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This mural depicts an urban activist carrying away a section of brick wall so as to reveal the natural beauty beyond. When posting this image on Instagram in January 2020, the artist wrote, "Sometimes beauty is hidden under the surface. In order to…

In this colorful and complex mural, an adult whale and baby whale are trapped in a gigantic water bottle. Curious onlookers take photos with their phones while uniformed officials appear to control the crowd. Meanwhile, a scientist in a white lab…

Big block letters stretched across several sections of brick wall along a city sidewalk declare, "Clean Air is a Human Right." The work references a grassroots campaign by residents living in the vicinity of former gasworks sites in London, England…

A colorful patchwork mural depicts changing weather patterns affecting the planet as factory smokestack releases emissions. A human eye and lightbulb perhaps encourage the viewer to notice what is happening and think about the future. A long tentacle…

In a mural on the side of a building, an enormous sparrow perches on a sagging chainlink fence while holding a plastic drinking straw in its beak. The caption reads "IT'S OH SO QUIET." As explained in the artist's own December 16, 2019 Instagram post…

The artist has painted a bright mural on a wall in front of a tree that creates an illusion that the tree's roots are a large hand clawing up the pavement. The artist described the work on Instagram as follows,

La nature reprendra ses droits, et…

Colorful flora and fauna span two sections of retaining wall along a primary thoroughfare in Hudson, Wisconsin. Pictured pollinators include bees, bats, butterflies, and a hummingbird. Other creatures include a fox, a snake, a mole, a frog, a…

A mural pictures a young person wearing a paper bag crown perched in a slumped posture atop a crate amidst boxes and trash. The person is wearing an oxygen mask connected to a bell jar containing a green plant while mournfully contemplating factories…

A baby orangutan holds a pencil and appears to have just written on the wall in Scottish Gaelic, "sguir ag ithe ola palm" (stop eating palm oil). This is one of a series of murals depicting orangatans to raise public awareness about how they are…

This large mural of Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg appears on the side of a building in Bristol, England. It was painted in May, 2019 for Upfest, Europe's largest street art festival. Thunberg had received worldwide notoriety for her…

Against the backdrop of a dingy brick wall, a colorful mural depicts a young girl with her eyes closed seemingly inhaling the scent of a flower while a bubble around her head protects her from ominous black air pollution. The adjacent panel reads,…