Look around you. The world is full of empty canvases. Everywhere you turn are empty walls where beautiful pieces of art could be, but often these spaces are overlooked in favor of boring blank nothingness. But fortunately for us there are artists out there who are determined to transform our world into the vibrant public art gallery that it deserves to be. Take a look at these before and after pictures of spectacular street art to see what we mean. Compiled by Bored Panda, the gallery below serves to remind us of what our towns and cities could look like if only we used our imagination. Don't forget to vote for the best!
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Knowledge Speaks - Wisdom Listens, Street Art In Athens, Greece
Juliette Et Les Esprits, Montpellier , France
3D Mural In Poznan, Poland
Renaissance, Le Puy en Velay, France
Photorealistic Mural, Glasgow, Scotland
Au Fil De Loire, Brives Charensac, France
I wish I could walk into that painting and stay there. It's beyond beautiful.
Giant Starling Mural In Berlin
The Whole Town Gets Repainted In Vibrant Graffiti, Palmitas, Mexico
I think that guy who lives in the green house started the whole thing.... lol
Topart, Budapest, Hungary
Full Moon Hostel, Bristol, UK
Diving Dog Mural, Mechelen, Belgium
16th Avenue Tiled Steps, San Francisco, California
Porte Des Lavandières, Aurec Sur Loire, France
Trash And Found Object Racoon Mural, Lisbon, Portugal
Lets Keep The Plants Alive, Bialystok, Poland
They didn't necessarily cut them down. The pictures are at different perspectives.
Brick Kidz, Montreal, Canada
Ringo Starr Street Art In Barcelona, Spain
Dob Suli, Budapest, Hungary
The Kiss Mural, Chelsea, New York, USA
Yeh...wish they'd memorialized a consensual kiss instead of this specific image. Look up the history of this picture if you're unaware - the woman was afraid, grabbed, and trying to push back against her assaulter.
Honeycomb Of Life, Germany
Clochemerle, Vaux En Beaujolais, France
La Galerie V, Levallois, France
This is photoshopped? The bicycles at the front are in exactly the same position.
Umbrella Mural, Paris, France
Owl Mural In Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Street Art On The Steps Of Beirut, Lebanon
Magic Book, Malmo, Sweden
The colors are incredible - and this really shows the expression of someone with a great imagination, reading a well-written book. This was me as a little girl. I just love it!
Abandoned "Lietuva" Movie Theater, Vilnius, Lithuania
Bird Mural In Covilha, Portugal
Painted last year during the WOOL - Festival de Arte Urbana da Covilhã more info here: www.woolfest.org www.facebook.com/woolfest
Mural In Montreal, Canada
Signal Box In Toronto, Canada
Arthur Rubinstein, Lotz, Poland
The Ethnicities, World’s Largest Street Mural For The Rio Olympics, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
The Masonic, Bristol, UK
Aquarium, Levallois, France
Barátságfa, Budapest, Hungary
Mitre´s Smile Mural On A Metallurgical Factory Placed In Avenue Mitre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hercules Fighting The Centaur Nessus, Manchester, England
Okuda, The Universal Chapel, Arkansas, USA
Café Reynaud, Estrablin, France
Putin Kissing Trump Mural In Vilnius, Lithuania
Les Dolto, Levallois Perret, France
Le Café Des Acteurs, Levallois, France
It looks like Patrick Commecy is loading up his proposal photos here but the murals are actually there... it would be great to see the finished photos.
Cinéma “Le Vallois”, Levallois, France
Colorful Piano Stairs In Beirut, Lebanon
Ornamental Stairs In Beirut, Lebanon
Beautiful Mural In Frankfurt (oder), Germany
Frankfurt (Oder)...eine kleinstadt in ostdeutschland.. Das kaum einer kennt. Und es ist mein Wohnblock☺
La Guinguette, Brives-Charensac, France
Porte Des Festes, Aurec Sur Loire, France
Dissection Of The Little Mermaid, Linz, Austria
Love Is The Answer, Chelsea, New York, USA
Happy Childhood, Drawing Of A 7 Year Old Girl Which Was Moved On A Wall, Kaunas, Lithuania
L'arbre Aux Oiseaux, Levallois, France
I'm calling BS (PS) on this one too. I think they've cropped the second pic so you can't see the cars. The leaves on the trees are all in the exact same position.
Nostradamus, Salon De Provence, France
The Otter, Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Ummmm this photo is actually 'The Mole' by the same Belgium artist Roa, who later completed 'The Otter' (not showing). Both murals are in Fort Smith.
Feast Before Flood Mural, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Blu’s Mural In Cuvrystraße, Berlin
from nice drawing to black painted walls. I was so sad, when i saw this painted over the last time i was in berlin :-(
This one also deserves attention. Hungary, Budapest Akácfa utca 27 20161025_2...3b8fbb.jpg 
Major difference to the landscape and peoples moods & thoughts about a town! Love it <3
This one also deserves attention. Hungary, Budapest Akácfa utca 27 20161025_2...3b8fbb.jpg
Major difference to the landscape and peoples moods & thoughts about a town! Love it <3
