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Never Avoid What Makes You Smile (8 Photos)
Content warning: This set brings together 8 pieces that use humor, surprise, and simple visual tricks to change ordinary spaces. A pigeon statue crowns the Duke of Wellington monument in Glasgow, a girl with bubbles rises across a tower in Long Beach, and a giant cat appe
This set brings together 8 pieces that use humor, surprise, and simple visual tricks to change ordinary spaces. A pigeon statue crowns the Duke of Wellington monument in Glasgow, a girl with bubbles rises across a tower in Long Beach, and a giant cat appears to crawl from under a brick arch in Cheltenham. Painted shadows, googly-eye interventions, a Janis Joplin portrait in Texas, a staged moment with a stone sculpture, and a snowman-shaped mailbox complete the selection.
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1. What if you can chase dream as you chase bubbles โ Brian Peterson in Long Beach, USA
A tall mural of a girl holding a bubble wand, surrounded by floating bubbles. The piece uses layered colors and light reflections to give depth to her face and hair.
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2. Cat Under the Bridge โ Andy Dice Davies in Cheltenham, UK
A large cat is painted beneath a brick archway, positioned as if emerging toward the viewer. The mural features wide eyes, detailed fur, and an extended paw reaching forward. The surrounding foliage and brickwork frame the illusion.
Andy Dice Davies: this is a painting of my actual cat and thatโs my son in the picture! Its in Cheltenham at Little Herberts Nature Reserve. As soon as I saw the line of black bricks I had to paint this!
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3. Monster Shadow โ Damon Belanger in Redwood City, USA
Damon Belanger paints playful โfake shadowsโ across the streets, like this bench whose shadow transforms into a friendly monster. His works make passersby look twice and smile. More!: Funny Fake Shadows! (20 Photos)
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4. Tree Face โ Vanyu Krastev in Bulgaria
A tree squeezed between metal bars is given googly eyes and a stump nose, turning a natural deformity into a goofy, expressive character grinning at passersby. More!: Googly-Eyed Art (17 Photos)
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5. Janis Joplin โ Paola Sire in San Antonio, Texas
A mural of Janis Joplin wearing round pink glasses and colorful accessories, with bright tones in her hair and clothing emphasizing her lively expression.
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6. The Duke of Wellington Pigeon โ The Rebel Bear in Glasgow, Scotland
A bronze pigeon stands on top of the equestrian statue, holding a newspaper and wearing a small traffic cone. The added sculpture plays on the cityโs long tradition of decorating the monument with cones.
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7. Playing with Statues
Caught mid-action, this classical statue seems to lash out at a woman reacting in mock pain, her hair and body frozen in dramatic motion. More: Playing With Statues (23 photos)
8. Snowmail โ (Location Unknown)
A snow sculpture shaped around a mailbox, giving it the appearance of a shouting or surprised snowman with stick arms and painted facial features. More!: Snow is fun! (35 photos)
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Made You Smile (12 Photos)
From cats playing with street lamps in Northern Ireland to a little girl joining bronze children in a park, these clever and playful works of public art were designed to make passersby smile. Hereโs a collection of murals, interventions, and sculptures that brighten with imagination and humor.
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1. Cats Mural โ Woskerski in Larne, Northern Ireland
A mural of two ginger cats, one sitting and the other reaching up toward a real lamp post, painted on the side of Rubyโs Bodega. The artwork blends with the streetlight, turning it into a toy for the cats. More!: 9 Times WOSKerski Made UK Walls Feel Like Glitches in Reality๐ Follow Woskerski on Instagram
2. โE โTorreโ โ Giulio Masieri in Pordenone, Italy
A large mural of a reclining dog stretches across the wall of a building, its lifelike scale making the man standing nearby look small in comparison.๐ Follow Giulio Masieri on Instagram
3. R2-D2 With Flowers โ EFIX in France
A playful piece featuring R2-D2 holding flowers and a heart, placed next to a trash can as if giving it a gift. The design transforms the mundane into a humorous Star Wars-inspired scene.๐ Follow EFIX on Instagram
4. Fake Shadows โ Damon Belanger in Redwood City, California, USA
A shadow painted on the pavement shows a mailbox transformed into a dinosaur-like creature with teeth, reimagining the ordinary form in a surprising way. More!: Funny Fake Shadows! (20 Photos)๐ Follow Damon Belanger on Instagram
5. Flashlight Beam โ Golsa Golchini in Milan, Italy
A small painted figure of a child holding a flashlight appears to project a real beam of light across a wall corner, seamlessly blending painted and natural effects. More!: You Might Walk Past TheseโBut Theyโre Tiny Masterpieces in Disguise๐ Follow Golsa Golchini on Instagram
6. Googly-Eye Bollards โ Vanyu Krastev in Bulgaria
Concrete street bollards with cracks and added googly eyes transformed into playful characters resembling Pac-Man figures along the sidewalk. More!: Googly-Eyed Art (17 Photos)๐ Follow Vanyu Krastev on Instagram
7. Nadine and the Last Autumnal Swimmer โ David Zinn in Ann Arbor, USA
A chalk drawing shows a small green creature swimming in a tiled pool hidden in a square of pavement among fallen autumn leaves, with a mouse perched on the ledge. More!: Beautiful Autumn By David Zinn! (9 Photos)๐ Follow David Zinn on Instagram
8. Playing With Statues
A child in a pink dress joins hands with bronze statues of children following a violinist, blending real life with sculpture in a park setting. More!: Playing With Statues (25 photos)
9. Pipe Shoes
Street pipes painted with chalk outlines of colorful shoes, turning the fittings into playful legs against the wall.
10. Flamingo Meter โ Tom Bob in Massachusetts, USA
A gas meter and pipes are painted bright pink and transformed into a flamingo. The industrial hardware becomes part of a playful street art character. More by Tom Bob!: 33 Artworks by Creative Genius Tom Bob (That Will Make You Smile)๐ Follow Tom Bob on Instagram
11. Face in the Ruin โ Nikita Nomerz
A derelict brick structure given large eyes and an open mouth painted around existing openings, turning the building into a character. More!: 17 Times Nikita Nomerz Brought Walls to Life
12. The Light Is All Around โ Endo in ฤaฤak, Serbia
Painted around a streetlamp, this mural shows an elderly man smiling and holding the lamp as if itโs a glowing staff. The golden light and warm tone enhance the friendly characterโs presence. More photos here!More: Sculptures With True Creativity (10 Photos)
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