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Art isn’t only found in museums. There are artists around the globe that use their environment as a canvas to release their creativity for the world to see. From billboards to staircases, these artists have used different mediums to create gorgeous murals that can brighten up a neighborhood or make a statement.
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The 3D street painting "Crevasse" by artist Edgar Mueller is seen during the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland.
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People walk by a re-creation of an untitled mural painted by artist Keith Haring on the corner of Houston Street and Bowery in Manhattan, New York.
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A woman walks past a wall painting on a house in Lamu, Kenya.
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A cowgirl mural in Fort Worth, Texas.
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A painted mural on a building along Hanbury Street in the East End of London.
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A mural of Kobe and Gianna Bryant in downtown Brooklyn, New York.
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A mural decorates a wall on South Street in Philadelphia.
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Artwork of two elephants by ROA, a prominent graffiti artist from Belgium, as part of the Bukruk II Urban Arts Festival in Bangkok.
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A big mural displays a surprised couple in the rain with an umbrella and newspaper near the Broadway market in London.
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A portion of a mural by German artist Case is seen inside Wynwood Walls in Miami.
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A detailed picture of the ecological mural “Hunting Pollution” by Italian street artist Federico Massa, also known as Iena Cruz, on the facade of an apartment building in the Ostiense district of Rome.
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German street artist Edgar Mueller poses on his trompe l'oeil fresco painting in front of Paris City Hall.
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A woman walks past a mural in Manhattan, New York.
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Street artist Lapo Fatai poses in front of a mural he made next to the Auxologico San Luca hospital in honor of medical workers in Milan during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Street art in Montreal.
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Abstract street art by Australian artist James Reka in the borough of Tower Hamlets, an area renowned for street painting in London.
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Two people wearing protective masks walk in front of a mural during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City.
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Street art by muralists Zag and Sia sits on a staircase in the 13th arrondissement of Paris.
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A mural painted by Brazilian street artist Eduardo Kobra in New York City.
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A mural in the Art District in downtown Los Angeles.
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El Corrido del Segundo Barrio, a mural celebrating the music of El Segundo Barrio in El Paso, Texas.
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A mural depicting Kobe Bryant is displayed on a building in Burbank, California.
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A mural is painted on a wall in Flushing, a neighborhood of Queens, New York.
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Street art on an old brick wall in the borough of Tower Hamlets, an area renowned for its public painting in East London.
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A mural in the Historic District of Old Quebec, in Quebec City, Canada.
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An Audrey Hepburn mural in Manhattan, New York.
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Creative graffiti street art murals line the streets and back alleys of Montreal.
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A mural by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra in Chelsea, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York. The mural is based on Alfred Eisenstaedt's 1945 photo from V-J Day in Times Square.
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The Hollywood Jazz mural designed and painted by artist Richard Wyatt Jr. outside of Capitol Records in Los Angeles.
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Colorful murals line the walls in the Chinatown area of Toronto.
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Standin' On the Corner Park in Winslow, Arizona.
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A mural on a Northwell Healthcare building features first responders and healthcare workers who are on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Hyde Park, New York.
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A pedestrian passes a mural depicting a Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for valor, with "NHS" written in the middle and a rainbow ribbon to honor NHS staff who continue to work caring for patients during the coronavirus pandemic in London.
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People walk a dog near a mural in San Francisco.
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A person walks past a mural on a building in New York City.
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A worker wearing a protective face mask drives his tricycle past a mural in Beijing, China.
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A colorful mural depicting a historic wooden ship on the high seas greets people in Port Townsend, Washington.
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A graffiti mural depicting Louis Armstrong wearing blue gloves with the bell of his trumpet covered by a face mask is displayed on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans.
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A painted mural in San Francisco.
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A mural depicting a medical worker with a mask covering her mouth and nose, boxing gloves and angel-like wings on her back in downtown Denver.
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The mural on a cafe is reflected in a puddle of water in Ocean City, New Jersey.
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A painted mural of a woman in a mask in San Francisco.
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Street artist Shepard Fairey works on a mural on the side of Eneida M. Hartner Elementary School in Miami.
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A mural painted on a building of the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City.
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A mural depicting aliens and a spaceship is seen outside E.T. Fresh Jerky in Hiko, Nevada.
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Runners pass a mural of chef Emeril Lagasse during the Rock 'n' Roll 5K race in New Orleans.
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Winston Farrar helps paint a mural by artist Cloe Hakakian on the side of a building in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami.
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A boy walks past a mural of Steve Crosno in El Paso, Texas.
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The artist Lady Pink, also known as "the first lady of graffiti," paints a mural at Casita Maria in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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A colorful mural decorates the streets of Barrio Yungay in Santiago, Chile.
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A mural in the Mission District neighborhood of San Francisco.
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A mural in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami.
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An Aztec god mural in Balboa Park’s vibrant WorldBeat Cultural Center in San Diego.
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Runners pass a mural at Cesar Chavez Park in San Jose, California.
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A mother and son walk in front of a mural near Plaza de la Catedral, a famous tourist landmark in Old Havana, Cuba.
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Graffiti of "La Calavera Catrina" by popular cartoon illustrator Jose Guadalupe Posada.
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Mural art in Brooklyn, New York.
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A "Greetings From Toledo" postcard mural sits on the side of a bar in Toledo, Ohio.
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Street art in Montreal.
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The "Crossroads of America" mural along Route 66 in El Reno, Oklahoma.
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A mural in downtown Las Vegas.
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La Fresque du Petit-Champlain is a mural on the side of a building at the end of Rue du Petit Champlain in Lower City Basse-Ville in the Old Quebec neighbourhood of Quebec City, Canada.
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Mural art at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York.
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A mural painting on a fruit seller stall in La Palma, El Salvador.
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A space station mural at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.
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Mural art in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
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A vintage mural greets visitors with the words “Welcome to Seaside,” a retro beach town on the Oregon coast and a popular tourist destination in the area.
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A mural painting on a house in Concepcion de Ataco, El Salvador.
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A mural in the Mission District neighborhood of San Francisco.
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A colorful street art mural in the 19th arrondissement of Paris.
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Street art of a woman holding a snow globe of Saint Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal.
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A creative graffiti street art mural in the streets and back alleys of Vienna. If these photos inspire you to create your own art piece, this is a great time to learn a fun new skill at home during coronavirus quarantine.
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