50 Urban Art Installations

From Clever City Sculptures to 3D Graffiti

— February 4, 2013 — Autos
Urban art installations take graffiti to the next level. They offer a more three-dimensional work for passerbys that can give a fuller experience. These installations come in the form of clever sculptures, crafty add-ons and/or manipulations. They can either stand out or blend in with its urban environment.

It is important to note that they are not always illegal or frowned upon. They can also be commissioned by the city and/or used in creative advertising campaigns.

Whatever their purpose, urban art installations are a great way for any level of expertise artist to express themselves to a large audience. They often make a rebellious statement or commentary on its surroundings with creative use of what is available. The pieces themselves may be temporary, but the statement they make is eternal.
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Urban Bird Abodes
Urban Bird Abodes
Urban Nests Brings Life to Cold Construction Equipment
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Aquatic Expressionist Street Art
Aquatic Expressionist Street Art
These BOO-COUP-FISH are a Far Cry From the Water
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Pixelated Street Art Sculptures
Pixelated Street Art Sculptures
Disney Advertises Upcoming Movie with 8-bit Lane Street Art
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Quirky Inner-City Installations
Quirky Inner-City Installations
The Charles Long 'Pet Sounds' Series Livens up Madison Square Park
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Stationary Traveling Exhibits
Stationary Traveling Exhibits
Torke's 'Traveling Without Moving' Installation for Pop Up Lisbon
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Manually Marked Missed Connections
Manually Marked Missed Connections
'I Wish I Said Hello' Flags Locations of Brief Interactions
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Muddy Miniature Cities
Muddy Miniature Cities
Street Artist EVOL Creates a Tiny Town in a Grassy Field
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Literal 3D Graffiti
Literal 3D Graffiti
The Latest Work by Jimmy Cochran Pops Out at You
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Water Graffiti
Water Graffiti
Vindict Wine Campaign
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Bird-Centric Art Galleries
Bird-Centric Art Galleries
Street Art for Pigeons by Combo is Made for Feathery Friends
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Towering Urban Street Sculptures
Towering Urban Street Sculptures
Joe Carnevale Transforms Everyday Items into Amazing Art Work
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Skeletal Urban Art
Skeletal Urban Art
Skullface Street Art Will Keep You on Your Toes
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Mark Jenkins
Mark Jenkins
Storker Project
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Surreal Street Installations
Surreal Street Installations
André Muniz Gonzaga Creates Increadible Artworks in Bizarre Plac
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Dead Christmas Tree Art
Dead Christmas Tree Art
London Artist D*Face Breathes New Life into Discarded Trees
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Vertical Lake-Like Structures
Vertical Lake-Like Structures
Urban Art Projects & Ned Kahn Build a Kinetic Wall
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Artistic Appliance Campaigns
Artistic Appliance Campaigns
The ComEd MetamorFridges Project is Eye-Catching
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Meter Pops
Meter Pops
Parking Meter Art by Mark Jenkins
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Rainbow Street Art Installations
Rainbow Street Art Installations
The Horst Glasker ‘Scala’ Installation is Beautiful
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Experimental Relaxing Bus Stops
Experimental Relaxing Bus Stops
The Fra.Biancoshock Anti-Stress Station is Therapeutic Street Art
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Sluggish Street Art
Sluggish Street Art
Inner City Snail
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Social Media Art Installations
Social Media Art Installations
Mario Klingemann Like This Facebook Button Sheds Light on Liking
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Gold Guerrilla Street Art
Gold Guerrilla Street Art
The Midas Project in Barcelona
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Musical Tree Installations
Musical Tree Installations
Drums Between the Bells by Tiffany Singh is Interactive and Melodic
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Public Art in Shanghai
Public Art in Shanghai
Fungus Chairs by Ma Yansong
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Personality Filled Facades
Personality Filled Facades
These Living Walls by Nikita Nomerz Give Life to Decaying Structures
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Prismatic Parasol Installations
Prismatic Parasol Installations
Patricia Almeida Photographs Colorful Umbrellas Adorning Streets
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Bubbly Phone Booths
Bubbly Phone Booths
The ich bin KONG Balloon Booth Street Art is Bright and Whimsical
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Peach Sculpture
Peach Sculpture
PR Disguised as Public Art
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Fake Bodies as Street Art
Fake Bodies as Street Art
Mark Jenkins Embed Series
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Blooming Street Art
Blooming Street Art
10 'Signs of Spring' by Mark Jenkins
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Eyeballed Urban Fixtures
Eyeballed Urban Fixtures
Eyebombing is the New Photo Fad in Town
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Surreal Skyscraper Illusions
Surreal Skyscraper Illusions
The Skrapan 3D Street Art Easily Conquers Your Fear of Heights
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Interactive Street Architecture
Interactive Street Architecture
Iceberg Artwork Brings Lights and Music to Street Art in Montreal
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Mutant Fauna Growth
Mutant Fauna Growth
Mutant Weeds and Pharmacy Herbs by Luzinterruptus Emphasize Light Polution
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Threaded Neon Installations
Threaded Neon Installations
These Janet Echelman String Sculptures are Captivating
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Life-Size Board Games
Life-Size Board Games
The Street Artist Bored 'Monopoly' Plays on the Streets of Chicago
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Priceless Pedestrian Reactions
Priceless Pedestrian Reactions
Mark Jenkins Records Odd Art Shocking the Public
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Mathematical Tape Art
Mathematical Tape Art
'Sum Times' by Tape Aakash Nihalani is an Awesome Example of NYC Art
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Girly Graffiti Installations
Girly Graffiti Installations
Mademoiselle Maurice Rainbow is Beautifully Bold Street Art
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Tape Art
Tape Art
Tape Ducks, Giraffes and People by Mark Jenkins
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Butterfly-Bombed Street Art
Butterfly-Bombed Street Art
Tasha Lewis Butterfly Installations Swarm Indianapolis
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Personified Street Art
Personified Street Art
Trees With Eyes by FilthyLuker
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Guerrilla Head-Butting
Guerrilla Head-Butting
Live Interactive Art in the Streets by Mark Jenkins
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Giant Public Jewelry Art
Giant Public Jewelry Art
Inges Idee's Shiny Installation
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Floating Fence Graffiti
Floating Fence Graffiti
Cuprocking by Andy Uprock
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Compassionate Alien Street Art
Compassionate Alien Street Art
David Zinn Sluggo Chalk Art is Adorably Altruistic
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Marvelously Monstrous Street Art
Marvelously Monstrous Street Art
Filthy Luker Brings Eccentricity to Everyday Scenes
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Giant Dutch Street Art
Giant Dutch Street Art
Henk Hoftra's Art Eggcident
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