"The World is Our Canvas"

We've all seen graffiti.  I've never thought much of it, and you probably haven't either.  However, as well as the crappy word graffiti, there is also some pretty cool street art out there!  Here are some of my favorites...  (All images courtesy of streetartutopia.com)

By Antoine Stevens and Steve Locatelli, Antwerpen, Belgium
All Image Courtesy of streetartutopia.com

I love this piece, located in Belgium.  The faces are created using an almost cubist style, which makes the piece look very graphic.  I also really like how the streaks of color add visual interest.  The use of colors such as pink and blue, mix from farther away, making it look natural.  

By David Walker, London, England

What I really love about this piece is that the artist did it without stencils, without brushes.  Only spray paint.  I doubt that many artists could do something like that and have it turn out so successful.  I also LOVE the way he incorporated the bright colors into the figure.  It gives it a fun creative twist!

By STMTS in Athens, Greece

This piece really feels like it is popping out of the wall!  This is the first street art piece I've seen that uses cross-hatching to show form.  The crosshatching makes it look like a pencil drawing!  The emotion captured in the little boy is so adorable, it looks real!

It can be hard to find good street art in the real world, but the Internet makes it much easier!!  Though many people look down on street art, I think it is really cool!  As Henry Thoreau said, "The world is our canvas."