morph into ethereal birds in flight.
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Spider-Man — Prague, Czech Republic
This mural by Vladimír Hirscher captures Spider-Man mid-pose, about to leap into action. Set against a stylized cityscape, the bright red and blue suit pops against the dark background under a bridge.
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From photorealistic portraits and cartoon mayhem to tributes to cultural heritage, these murals illustrate how public art continues to reimagine walls in every corner of the world. Each piece carries a spark of local identity while contributing to a global canvas.
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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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