primero!!! n___n

sorprendente…

i must not copy what i see on the simpsons jajaja XD

Awesome and Inspirational, I’ve been waiting for a graff article for a while!

Thanks SMasH

Thanks for the link to the article at Designflavr.

We also have a collection of unique Melbourne Street Art Link [www.designflavr.com]

I love the fact that the title is 50 Beautiful Graffiti Artworks and not ‘50 most beautiful’ which you guys featured earlier on some other articles that i found were very subjectives. What a way to start my monday. SMASHING!

thanks for these sm…i really loved some of ‘em…

Link [www.designfeatured.com]

nice post, but where are the REAL legends??? can2, daim…etc.

they are the real oldschool m’fakaz in this business.

regards,
Link [www.freshnessdesign.com]

Great Artwork… Keep it up SM!!!

50 entries and nothing about mode2 or daim you must be kidding me!?!

I really love the drain bunny, cute.

Awesome set! A lot of inspiration for web designs here too! Did I see a photoshopped one in there?

wt a surprise show, I love it

If you all like this post- make sure to check out Link [WoosterCollective.com] - It’s a celebration of street art and documents street art world wide.

umm, you can correct me if i’m wrong; but i’m pretty sure banksy and obey are the same person. but other than that, great collection.

the “unknown” artist is flickr. com/ photos/ gaiastreetart/

Absolutely wonderful article !

Great list by my all time favourite was not on that list….

Here he is, Mode2 - Link [www.mode2.org]

Great collection guys, very interesting!
Thank you.

What about Keith Haring?

Really good and inspirational stuff here.. great!

Great collection! Really awesome!

very good

good one

Hey,

here’s some awesome graffiti / street art, from my home town (Southern Most City in the World), Dunedin New Zealand.

Link [heatherbilly.wordpress.com]

Nice post, thanks for sharing. I had seen a few before but most were new and some were amazing. Thumbs up NOT because you asked at the top of the page but because it was a good post (ie: no need to ask upfront).

Awesome pictures! I like it! wow!

Link [www.cuminthestreets.com] nice stuff from Belgium.
If you walk in Ghent (BE) you can see some of the work “Cum In The Streets” on several buildings.

Actually the one with two bottles attributed to Kekko73 (that in this case is just the photographer) is from Bros, a well-known italian writer. Source goes to brosart.com

banksy and obey are not the same person…

Skvělé! Jde o opravdu pěkné kousky. Grafiti mi svým způsobem ani nevadí, pokud jsou legální a neničí majetky.

Inspiring as hell.

great post.
Growing up in NYC, I have always been a fan of graffiti and found it to be an artform that taps in to the social heart of inner cities.
Its kind of like the Mayans or Egyptians that left their stories on walls and stone.
awesome.

Hey awesome article to come in to work and read for the cloudy Monday morning here in San Diego. Very talented individuals you chose to showcase here. Cities should support graffiti art such as this because it helps with the arts and culture and is a true representation of the public’s feelings, not some authorized piece by a committee of out of touch politicians.

On that note I wanted to let you all see something I just found out about last week. Its great inspiration for web developers and artists a like. Link [otherthings.com]. This guy put together a flash piece to show how certain graffiti hot spots change over time. Such an amazing idea.

Thanks again for the great inspirational start to the week. You all rock.

You should know these guys ;)

Link [www.cantwo.com]
Link [www.daimgallery.com]
Link [www.dz.art.less.hu]

excelent!
fantastic art of Marco

I did my art exam about Banksy, some of his work is fantastic!

amazing!

that is some pretty impressive artwork, i love the sewer drain ones.

Bookmarked to send around anytime idiots say graffiti is vandalism and not art.

Ok where you listing the Artist or the person who took the photo. The top photograph is from a Birmingham Graffiti Artist Spider i think. oh the location is Walsall Skate Park.

Thanks

the first picture is sadly no longer existing. it was on the skate park in walsall (about 3 miles away from where i am) but the skate ark was recently knocked down to make way for a big apartment building. always enjoyed looking at it though… shame it had to go :(

They are so beautiful my head is spinning. Really.

Sory, but there is Daim ?

Nice collection.
While visiting Cuba last year I found this wonderful piece of art in Centro Habana:
Link [mappic.org]
It is made by the well-known “Os Gemeos” (the twins) from Brazil.

This is art! Great job.

Cheers,
Link [www.acidlove.us]

LOL, the smoking and the bunny manhole covers are totally awesome. Cool stuff.

Great Link [sketches.despre.org] wall art!!

the -Unknown- artist you listed is Gaia — Link [www.flickr.com]

Also, I liked the selection overall, but I echo the other commentors… no Diam! There is a great amount of beautiful graffiti that doesn’t get photographed and uploaded to flickr… all the more reason to get out there and find that great art!

Hey i just wanted to say that this is some of the coolest art work i’ve seen lately. really cool

what about Bumblebee?

what about Bumblebee? Link [www.flickr.com]

impossible…

if there is nothing about “the twins”, feio, speto, nunca e nina… the brazilian most “mutherfuckers” in graffit art… isn’t the 50 most beautifull graffit in the word…

sorry the others… but the brazilian street artists are the best

Great graffitties!

You’ve left out some greats: Twist, Cope2, Seen, Os Gemeos, I could go on. Do your homework!

obey’s official site is Link [obeygiant.com]

banksy is bad ass

Deuce7 is the shit. The ladies can buy Deuce7 dresses and shirts at Link [overproof.org] Hopefully some guys stuff coming soon.

banksy and obey are not the same person, and banksy has had many commercial exibitions in london uk, and huge rage of books on the market.

I see no DAIM, why is that? He is the best graffiti artist I know of.

At least this has given other artists the exposure they should get,also those out there with a real interest in this art form will no doubt be scurrying off and searching Daim(and other unmentioned artists)on the web.
This is an awesome collection by the way,all of these particular pieces are stunning,some thought provoking,others wickedly comical and all beautifully executed works of true art.

The abundance of “Graffiti Art” or “Street Art” was one of the reason I stopped writing. Most of this list is either ugly, poorly executed or unoriginal.

Graffiti in itself can be awesome. You just need to dig a little deeper than this superficial crust.

I suggest you google these names for really advanced stuff : RCB, Chintz, Egs, Pum, Cliff Barnes. Go on, they will blow your mind.

French guys Mode2 and 123Klan (Scien & Klor) should be in this list too…
Anyway too many amazing graffiti artists on earth to make a list that pleases everyone!

Obey is not even a person, it’s a brand. All the Obey artwork is done by Shepherd Fairey

the “obey” picture is OBVIOUSLY stuck onto the wall.. you can see the creases!!

Very nice set in general, thank you for posting. :)

go watch “wild style” if you like this sort of thing:

Link [www.guba.com]

I am not sure if it’s already noted: different from what is mentioned the image of Guy Fawkes is made by an oldskool Legend named ZEDZ (INC - The Netherlands)

HEY!!!! why did you stop the full feed? give tit bacccckk

I recently watched an awesome movie called ‘Bomb It!’ which covers the history as well as the international scene of graffiti art.

I highly, highly recommend it:
Link [www.bombit-themovie.com]

I also scored a wicked Gelaskin at the screening :)

Interesting idea for an inspirational list.
Whether all of these (the majority) of the walls could be classified as graffiti is up for debate, of course. But I think that’s pretty irrelevant in this context.
Good that you’ve listed some old school heroes/bombers. Of course you can’t list every great writer ever to bomb this planet.

Shame not all pieces are properly attributed though.

@Starre Vartan
Don’cha worry, most real writers don’t care too much what people say. And a lot are quite happy with the vandal tag ;)

Very nice, I just want to say that the K.E.L.P.’s photo it’s of a Cekis and Aislap paint.

there is so much more banksy stuff which you could have put in there. and better stuff than you have put in by him.

Omg! It’s fuckin good!

what about blu and jr?
….c’mon….

you left out Dondi? Where is Tats cru from nyc? And i agree with some previous comments… people like Daim and 123Klan deserve to be here too…

Good job and people seem to just love complaining.

*The two flicks you have under Saber are not from him. I believe the first might be Ewso and the second one is Sever.

The unknown wheat pasting is Gaia in NY…

Beautiful.
That is the sort of art more cityscapes need.

This is such an amazing collection of street art/ graff. It def. makes it noticeable the influence street art has on the design world…. there’s many instances street artists develop into designers as well and carry their influences into the corporate world.

Just amazing! The art quality are awesome, some one them I can’t believe it’s on street…

Lady Pink also recently did a street art event in Upstate NY called: Electric Windows (which just won the 2008 Dutchess County Executive’s Arts Award for “Art in Public Places”.
Upso, Lady Pink, Cycle, Elbow Toe, Ripo and others participated.

Link [www.electricwindowsbeacon.com]

The world’s biggest graffiti (90m x 5m!), Cracow, Poland:
Link [krkrap.com]
Link [miasta.gazeta.pl]

This graffiti shows story of a royal city, Cracow.

Wonderful article! Thank you.

Nice stuff, but in no way is that classified as graffiti, that’s all “Street art, Stencil art, and Illustration art”.

this recopilation is shit! go and take a look fo’da streets and you will see a lot of more fresh stuff than on this blog. sucks!

I miss pretty much “El niño de las pinturas”…a genius from Granada:

Link [flickr.com]
Link [flickr.com]
Link [flickr.com]
Link [flickr.com]
Link [flickr.com]

and many more in flickr…remember… EL niño de las pinturas

ESTAN BIEN VERGAS¡ SE LA RIFA ESTA PAGUINA CHIDO POR smashingmagazine.com

Great article! Bansky is the best :)
Other links:
- Link [www.urbantrash.net]
- Link [www.urbantrash.net] - my city
- Link [www.ekosystem.org]

These are great. I love the color in Stuart Herbert’s design. It’s sharp but has a smooth flow to it. The simplicity of the Cloud -TA design is nice too.
Link [www.onwired.com]

Unless he’s changed it recently… “duece 7″ is called “27″
To the person who posted that Obey (Shepard Fairey, USA) and Banksy (UK) are the same person, people… you are sorely mistaken.

bravo for sharing…

Hey.
The 6th from the top - the UNKNOWN one is by an NYC artist name “GAIA”.

Probably should update that gangstar.

Banksy is the best.!!

The “SABER” one is wrong. The pictures show the work of SEVER [also from msk/awr/tsl], not SABER…

The girl tugging the AT-AT is by Eelus.

And Christ, do you really think in 50 pictures he could have made all of you happy. Nice selection of pics OP.

For more check out my pics of around London mainly, but also other parts of the UK (Over 130 DIFFERENT Banksy pieces for all you people who think his sh*t dont stink :)

Link [www.flickr.com]

General ones here. . . .

Link [www.flickr.com]

Guy Fawkes is the photographer Zedz is the artist!!

THIS BLEW MY MIND
the “unknown” wheatpaste of the girl is a piece by my cousin in NY

Valla süper olmuş.

it’s fantastic collection. Great!

Some of these are amazing, but more than half of these suck shit.

the piece of the little girl with the halo- it’s made out of paper and it’s by a lady named swoon

the 11th one from the top

Although I think they are all (mostly) accomplished artists, they should all be stood up against their respective walls and shot. How dare they impose their art on us. All graffiti is pretentious, contrived and unwelcome by society as a whole.A building’s facade is what it is. If they don’t like it then tough. Maybe I should go and defecate on their front doorstep because I don’t like the smell of their house.

hi great picssss

but I would like to add some information.

This graffiti is “drew” of granada (spain)

Link [farm1.static.flickr.com]

having a good day

By the way the “unknown” that goes with girls face is by artist “Swoon”. I’m almost sure of it. She’s based in NY.

The 2nd xens piece, I watched him paint it, it was amazing to watch.

jojo!! la Cagaron ESTOS PUTOS CABRONES, las imagenes… alucinantes, gracias a quienes nos llevan a otro mundo con su arte!! estoy exitaDO…

Optimus Prime’s hands are blue, not red.

Nice collection! Love the star wars one

That’s Sever not Saber.

Even though Saber’s roller piece from SD should be in here too.

very cool

It’s beautiful until someone paints it on the side of YOUR house or in your neighborhood.
If it’s so beautiful, put it on canvas and sell it.

the first piece by Stuart Herbert (bright colours on the dark background) is actually a piece by a Welsh artist know as sadsak,hes brilliant,take a look at his stuff at : Link [profile.myspace.com]

secondly,obey(sheppards fairy) and banksy could easily be the same person seeing as banksy identity is hidden,and most information on him (such as being a Bristolian) could easily be fake,with not objective source whos to say! (personally i dont think they are,but their central themes and ideas are strikingly similar in some respects so its not that obscure an idea.

and for those that have posted hate against graffiti (vandalism and graffiti are no the same thing,graffiti is a typographical art form,vandalism is damage of public property,2 very different things), i think youve missed the point one of our human rights is FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, and the governments bad attitude towards graffiti in most countries raises a valid point,personally i dont like like tagging and bombing,but one thing i hate more is waking up to a dull grey city every day,and attempts at brightening it up are more than welcome to me,there are certainly more options and alternatives that could be taken towards graffiti (and vandalism of artistic form), why not have more legal places,in wales the legal places that are here are overrun with graffiti artists asking for more space because they dont want to do illegal work,why not listen people?

This is why I hate tagging so much…. if you want to leave a mark, make it memorable and interesting!

Lol…. I see that starwars “grafitti” everyday… I thought it was just a commish mural…. we have alot of those around town… >> now there’s a Giant tree on a building down the road. Its cool looking!

Hey…
You should know this guy ;)
Link [graffiti.keusta.net]

As with most of these “best of graffiti” blog posts, the majority of pictures and artists promoted here are NOT graffiti. What you really want to say is “street art”. As someone mentioned in a previous comment, graffiti is a TYPOGRAPHICAL art form that emphasizes stylized roman lettering above all else. Another bit of misinformation here is that graffiti started with territorial gang markings. No it didn’t. A sort of anonymous fame has always been the driving force behind the “graffiti” you’re referring to, which started in Philly and New York in the 60’s and 70’s. Many true graffiti artists wouldn’t take a second look at most of the stuff you’ve posted here if they saw it in real life, because it’s not graffiti. For instance, most writers don’t like banksy, who the public embraces for his artsy social commentary or whatever. These “best of ‘graffiti” blog posts do the opposite of their intention, which i presume to be an effort to raise ‘awareness’ of graffiti as a legitimate art form. These posts only reinforce the idea that this street art stuff is the ‘good’ graffiti (the stuff thats pretty to look at for people who don’t understand it), but those tags on the side of your office are bad and should be condemned. I’d rater see your, and my, office, house and city streets completely covered with handstyles and two-color throw-ups than this art-school-trying-to-acquire-street-cred nonsense ignorant people take for graffiti. Just because it’s on the street and not in a gallery doen’t make it graffiti.

SO fuckin Beautiful, mi art ist not compare, i do kindergarden draw,
Saludos de Chile

just a reply to jackson (comment 110) banksy is no longer an unknown, he is a millionaire, in fact even one of his close friends from back in the day sold his van (adorned with banksy art on all panels) and set up his whole family.
to “real writer” i do have respect for some that tag, either those impossible to get to spots (extreme tagging) or those that make a nice looking tag, but lets face it when your on the train and you see the same tag over and over and put over some nice looking street art or whatever it gets real old real quick. and while you may technically be right about graf being only typographical language is an evolving thing and the term graffiti is commonly used to describe street art and as such its official meaning will change to reflect this unless we stop using it in this way - we meaning everyone except you since we are the majority and we own the english language (i so hope your going to point out graffiti is a latin word and as such part of a dead language, cause while technically true this would mean that english has no words since it is a mish mash of other languages)

I’m agree with you PAK, “El niño de las pinturas” (he sign as “Sex”) is really a genius.
Visit his work on Flickr Link [www.flickr.com] or in his Official Web Site Link [www.elninodelaspinturas.com].

Greetings from Granada.

Alex Pardee is missing here.

please remove my photos (Loupiote) from your blog.

those photos are copyrighted and i do not authorize their use on any blog with advertising.

-t

terbear06.deviantart.com I have a few graffiti posted of what i have found in Hemet, ca. i love graffiti yes i call it that.. does it really matter if i call it STREET ART? I know its art. and so do you. so I will call it graffiti and not be PC.. BY THE WAY this article is awesome!

it sucks, a waste of time

El de “Marco” esta demasiado brutalll…

(EN) “Marco” it’s the most AWESOME…

En Caracas (Venezuela) tambien hay varios demasiado buenos…

(EN) In Caracas (Venezuela), there is also very good..

SALUDOS de Venezuela

Dont forget about Craola…

Link [www.sohtanaka.com]

With the exception of a few most of those were Legals, Which other than being on the street does not make them street art. Alot of those pictures make me sick because they are painted by yuppie beatniks who have some half baked reason for wanting to express themselves and choose to mooch off the graffiti culture to get there. for those of you who want real street art go to youtube and search Above1, Doug, or any Stompdown video. Peace. Dose, KSB BPB repin the midwest

>> “vandalism and graffiti are no the same thing,graffiti is a typographical art form,
>> vandalism is damage of public property,2 very different things”

Correction; vandalism is damage of PROPERTY, whether public or private.
To deface a surface against the owner’s wishes IS vandalism. Calling it an “art form” does not get you off the hook.

>> “one of our human rights is FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION”

And another of our human rights is to possess a thing without anonymous strangers secretly spraying paint on it.

Excellent Arts..

Not one mention of Vancouver Street Art’s blatant rip-off (not to mention copyright infringement) of Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book artwork ( Link [www.smashingmagazine.com] )? Being a copycat is lame enough…being a crappy copycat is blasphemy.

If you like this stuff, here is a cool community to join, free trading site for urban art too.

Link [www.aucsab.com]

very good this gallery!
has a selection of typography and graffiti here: Link [a-ham.com]

Any who know what does “PAK” stand for? Have seen it everywhere but no explanation as to what it means.

@Manup: if you see it often, it can either be the name of an artist or the name of the crew (group/team) this artist is a part of.

Theres just one problem with the list. Most of these are not graffiti. They are mostly legal street art. These have little to nothing to do with graffiti.