Street Art: The Bold & The Beautiful

Wanderings

Photos by John Weaver

Graffiti, posters, stickers – they’re everywhere. Cities today are exploding with so much (sometimes) creative expression that we hardly see it anymore, even when it’s right in front of us. It just blends into the street, seen but not seen. 

Is it art? Sometimes. Is it vandalism? Usually. The best stuff is typically a bit of both. 

I’m obsessed with street art (spotting it, photographing it, but not usually doing it. Although I did dabble briefly in sticker bombing. This was my signature sticker – not exactly art, I admit). 

Here are a few of my favorite sightings over the past few years. 

I’m curious to know what you think about street art. What catches your eye? Leave a comment below – it’s one wall you’re allowed to write whatever you want to on!

Portraits from Lisbon, Lisbon, Metz (France), & Brussels

Columbus, Ohio doesn't have much of the gritty street art you see in Europe. But there are a couple of nice murals.

Posters on top of posters on top of posters. As they wear and tear, the layers give a really cool effect, like these I saw in Metz, France.

And this one in London.























Brussels by night!

Then there're the ones that just make you laugh.

Finally, this just goes to show that sometimes all you need is a pen.

…and there’s much more. I haven’t really got into any graffiti here, but it's probably worth it's own post later on.