The city can be a grey place at the best of times. These artists are attempting to add a splash of colour to monotone skylines.
1 | Stained Glass Electrical Towers by Ail Hwang, Hae-Ryaan Jeon and Ghung Ki Park [Münster, Germany]
Source: Gunter Pilger
Yarn Bombing
Source: Dan Machold
Books used to fill in the cracks an old library [Russia]
Buildings painted to look like faces by Nikita Nomerz [Russia]
Source: Nomerz
Globe Park by Francois Abelanet [Paris, France]
This park in Paris may look like a 3D Globe, but it’s actually flat.
Beautified Storm Drains by Anderson Augusto and Leonardo Delafuente [Brazil]
Source: Anderson Augusto
Tanbo Rice Paddy Art [Japan]
By growing different types of rice, some farmers transform their flooded fields into works of art.
Canopy Of Umbrellas by Sextafeira Produções [Portugal]
Source: Cristina Ferreira
Source: Cristina FerreiraSource: Patricia Almeida
“Red, Yellow and Blue” by Orly Genger [USA]
This colorful, zigzagging wall is made of 1.4 million-square-feet of naval rope, dyed with 3,000 gallons of paint.
Phone Booth Aquarium by Kingyobu [Japan]
Source: facebook.com/kingyobu
“Harmonic Convergence” by Christopher Janney [USA]
This piece of art is a 72-foot-long glass window wall fitted with stained glass of over 150 colors.
Origami Art by Mademoiselle Maurice [Paris, France]
Mademoiselle Maurice spends days folding and assembling origami into creations that bring colour to urban areas.
“The Healer” Tower Block Art by Bezt and Pener [Poland]
Two Polish street artists came together to paint this amazing piece on the side of an old, ugly apartment building, transforming it into a work of art.
LEGO used to fill in cracks by Dispatch Work [Arnsberg, Germany]
Dispatch Work
Source: Dispatch Work
Beautified satellite dishes
Nature in the Concrete Jungle
Beautified electrical boxes by Mona Caron [San Francisco, USA]
Source: Mona Caron
Source: Mona Caron
“Painting Reality” by Akiz Ikon [Berlin, Germany]
Akiz Ikon spilt 500 liters of eco-friendly paint at an intersection in Berlin, this was the result.
Beautifying railings by Zebrating [Germany]
Source: Zebrating
Source: Zebrating
Source: Zebrating
Turning cracked sidewalks into art by Alexey Menschikov [Russia]
Source: Alexey Menschikov
Source: Alexey Menschikov
Lego Bridge by Martin Heuwold [Wuppertal, Germany]
Source: reddit.com
Colorful Petrol Station by Maser Art [Limerick, Ireland]
Stained Glass Phone Booths by Jesse Olwen [South Korea]
Chandelier Street Lamps by Werner Reiterer [Austria]
Beautifying Traffic Bollards
Source: imgur.com
Source: imgur.com
Source: imgur.com
Source: Distractify
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