10 Pieces of Amazing Graffiti Art

by Max Miroff, Mar 4, 2008

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Here are ten amazing pieces of graffiti art - you've got to see them to believe it.

Graffiti isn't all gang signs - many artists create amazing murals and portraits on the sides of buildings. Here are ten of the best examples of graffiti art out there:

A fantastically colorful background for a small outdoor garden.

A piece of art in the office hall that really has some impact.

That's one way to make an old brick wall look awesome.

Who wants a regular paint job, when you can have graffiti covering your house?

These colors really do the job in brightening up this gray wall.

Here is one that you may recognize. You can try to sweep it out of sight, but it may not work.

This looks like some kind of convention for brightly colored creatures.

This is sure a colorful work of graffiti for the back yard.

Wouldn't you like some fairytale graffiti decorating the side of your house?

This graffiti sure makes a nice colorful backdrop for this little bench.

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#1 by jesie
Mar 4, 2008

Wow! Cool.

#2 by avi
Mar 4, 2008

so glad stumbleupon brought me here. I’ve never seen such artistic graffiti. Thanks for posting!

#3 by cary
Mar 4, 2008

the 4th one down is the side of mossi hats on euclid ave in little 5 points, atlanta.
there's some other really awesome graffiti around there too.

#4 by daretoeatapeach
Mar 4, 2008

Thanks for sharing these but, to be fair, they are certainly not the best. A stroll through San Francisco will provide a sample as good as these or better. But, again, thanks for passing this good stuff along! =)

#5 by tiger
Mar 5, 2008

I am amazed by this art work, looks so three dimensial that I can hardly believe it isn\\\\\\\'t. Wish I had this talent and that we could afford to do it to the garden shed in a fairy tale scene.

#6 by stochastic
Mar 5, 2008

daretoeatapeach is right, not the best but still pretty sweet. I wouldn't call all of them graffiti though (the fairytale one didn't have any graff style to it) . But that office hall was worth the stumble alone.

#7 by VexOne
Mar 5, 2008

The 7th one is from Oslo, Norway. By Mr. Mucho, btw.

#8 by origin
Mar 5, 2008

Artist credits?

Office hall FTW.

#9 by Segue
Mar 5, 2008

These pieces of art are to wonderful to be called "graffiti".
I would classify them as "fresco", which is simply painting on a wall (or other public surface).
These are brilliant, beautifully executed works of art.
Graffiti is scribbling gang names and threats with a pressurized paint can.

#10 by matt
Mar 5, 2008

@ Segue,

Fresco paintings use pigment paint, and they're done on commissioned walls. Graffiti art doesn't just mean "scribbling gang names" thats tagging or bombing, and it doesn't just have to be spray paint.

Either way these are pretty good,
Number 9. looks a bit like Os Gemeos to me.
You got the credits for these?

#11 by trampass
Mar 5, 2008

4th one down is a dang hat store, not a house!

#12 by Guest
Mar 5, 2008

The second and third ones are by Daim (daimgallery.com), the fourth is by Totem (mr-totem.com) and the sixth is by Banksy (banksy.co.uk)

#13 by Sblue7
Mar 6, 2008

wow... very cool

#14 by Brikon
Mar 7, 2008

Oh man, I love that Banksy one. Good collection of pictures. Also wrote this a couple weeks ago. Check out the God bless America one.

#15 by brikon
Mar 7, 2008

Oops! Here is the link

http://antelopebrigade.com/street-art-puerto-rico/

#16 by Liane Schmidt
Mar 8, 2008

Great article...these pictures are phenomenal.

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.

#17 by Tim Hollis
Mar 9, 2008

Cool art.

#18 by voldemort
Mar 9, 2008

yay i like bagels! (and this its cool)

#19 by stoj
Mar 10, 2008

fresh

#20 by greg1
Mar 10, 2008

if u like this u shud check out work by a british artist called banksy, one of the pics above is actually his work (the woman cleaning ) if im correct

#21 by Sandra L. Petersen
Mar 10, 2008

I think the one of the maid cleaning up is one of the most interesting ones I've seen. I could hardly stop looking at it.

#22 by gibbon
Mar 10, 2008

thanks so much for the trite comments, they helped allot.

#23 by M3IN ONER
Mar 11, 2008

nice art........havet really saw that style of that sweep out of site one...but its not bad..gud work

#24 by michael
Mar 12, 2008

dame is the cold nuts. his carvings in wood are incredible

#25 by Brennan
Mar 12, 2008

Im pretty sure i live near a peice by the same person who did the second one. (for any of you who live in portland, i think its on NE 28th and Davis. or somwhere really close to there.)

#26 by Chox
Mar 13, 2008

the pix captions are very boring and lifeless. and ive seen better graffiti in my grandmas house. sad...very sad!

#27 by tradsbury the third
Mar 14, 2008

Daim is in a gang and will murder your old, feeble, rich, wealthy, white suburban parents.
Banksy owns a gun and forces women to piss in front of him at gun-point while he masturbates.

Get a life you dummy-brainsssss!

#28 by chris
Mar 15, 2008

very cool! I realy liked the maid hiding the dust. It's so creative!

#29 by salted
Mar 16, 2008

Wow, some of them look like something out of photoshop, especially the ones with such smooth gradients. I applaud the people who have done graffiti of that caliber, it\'s mind blowing.

#30 by emma
Mar 17, 2008

its a wow, in my country the Philippines, it is called Mural Painting..on the wall..i haven't seen anything like those here though..hope to find one someday.

#31 by kiefko
Mar 18, 2008

Incredible artistic... grafiti first class! Deserve attention.

#32 by michal
Mar 18, 2008

I like it, looks very different from the usual boring grafiti signs.
http://culturexy.blogspot.com

#33 by dj Rimzi
Mar 20, 2008

I have always liked the raw look of Grafiti however, this is 'Simply amazing'. Very nice. I'd love to have some of my own..... very artistic and surreal. (:

#34 by pimpilicious
Mar 21, 2008

Stumbleupon rules

#35 by James
Mar 22, 2008

If anyone could contact me on who is the creator of "A piece of art in the office hall that really has some impact", I would be happy to hire out his services to create a similar piece. Will be re-inbursed for time. write a response on this websites, if you know the person,so that I can contact them, thanks

#36 by SANTIAGO
Mar 25, 2008

James.
That artist is DAIM.
He is from Hamburg Germany.
He is one of THE biggest "graff" writers in the world known for his amazing shapes, gradations, wood sculptures and experimentalistic graffiti.

Good luck trying to hire him,

daimgallery.com

#37 by tichina
Mar 26, 2008

hey dis is really cool can u return da love and check out my writtings..they are sh a few short poems thanx

#38 by SertraLinks
Mar 28, 2008

wOw! I Love it! :)

sertralinks.blogspot.com

#39 by Ezra Li
Mar 28, 2008

Some nice work, but not the best. Where\'s os gemeos, and twist, mode 2, or crayone? While it is nice of you to appreciate this art, you would do more of a service to provide links and information about the artists. DO a little research. The fairy tale graffiti is aec, wa-one (ik crew) from the Ukraine, and it is in fact graffiti. For the poster who said these murals are fresco, fresco is a specific type of mural painted with dry pigment mixed into plaster as the medium, none of these are frescoes. Thank you for you interest in the art form, please do your best to at least provide links to where you got the photos from.
thanks

#40 by sarahelizabeth
Mar 29, 2008

Yes but Graffiti art isn't about galleries or profit. That doesn't mean there is a problem with it, just that it's different. There have been many great artists that have done murals and frescoes and it's really the same principle. Just because a work of art can't be transported doesn't mean it's not as important and is a wasted effort. If Graffiti artists want to sell their work all they have to do is get commissions from building owners.

Love the Banksy--one of my favorites. And the office hall was really intense. Thanks

#41 by sarahelizabeth
Mar 29, 2008

I want to add that I should have said it's not necessarily about profit. If the art is for profit, that's great, and you don't need galleries for that, just commissions.

#42 by lamex
Mar 30, 2008

I know of no grafitti artist that is also doing fine art Murals like the creator of this site is suggesting with the links found up above.

#43 by UpStateMike
Apr 1, 2008

I agree with the statements that only some of these images are actually "graffiti". In fact, the term means unwanted and alludes to vandalism. While many street artists get their start doing unwanted artwork, I have known several artists such as the "barnstormers" and other groups who love to make artwork. They will paint wherever the landlord/owner allows them to, and usually do it for gas and food money. The lines are blurring these days between graffiti and murals, but if the artist gets paid to do the work by the owner, then it's a mural.

#44 by torio
Apr 8, 2008

Just buy a couple of cans of spray paint it ain't that incredible!

#45 by -slapshot
Apr 11, 2008

@slapshot

Please grow up.

Your facile worldview concerning art demeans us all. Profit is for stockbrokers. Communication is for artists. That public brick wall communicates to unspeakably more people than your private canvas ever will.

#46 by slapshot
Apr 12, 2008

Also if you want to see real outdoor Murals go to PA. and look at some of the work that Inner City people have done on commission. These are young kids that really had talent and because they wanted to do more then defile property the City commissioned them to do the out door art and also gave them art grants and many of them are successful artists. They are really communicating their message to many people now on all levels of life not just people driving by in cars looking at a wall.

#47 by Dillon
May 23, 2008

These Are Really Awesome It Gives A Whole New Meaning Of Graffiti Usually I Thought It Was All Just Gang Related But Now I See That There Is More To It Than That... Do You Have Any More?

#48 by yum
May 26, 2008

slapshot has a point. Sure, Graffiti looks nice on a wall, but some day that wall will be knocked down, or painted over, or the paint will fade, and the art will be gone forever. You can take pictures, but as slapshot said, that takes away from the magic.

#49 by forumsick
May 28, 2008

one thing people got to understand is that graffity is not gang related.People write graffity in walls so there names could be known.Me my self am a graffity writer started 3 month ago,and i think if someone was to come to me before when i didnt new how to write this amazing drawings in walls i would pay someone lots of money for them to write it in my backyard wall.I think graffiti is a very well piece of art that people create and i hope people take graffity like these above seriously.

#50 by FLIKR
May 28, 2008

i hope people take graffity seriously.AMAZED!!!!!!!

#51 by DI5C0V3RY
Jun 15, 2008

What is all this banter about payment and commissions and art schools and color theory? Gang relation and vandalism?

Why do you all think the art was created?
To prove a point? To make a statement?
Notoriety? Self expression?

It doesn\'t matter what surface it\'s on, where it\'s located, who sees it or how long they see it for..
It\'s simply communication, take it or leave it.

If you don\'t like it or can\'t appreciate it for what it is, jog off.
That\'s some serious artistic talent.

#52 by SLAPSHOT
Jul 7, 2008

Ok DI5COV3RY Next time I wan't to express myself I will come to your house and paint a mural on the side of your house even if you don't want it there. And if you don't like it you will have to just JOG OFF. Grow up.

#53 by callum
Jul 8, 2008

is the 5th 1 in straid by any chance

#54 by dmthsepj
Jul 26, 2008

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#55 by http://www.funkyspacemonkey.com
Jul 28, 2008

daim is insane !!! (second pic)

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