Street art: the 10 most beautiful murals in the world

Street art is conquering the world, and we're now fortunate to see breathtaking murals in almost every city (including Italy). Making a selection of the best works is therefore no easy feat, but we've tried, scouring Italy, the United States, Poland, and the Netherlands. Here's our ranking of the 10 most beautiful murals in the world.

Street art is a form of artistic expression that occurs in public spaces . It should not be confused with graffiti, which communicates through the use of spray paint and markers, with a focus on "writing." Murals, on the other hand, are paintings of various kinds, created using different techniques, on walls or other surfaces. And behind them is usually a comprehensive project that aims to convey a message, raise awareness of certain issues, or enhance specific urban areas.

Create Together for Tomorrow

The city of Warsaw, Poland, is home to one of the world's most beautiful smog-eating murals , the work of local street artists commissioned by the Good Looking studio for Converse's City-Forests campaign. The mural 's unique feature is that it was created with photocatalytic paint containing titanium dioxide , which attracts air pollutants and converts them into harmless nitrates. The goal? To purify the surrounding air and simultaneously beautify the surrounding landscape.

The pandemic? The Pandemic

Blu is an Italian street artist renowned worldwide for his extraordinary works with a distinctive style. Among them is "Pandemia ," where giant pandas, looking anything but docile, attack buildings, destroying them. The mural was created for the Draw the Line festival in Campobasso on the walls of the Alphaville cinema.

AstroSamantha

In Detroit, Michigan, AstroSamantha was the protagonist of a huge mural created by the Milanese collective Orticanoodles , at the request of the Italian consulate. A source of pure Italian pride.

Esenstaedt

This magnificent mural is the work of Brazilian artist Kobra and is located in New York. It is inspired by Alfred Eisenstaedt's photograph of a soldier kissing his partner after World War II. The graffiti's colors immediately catch the eye.

Anthropocean

Iena Cruz's Anthropoceano is not only a stunningly beautiful mural, but also a useful one. It's a smog-eating work created by the artist with pollution-absorbing colors. And you don't have to go far to see it—it's located in Lambrate.

Stay safe!

In California, artist Pony Wave created a stunning mural celebrating love in the time of coronavirus . It depicts two young people kissing while wearing flower-decorated masks. In his Instagram post, the artist commented on the mural with the recommendation, “Stay safe!

Draw the line

One of the most beautiful murals in the world is also in Italy, in Campobasso to be precise, where street artist Peeta created a truly breathtaking three-dimensional work for Draw the Line 2016. As in his other works, here too the artist focuses on the geometric interaction of shapes with their surroundings.

The girl with the balloon

How could we not mention the murals of the now famous Banksy in this ranking ? His works don't go unnoticed, often sending provocative and revolutionary messages. Among these is "Girl with a Balloon" in London , one of the street artist's most famous murals, which depicts a little girl with her hand outstretched toward a red heart-shaped balloon, symbolizing love and hope.

Coexistence

A wonderful work by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra, Coexistencia is a collective prayer that God, as his website states, may "inspire scientists to find the solution to this pandemic and comfort our hearts so that we can have strength and continue together as humanity."

George floyd

Naples is home to one of Jorit's most beautiful murals , a message against racism and in favor of integration. The work depicts George Floyd flanked by Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Lenin, and Davis, with red teardrops replacing the tribal symbols the artist normally uses in his work. A symbol of belonging to the human tribe.

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