# Witty Urban Augmented Graffiti Brad Downey’s Eclectic Mix of City Art Installations Provide By Kyle Towers | Published 2013-03-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/city-art-installations References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2013/02/27/The-Street-Art-of-Brad-Downey/) & [rebelart.net](http://rebelart.net/update-brad-downey-4/0014612/) Brad Downey has concocted some hilarious pieces of city art installations in his day and this latest collection stays true. Some of the works may actually cause you to laugh out loud. Downey goes to great effort in a lot of these pieces. For instance, he accomplishes one of his works with the help of an airplane -- that is some serious determination to the cause of art. Other works can be as simple as a witty [interactive chalk drawing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kriskadecor-1) to a [hilarious, but useless billboard](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beige-billboards). What is so fascinating with Brad Downey’s works are the lack of boundaries for what he achieves. The city art installations are completely eclectic in their use of materials, premises and locations. Each one has its own identity. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.6/10 - Popularity: 68% | Activity: 61% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Graffiti](https://www.trendhunter.com/graffiti) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Eclectic City Art Installations:** Brad Downey's use of a wide variety of materials, premises, and locations in his works presents an opportunity for disrupting traditional city art installations. - **Hilarious and Witty Works:** Brad Downey's humorous and interactive city art installations provide an opportunity for disrupting traditional serious and conventional city art installations. - **Augmented Reality Graffiti:** Brad Downey's use of augmented reality technology in his city art installations presents an opportunity for disrupting traditional graffiti art. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art Installation Industry:** Brad Downey's city art installations challenge traditional concepts and could disrupt the art installation industry. - **Advertising Industry:** Brad Downey's use of humorous and interactive billboards could disrupt the traditional advertising industry. - **Technology Industry:** Brad Downey's use of augmented reality technology in his city art installations could disrupt the traditional graffiti and street art industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Vibrant City Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/craig-karl2.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md) - [Enigmatic Graffiti Incidents](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmatic-graffiti.md) - [Urban Text Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/peace-love-joy.md) - [Hip-Hop-Influenced Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bric-house.md) - [Interactive Typo Art Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loveegolov.md) - [Digital Graffiti NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-wall-collection.md) - [Artful Cartoonish Canal Bridges](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canal-skybridge.md) - [Street Art-Inspired Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/met-rooftop.md)