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Time Moves in One Direction, Memory in Another (9 Photos)

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From dreamlike illusions to philosophical street stencils, this collection explores how public art stretches, twists, and rewrites time itself. Featured works range from a clock being pulled through a brick wall in Australia to a White Rabbit in Mexico dressed for a mad tea party. You’ll see optical illusions, hand-painted sundials, and even a child dreaming against the ticking of an oversized alarm. These artists invite us to pause and consider how time shapes memory, urgency, and imagination.

More birds!: 8 Beautiful Artworks That Seem to Grow From Nature

A black-and-white mural featuring a hand stretching what looks like fabric around a real clock, giving the illusion that time is being physically pulled. A man in black stands below, looking up.

1. Time Moves in One Direction, Memory in Another – Artist Daniel Arsham in New York, US

A photorealistic hand painted in grayscale appears to stretch a fabric-like wall around a real mounted clock, giving the illusion that the clock is being dragged backward through time. The piece blends trompe-l’œil realism with conceptual depth.

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A mural of a stylized white rabbit with pink eyes and a blue robe, holding a small clock to its ear. The background is decorated with gold and dark blue patterns.

2. White Rabbit – URZE & CHAD, Mexico City, Mexico.

This fantastical mural features a white rabbit with red-rimmed eyes, dressed in a patterned robe, holding a Roman numeral clock. Surrounded by gold and blue ornamental detailing, the scene clearly references Lewis Carroll’s time-obsessed rabbit.

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A large green X-ray-style mural of a skeletal hand holding a pencil, which is drawing a glowing arc resembling a clock face. Painted on a black wall with a real window in the scene.

3. Radium – SHOK-1 in Le Locle, Switzerland

Painted with SHOK-1’s signature X-ray style, this glowing green mural shows a skeletal hand delicately drawing time with a pencil, its tip forming a clock shape. Located in the birthplace of Swiss watchmaking.

SHOK-1: This piece is about the tragic story of the Radium Girls, who suffered horribly with radiation poisoning from painting watch faces back in the 20s. I think we can still learn from it today as a narrative about the misuse of science by commerce, and of profit over people. I rendered it in the colour of radium watch lume, as if it were the dial glowing in the dark.

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A red stencil on a yellow wall showing an alarm clock with the text “alarm clocks kill dreams!” in stylized, lowercase type.

4. Alarm Clocks Kill Dreams

A minimal stencil in red spray paint on a yellow wall states, “alarm clocks kill dreams,” featuring a simple drawing of an alarm clock. A classic street slogan challenging our relationship with work and rest.

A mural of a man in a cap working with watchmaking tools. He appears to be repairing a clock, but the mechanism transforms into a detailed landscape of lakes and trees.

5. ORIGIN – ONUR in Le Locle, Switzerland

This ultra-realistic mural shows a man using a fine instrument to adjust tiny clockwork parts, which seamlessly blend into a painted landscape of a lake and mountains. A tribute to craftsmanship and time’s precision.

ONUR: Watchmakers visualize time and give it a picture. Le locle is the place where the cradle of this visualization of time lies. It was created, built and carried out into the world. The work „ORIGIN“ is not just a watchmaker who symbolically stands for care and consideration. It is also an homage to all people who build their home and their environment with great devotion and precision.

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A 3D pavement mural of two cartoon-like characters sleeping in a bed filled with oversized clocks. A real person lies next to them, becoming part of the scene.

6. Space and Time – Eduardo Relero in Bochum, Germany

Drawn directly onto the pavement in 3D illusion style, two surreal figures lie asleep on a bed made of oversized timepieces and gears. One of them clutches a meter-long alarm clock. A viewer poses on the bed, blending into the illusion.

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A painted white half-clock face on pavement with numbers 8 through 4 arranged in a semi-circle. A vertical street pole casts a shadow like a sundial hand.

7. Street Sundial

This simple but clever intervention transforms a regular sidewalk pole into a functioning sundial. A half-clock face is painted on the ground, using the pole’s shadow to indicate time.

A mural of a sleeping child curled up under a golden blanket with a teddy bear, reaching toward a large red alarm clock. The wall appears to peel like old wallpaper, revealing brick beneath.

8. Love Plzeň – Chemis in Plzeň, Czech Republic

A giant child hugs a teddy bear while dreaming beneath a peeling painted wall. Above the child floats an alarm clock, painted as if it’s about to ring. The mural mixes realism with warm nostalgia, painted during the Wallz Festival. More photos here!

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9. Busy day at Stonehenge as the stones are moved forward one hour

Of course, no one is actually resetting Stonehenge for daylight saving time—but this real historical photo from the 1950s restoration efforts makes it look that 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.
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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.
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ONUR on Instagram: "Swipe >> for some WIP pics and details. „ORIGIN“ Curated by @exomusee „Watchmakers visualize time and give it a picture. Le locle is the place where the cradle of this visualization of time lies. It was created, built and carried out

1,570 likes, 39 comments - onurpainting on June 3, 2021: "Swipe >> for some WIP pics and details. „ORIGIN“ Curated by @exomusee „Watchmakers visualize time and give it a picture.

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Skeleton Art (12 Photos)

Content warning: Skeletons have long captured the imagination of street artists, symbolizing what lies beneath the surface—literally and metaphorically. From vibrant Día de los Muertos tributes to x-ray illusions, these 12 artworks explore identity, mortality, and transpa

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Skeletons have long captured the imagination of street artists, symbolizing what lies beneath the surface—literally and metaphorically. From vibrant Día de los Muertos tributes to x-ray illusions, these 12 artworks explore identity, mortality, and transparency in public space. This collection spans cities like Crotone, Guadalajara, London, Melbourne, and New York—each mural or installation offering a different layer of urban anatomy.

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Mural covering entire side of a building in Crotone, Italy, showing a woman’s face in red with her skull and ribcage revealed beneath in blue hues. Created by street artist INSANE 51 using a double exposure technique.

1. The Architect — INSANE 51 in Crotone, Italy

This stunning double-exposure mural shows a woman’s portrait seamlessly shifting into a skeletal x-ray when viewed through red and cyan filters. The final full-color version merges the two, with precise anatomical detail in the skull and ribcage rendered in cool blue and overlaid by a serene red-tinted face.

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Mural on pink and purple building facade in Guadalajara with a stylized Frida Kahlo triple portrait, central skull in vibrant Día de los Muertos style, surrounded by flowers and Mexican folk patterns.

2. La Lupita — Emmanuel Cuevas Visual in Guadalajara, Mexico

A rich, colorful tribute blending Frida Kahlo’s likeness with a central sugar skull. The mural wraps around architectural features like a window and flower-shaped grille. Vivid floral and traditional motifs surround the skeletal core.

More photos: Frida Kahlo’s Enduring Spirit: A Striking Mural Unveiled at La Lupita Cantina in Guadalajara, Mexico

Mural of a translucent balloon shaped like a human skull, floating above a man holding its string. Spray-painted by SHOK-1 on a white wall in London using x-ray aesthetic.

3. Airhead — SHOK-1 in London, UK

A balloon floats upward—but this one’s no ordinary balloon. Rendered in smoky x-ray style, it’s shaped like a human skull. The artist is pictured holding the string, making the illusion complete.

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4. Basquiat Tribute — By Banksy

This piece echoes the chaotic brilliance of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s signature figure, shown being frisked by two police officers. The skeleton-like character stands out in vibrant reds, yellows, and blacks, clashing with the grayscale officers.

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Art installation of seven identical human skeleton models against a black wall, each labeled with different identity tags above—race, sexuality, religion—highlighting human equality.

5. Labels — By ItSkeletal

Seven skeletons stand shoulder to shoulder, identical in every way except for the chalked labels above them: white, black, straight, gay, religious, atheist, pirate. A visual reminder that beneath it all, we’re the same.

More by ItSkeletal!: ItSkeletal’s Skeleton Street Art Will Make You Laugh—Then Think

Mural by SHOK-1 in Le Locle, Switzerland showing a glowing green skeletal hand holding a mechanical pencil in x-ray style, referencing the city’s legacy in fine watchmaking and radium dial painters. Painted on a black wall beneath a white-framed window.

6. Radium — SHOK-1 in Le Locle, Switzerland

Painted on the side of a building in the birthplace of Swiss watchmaking, this mural by SHOK-1 features a luminous green x-ray of a hand delicately holding a pencil. Titled Radium, the artwork references both radioactive glow and the history of radium watch dial painters—many of whom suffered health effects from exposure. SHOK-1’s translucent technique draws attention to hidden systems, precision, and time, all central to the city’s identity.

More about the mural!: Mural on the tragic story of the Radium Girls

Street art of a large dinosaur skeleton painted with photorealistic shadows on a worn wall in Lorraine, France. A red light fixture is cleverly used as the creature’s eye.

7. Dino Skeleton — SCAF in Lorraine, France

A giant T. rex skeleton bursts from a crumbling wall, jaw wide open as if roaring. Painted with hyperrealistic shadowing, the mural interacts with a real red light fixture that looks like the dino’s eye.

More!:26 Amazing 3D Paintings by SCAF!

Large mural of a skeleton gently raising a hand to a perched blue bird, painted on a multi-story building in Frankston, Australia, with soft brown tones and a circular backdrop.

8. Skeleton with Bird — SMUG in Frankston, Australia

A massive skeleton tenderly interacts with a blue bird perched on its finger. The mural stretches across a multi-story building, blending anatomical detail with an unexpected softness.

More by SMUG!: 24 Times SMUG Made Walls Look More Real Than Life

Gigantic skeleton mural painted on a vacant lot in Melbourne, Australia, with pink hair and sneakers, holding a smartphone in selfie pose. Created by Kitt Bennett.

9. Selfie Skeleton — KITT in Melbourne, Australia

A playful, oversized skeleton lies sprawled across a city lot, taking a selfie. Complete with Converse-style sneakers and pink “hair”, the figure turns skeletal imagery into satire of modern life.

More photos!: Huge Skeleton Mural by KITT in Melbourne, Australia (5 Photos)

Skull illusion created by painting partial features on an old concrete building in Brooklyn, New York. Two hollow windows resemble eye sockets, and vegetation forms the mouth area.

10. Skull Building — Suitswon in Brooklyn, New York, USA

This abandoned structure’s windows and wear form the eyes and teeth of a massive skull illusion. The artwork is minimal but haunting, using the building’s erosion as part of the design.

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11. By Madjer Linares in San Vicente , El Salvador.

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12. By WEB3 and SKASE in Cazzago San Martino, Italy

For Street View Jam • Vol. 4 2025 Graffiti Festival.

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