# Greyscale Street Portraits Graffiti Artist Mto Creates Spectacular Murals of Pop Culture Icons By Matt Ho | Published 2010-11-20 | Updated 2010-11-22 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-street-art-mto References: [myspace](http://www.myspace.com/graffmto) & [flickriver](http://www.flickriver.com/photos/mto-graff/popular-interesting/) Berlin-based graffiti artist MTO has created some impressive street art all over the city. His work usually consists of [large pop culture icon portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits). All of the pieces are done in grey scale, accented with fluorescent colors such as pink and red for a fiery touch. From Jimi Hendrix to Angelina Jolie to the characters from the movie 'Trainspotting,' MTO has proven why Berlin is one of the best cities for street art. Check out the featured gallery for more pictures of graffiti artist MTO'S work. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.0/10 - Popularity: 78% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South 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 ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Graffiti Art:** Opportunity to innovate using new mediums and techniques in the art industry to create graffiti art. - **Pop Culture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity to merge the world of pop culture and street art. - **Greyscale Artwork:** Opportunity to use greyscale in design and art for creating striking visuals. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art:** The street art industry can benefit from new artists and techniques that provide unique perspectives in creating street art. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can use these street art murals in tourism promotion as highly Instagrammable landmarks and tourist attractions. - **Fashion:** Fashion industry can use this style of art to create fashion design and prints with pop culture icons. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glowing Movie Campaign Murals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mural.md) - [Digital Graffiti NFTs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/graffiti-wall-collection.md) - [Color-In Commuter Tunnels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/masterpeace-painting.md) - [Public Art Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paul-anthony-smith.md) - [Graffiti Ski Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/elho-x-andr-saraiva.md) - [Street Art Metaverses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frieze-los-angeles.md) - [Graffiti Culture Art Exhibits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1970s-graffiti-today.md) - [Statement Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1.md) - [Digital City-Inspired Art Works](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grand-central-station.md)