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Street Humor (8 Photos)
Content warning: From ironic protests to clever illusions, this collection shows how artists use public spaces to use humor in art. You’ll find a wheelchair protest in England, a Star Wars joke on a drainpipe, and sculptures that balance satire and reflection. More: Made
From ironic protests to clever illusions, this collection shows how artists use public spaces to use humor in art. You’ll find a wheelchair protest in England, a Star Wars joke on a drainpipe, and sculptures that balance satire and reflection.
More: Made You Smile (9 Photos)
1. Wheelchair Protest — England
Rows of empty wheelchairs placed in disabled parking spots. Each had a note saying, “Sorry, will be back in a minute. Just had to run and pick something up.”
2. Luke, I Am Your Father — Sweden
A drainpipe shaped like Darth Vader’s mask with a taped speech bubble saying, “Luke, I AM YOUR FATHER.”
3. Dog and Painted Boy — By Trevor Cole in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
A real dog seen touching noses with a painted image of a crying boy on a wall. Photo by [b]Erika Lopez[/b] of her dog Carlos.
4. Freedom Sculpture — Zenos Frudakis in Philadelphia, USA
A bronze sculpture showing four human figures stepping out from a wall, ending with a fully freed figure.
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5. Quarantine — HIJACK in Los Angeles, USA
A stencil artwork of a person pulling up a corner of a wooden fence to reveal trees and greenery behind it. More!: 42 Inspiring Street Art by HIJACK
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6. Flattened Gnome — Tom Bob in Brooklyn, USA
A painted gnome appears flattened under a red street post. The design uses the post as part of the scene. More by Tom Bob!: 33 Artworks by Creative Genius Tom Bob (That Will Make You Smile)
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7. The Kiss of Death — Poblenou Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain
A marble sculpture from 1930 shows a winged skeleton kissing the forehead of a dying man. The work represents the moment between life and death, combining tenderness and fear in one gesture.
8. The Time of Monsters — (Location Unknown)
A pasted poster quoting Antonio Gramsci beside an image of the Muppets. The text reads, “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.”
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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. Here’s a collection of murals, interventions, and sculptures that brighten with imagination and humor.
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1. Cats Mural — 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 Ruby’s 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 Reality🔗 Follow Woskerski on Instagram
2. “E ‘Torre” — 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.🔗 Follow Giulio Masieri on Instagram
3. R2-D2 With Flowers — 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.🔗 Follow EFIX on Instagram
4. Fake Shadows — 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)🔗 Follow Damon Belanger on Instagram
5. Flashlight Beam — 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 These—But They’re Tiny Masterpieces in Disguise🔗 Follow Golsa Golchini on Instagram
6. Googly-Eye Bollards — 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)🔗 Follow Vanyu Krastev on Instagram
7. Nadine and the Last Autumnal Swimmer — 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)🔗 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 — 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)🔗 Follow Tom Bob on Instagram
11. Face in the Ruin — 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 — 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!More: Sculptures With True Creativity (10 Photos)
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