7 Street Art Masterpieces That Stop Passersby in Their Tracks – Can Art Get Any More

According to Saed News’ Society Service, from surreal illusions on urban streets to massive murals blending fantasy with everyday life, these street art creations push the boundaries of imagination.

In this article, you’ll discover a mix of highly detailed portraits, playful shadows, and large-scale murals that transform buildings around the world into dreamlike scenes.

1. Ancient Pool Illusion – Joe & Max, Gloucester, England
A 3D street painting designed as a massive hole in the sidewalk, with stairs and columns leading down to a beautifully tiled pool beneath. Pedestrians can pose at the edge as if standing on a sunken ruin.

2. Girl & Guinea Pig – Braga Last One, Calais, France
A large mural on a residential building showing a girl with oversized glasses resting her face on her hands, with a guinea pig wearing a hat tucked underneath.

3. Together – Nin, Tournon-le-Bain, France
This mural depicts a sunset over calm waters, with rowers silhouetted against an orange and golden sky. Covering an entire side of a building, it resembles a framed painting opening onto nature.

4. Tribute to Joker – Damsar 1, Lima, Peru
A photorealistic mural of Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker, painted in stunning detail on a brick wall. The artist stands beside the work, emphasizing both scale and the character’s likeness.

5. Airplane Illusion – Jan Is de Man, Utrecht, Netherlands
A visually deceptive mural of an old propeller plane painted on a concrete wall. The perspective creates the illusion that the plane is flying through the wall.

6. Climbing the Bookshelf – Eduardo Kobra, Sorocaba, Brazil
On the façade of a tall building, a colorful mural depicts a child climbing a ladder to reach a massive bookshelf. The rainbow hues of the child contrast with the hyper-realistic details of the books.

7. Wizard Shadow
A traffic cone on the street is combined with a painted shadow of a wizard flying on a broomstick, transforming a simple object into a playful illusion.