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Pink Flamingo (Massachusetts)

Final score:

626points

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Me 6 years ago

OMG SORRY I BORED PANDA GLITCHED AND POSTED MY COMENTS A MILLION TIME SO SO SORRY PEOPLE!

85points

Don’t Play The Saxophone Let It Play You (Miami)

Final score:

584points

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Zanthe 6 years ago

Those are so pretty and creative

50points

Kiss (Taiwan)

Final score:

568points

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Ali Cat 6 years ago

Cute danger noodles!

88points

Splat! (Dubai)

Final score:

539points

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Me 6 years ago

HAHA GOT YA why is the bug so happy?

65points

Lunch Time (New York)

Final score:

512points

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Linda Matheny 6 years ago

This artist is brilliant. The art work is amazing!

75points

Birds Eye View (Dubai)

Final score:

500points

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3ke 6 years ago

Birds eye view

53points

Ribbit (Taiwan)

Final score:

486points

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Me 6 years ago

So much pretttier how much brighter do you think a persons day would be after they saw this!

69points

Rat-At-Tat-Tat (Taiwan)

Final score:

467points

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Nini Meow 6 years ago

It looks like he farted while working!

39points

#10

“I Don’t Want My Life To Imitate Art, I Want My Life To Be Art” (Long Beach)

Final score:

449points

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KK 6 years ago

pew pew

55points

#11

"You'll Never Find A Rainbow If You're Looking Down" (Massachusetts)

Final score:

349points

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Me 6 years ago

Care for a dance

15points

#12

Global Warming (Miami)

Final score:

347points

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Nini Meow 6 years ago

Global warming?!

21points

#13

Yikes (Taiwan)

Final score:

343points

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BlackestDawn 6 years ago

The things it has seen.

32points

#14

Gnome Down (Brooklyn)

Final score:

336points

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Jessica Gunn 6 years ago

OH GNOOOOOOME!!!

78points

#15

Knights Helmet (Dubai)

Final score:

333points

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Terror from Beyond Space 6 years ago

Sir Dwayne.

36points

#16

What Is Out Of Your Reach (Massachusetts)

Final score:

322points

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Savant 6 years ago

derpy giraffe!

38points

#17

Crab (Dubai)

Final score:

319points

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Kostas 6 years ago

I don't like this one. it's cute but wood is also beautiful. there was not need for "improvement"

181points

Isla Reyne 6 years ago

That wood WAS gorgeous. if it had been something ugly to look at like the rest of the stuff it would be better. cute idea though

36points

Aaron Little 6 years ago

So in what looks like a row of benches, y'all are saying one couldn't be sacrificed for this adorable crab? There's wood all over this area and I doubt the people walking around here take much notice of the benches they surely see on a regular basis. Guaranteed the people around take much more notice of the crab than the wood bench. Sure, it was a nice bench but it blends so much with everything else around.

11points

Minzine 6 years ago

Why he ruined such a beautiful bench

10points

Richard Henderson 6 years ago

I’m sure there’s a bunch more “unimproved” benches around still.

7points

Bob 2.0 6 years ago

Yeah, I wish the artist would stick to just "improving" things.

7points

Carson Lujan 6 years ago

I agree the red is too bright

2points

DLB 6 years ago

Kostas-- I agree with you 100%. My first thought was, "Someone was commissioned to create these beautiful wooden benches." To paint over someone else's art is rude.

1point

Azim Khan 6 years ago

I think the Same!

1point

Donna Baker 6 years ago

wood can be pretty but this is more creative. and I like it.

1point

Amanda Ferraz 6 years ago

When the post was loading I saw this on the banner and thought the after picture was the definitive, amazing bench. But, as a Cancer, couldn't not upvote it...

-2points

Aunt Messy 6 years ago

Meh, they're railroad ties and street art isn't permanent.

-3points

Sky Lisette 6 years ago

Noooooo@ I was with everything until this one! The beautiful wood! That was a literal installment that was made with specialty wood and that artist just made that few thousand dollars go down the drain and made so much damage to that natural wood. Why did you have to do this? WHY?!

8points

Terror from Beyond Space 6 years ago

If I sit down, would I get crabs or splinters?

8points

Aunt Messy 6 years ago

Yes. It's a dastardly Wood Crab.

0points

Imma Letchofinish 6 years ago

Congratulations jackhole! You turned beautiful aging wood and metal into a cartoon eyesore.

6points

Christine Soner 6 years ago

Painting a fire hydrant or street grate is one thing, painting this gorgeous bench and destroying it is vandalism.

6points

Gem Doull 6 years ago

Don’t like this one. Looks like plain old vandalism to me.

5points

Sky Lisette 6 years ago

Nooooo! I liked all of them but not the beautiful wood!

5points

The Cappy 6 years ago

I liked the "before" better, actually.

5points

Warawk 6 years ago

Totally ruined

5points

Elizabeth Purcell 6 years ago

Cute idea, but no need to improve

5points

Debbie 6 years ago

sadly this one took away beauty instead of adding something positive

4points

Indri Kannegieter 6 years ago

I have to agree with KO st as, that wood is stunning!

3points

Yannick Bouret 6 years ago

That, I prefered before. I agree with Kostas.

3points

Me 6 years ago

i WANT ALL OF THESE

3points

Swarf 6 years ago

“Don’t sit on strange benches, kid. You’ll get crabs.”

2points

Pippa Martin 6 years ago

I think this is great. I agree with Kostas, wood is beautiful but in this particular area, there's a lot of wood. I think just one piece of art here is cool. I like the balance.

2points

Gottlob Frege 6 years ago

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Dinah Yow 6 years ago

I like the way they touched up the wooden flooring but to repaint the bench into a crab is unnecessary even though it's cute. In my opinion they should have just touched up the bench the way they touched up the floor.

1point

Susan Hill 3 months ago

It's cute but I prefer the mellowing natural wood, the crab is a bit if an eyesore in that spot

0points

OnlyMyOpinion 5 years ago

I agree with top comment. I actually really dislike this one, he has defaced the bench.

0points

Carol Roeder 6 years ago

I beg to differ. Children all over would love to come and sit on this bench now! It just looks like fun now!

0points

Nikki Pelzer 6 years ago

Don't sit on it's eye. It sees everything..

0points

Gillian Black 6 years ago

sit down and enjoy you might get nipped or bitten but hey that is the fun of it

0points

Valereee 6 years ago

Now these are perfect at the beach !

0points

Jessica Temple 6 years ago

So pretty, would be a great picture op!

0points

Linda Brown 6 years ago

Come on everyone come sit down, I won't hurt you.

0points

Elisha Gabriell 6 years ago

My favorite!

-2points

Kat Mc 6 years ago

I wonder how many kids won’t go near this sweet creature

-2points

Catherine Segovia 6 years ago

I like it.

-2points

S Bagci 6 years ago

I think its awesome !

-2points

Coco! 6 years ago

I wonder what he did to the other benches.

-2points

Hikikomori 6 years ago

This is too beautiful to sit on

-3points

Joan Taylor 6 years ago

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#18

Get Fit (Los Angeles)

Final score:

313points

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Edyta Z 6 years ago

It would definitely make me grin if I'd saw that in person

31points

#19

Gator Sighting (Dubai)

Final score:

282points

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panda 6 years ago

There’s A Genius Street Artist Running Loose In New York" and the car says Dubai..

57points

#20

Strike! (Taiwan)

Final score:

276points

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Kat Mc 6 years ago

Cool

2points

#21

Caterpillar (Taiwan)

Final score:

256points

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Carole Dose 6 years ago

A Montana spray? Air Freshener??? This artist sure gets around!!

4points

#22

If I Only Had A Heart (Massachusetts)

Final score:

247points

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Nicole Rachael 6 years ago

Quick someone read the license plate and argue about where this is or isn’t....

6points

#23

Snake On Broadway (New York)

Final score:

244points

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makenzie stephenson 6 years ago

Grumpy snake is Grumpy

37points

#24

When You Gotta Go... You Gotta Go... (Long Beach)

Final score:

239points

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Terror from Beyond Space 6 years ago

It's not easy being green.

23points

Jump Rope Girl (Dubai)

Final score:

228points

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Kat Mc 6 years ago

That’s just the best!

8points

#26

Back To School (Massachusetts)

Final score:

228points

Ilona Baliūnaitė

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Zanthe 6 years ago

UP!

36points

#27

One Love (New York)

Final score:

223points

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sh 6 years ago

One love.

19points

#28

Pin Wheel Girl (Taiwan)

Final score:

209points

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Kwaku 6 years ago

wondering how he was able to paint the fan blades without messing up the mesh

30points

#29

“Are You Not Entertained?” (Los Angeles)

Final score:

188points

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Savant 6 years ago

raar

8points

#30

I Love Lamer (Dubai)

Final score:

170points

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Eva Mason 6 years ago

Clever, but the pole looked pretty and rustic, I liked it the way it was.

29points

#31

Aliens Have Landed (Round Hill Beach)

Final score:

158points

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Savant 6 years ago

Is that an alien in a shower cap over to the left?

23points

#32

Sending Out Good Vibes To All My Peeps (Dubai)

Final score:

156points

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Pollen the Pink Ninja 6 years ago

Gossiping girdfiends (gird=Girl+ Bird)

7points

Mural (New York)

Final score:

155points

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Marina Figueroa 6 years ago

When you have ADHD

19points

#34

Hearing No Evil (New York)

Final score:

155points

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Helen Cole 6 years ago

Begs for your participation.

27points

#35

“Oh, What Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Practice To Deceive” (Dubai)

Final score:

152points

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Meowton Mewsk 6 years ago

Awesome

3points

#36

Tis The Season (Miami)

Final score:

147points

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Nini Meow 6 years ago

Santa is that you?!

3points

#37

Groundhog Day 2018

Final score:

139points

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Savant 6 years ago

groundhog day

5points

#38

Hold Me Close And Hold Me Fast, The Magic Spell You Cast (Miami)

Final score:

118points

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earringnut 6 years ago

how????

10points

#39

Peek-A-Boo (Dubai)

Final score:

109points

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Hikikomori 6 years ago

How creepy would the hands look... after they removed that barrel

19points

#40

May The 4th Be With You (Long Beach)

Final score:

102points

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Laugh Fan 6 years ago

Hey! You're not Obi Wan

8points

I Love La (Los Angeles)

Final score:

79points

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Mike Rodrick 6 years ago

Whomever the artist might be, should do this in all of the major cities in the country. For pay of course. These are entertaining as well as cool art. Get rid of city eyesores.

38points

#42

Muck Bunnies (Miami)

Final score:

64points

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Juana 6 years ago

Wonder if that's him

10points

I'm a Visual Editor at Bored Panda since 2017. I've searched through a multitude of images to create over 2000 diverse posts on a wide range of topics. I love memes, funny, and cute stuff, but I'm also into social issues topics. Despite my background in communication, my heart belongs to visual media, especially photography. When I'm not at my desk, you're likely to find me in the streets with my camera, checking out cool exhibitions, watching a movie at the cinema or just chilling with a coffee in a cozy place

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just a thought! 6 years ago

I need this person in my city asap !! Amazing work... I'm sure whoever sees this smiles to themselves in their daily lives filled with work and school and other things...

12points

Mary Anderson 6 years ago

Cities should hire people to do stuff like this!

11points

Wolf Schevelenbos 6 years ago

I've got to wonder how they knew of what to take pictures before he/she painted all over it... was there someone in NC just running around taking pictures of everything?

11points

Signe Manat Hansen 6 years ago

The pictures are from the artist's Instagram

14points

Royal_Emperor 6 years ago

street art is fine but i am not sure colouring over electrical panels or junction boxes or fire hydrant is a good idea. Those are sometimes colour coded or tagged or etched with important informations.

5points

Mingi Football 6 years ago

I'm sure he got permission

0points

Samantha Lipinski 6 years ago

Where do people keep reading that it says these are in New York? The title just says running loose in the streets. It never specified a place.

4points

Laugh Fan 6 years ago

It says in the intro - Usually, Tom Bob operates in NYC, but sometimes he unleashes his creativity elsewhere as well. Those include Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Dubai (the United Arab Emirates), and other places all over the world.

2points

Athena Brehio 6 years ago

Love it! The world needs more of u and ur colorful imagination! 👍🏼😊🎉🎨

4points

Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago

Now, that's creative!

4points

Kate 6 years ago

These are great!

2points

BREAK YOUr perceptions 6 years ago

these are all SUPER great! I would love to see states and cities higher artists to beautify the more mundane or straight up bad looking things in our cities.

2points

Mindy Keys 6 years ago

All of these are not NYC. I have a feeling that some other artists' work may be mixed in here. I saw a couple that were clearly LA and 2 that looked to be (maybe) Tokyo...

2points

Laugh Fan 6 years ago

The Intro includes: Usually, Tom Bob operates in NYC, but sometimes he unleashes his creativity elsewhere as well. Those include Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Dubai (the United Arab Emirates), and other places all over the world.

5points

ThatGuv 6 years ago

Well, each picture title also says where it was done...

2points

Lillukka79 6 years ago

Read the intro.

1point

Dylan Phillips 6 years ago

Taiwan, not Tokyo. Only one-time zone off :0

0points

Savant 6 years ago

#TOMBOBNYC

2points

Alexandru Guraliuc 6 years ago

Great !! :)

2points

Me 6 years ago

May I ask how did you ou get the the perfect beofre and after shots ? How did you know to photograph that spot and then paint it?

2points

Me 6 years ago

Dont get me wrong I LOVE THIS SO MUCH WE NEED MORE COLOUR IN THE WORLDS CITIES

1point

David Frederick 6 years ago

except for the fire hydrant, which shouldn't be messed with because sometimes the color schemes tell fire personnel things about pressure and flow rates, EXCEPTIONAL work!!!

1point

Candy Sheppard 6 years ago

need more positive people like this artisit

1point

Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago

I just loved your whimsical work and how you see something out of pipes, manhole covers and spotlights.

1point

Master Markus 6 years ago

Gonna be honest - I think they're all really tacky and I'd prefer the look of urban decay.

1point

Bob 2.0 6 years ago

I'm not sure why your comment got downvoted. I agree, some of it looks cooler the way it did before.

4points

Bashicka 6 years ago

I hope he'll keep going to see more of these genius art peaces.

1point

Susan Hill 3 months ago

It would just brighten up anyone's day to come across one of these, the only place I didn't like was Dubai, the mellow rustic wood was lovely to see and it was sad to see it painted

0points

Julia Blanchard 4 years ago

#42 is jules muck different artist

0points

Margaret C Rawdon 6 years ago

Very, very clever.

0points

Gayle Low-De Groote 6 years ago

AMAZING....every city needs an artist like him/her.

0points

Gayle Low-De Groote 6 years ago

AMAZING....every city should have an artist like this!

0points

Paula Marshall 6 years ago

Cute, but sometimes some city worker might walk right by it and miss it....wasting working people's time. And why the third picture showing us another of the same thing? Are we that stupid?

0points

Susan Henderson 6 years ago

I smiled all the way through this post. How clever and wonderful. I agree with Mary Anderson, cities should hire people to do this kind of thing. How fun and interesting to stumble upon one of these as you're hustling about your day. You would just have to stop and check it out!

0points

Beryl Taylor 6 years ago

You should take a look at Fort Collins Colorado. They love this stuff.

0points

Thomas Green 6 years ago

cool

0points

Elizabeth McFarland 6 years ago

It never ceases to astound me the level of talent some people posess! hese artists really should be getting paid for their novel ideas and beautiful work!

0points

Deb Young 6 years ago

Love!

0points

nipun jain 6 years ago

This is absolutely wonderful. World is full of creativity, we just have to turn out head to find another talented fellow.

0points

Caroline Espenschied 6 years ago

I really like his art, it's cute, colourful, joyful, it makes me smile. Thank you Sir !

0points

Jenney Robinson 6 years ago

Brilliant what else is there to say. Fun, inspirational, cheerful - you get the idea. We need more of this everywhere. X

0points

Chris Pitch 6 years ago

Would this be deemed as safety hazards? People only thinking they are 2D and tripping over? I love the work but we all know there are people out there wanting to make a quick buck

0points

Mike Jordan 6 years ago

They are wonderful! Much better than just the plain, drab, utilitarian look. I hope that some talented artist does this type of work in San Antonio, Tx.

0points

Mingi Football 6 years ago

These are wonderful! Wishing he would come to my city!

0points

with a Y and a Z 6 years ago

Very innovative and nice to look at 💖

0points

Randy Baker 6 years ago

The hero we need!

0points

Tammy Ralph 6 years ago

Where one person sees whatever is in front of them, and someone with a creative mind sees something completely different.

0points

Creep Reap 6 years ago

Do you know the person, considering you managed to get pictures of the exact places before and after, and you said "he?"

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Notsoswift 6 years ago

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just a thought! 6 years ago

I need this person in my city asap !! Amazing work... I'm sure whoever sees this smiles to themselves in their daily lives filled with work and school and other things...

12points

Mary Anderson 6 years ago

Cities should hire people to do stuff like this!

11points

Wolf Schevelenbos 6 years ago

I've got to wonder how they knew of what to take pictures before he/she painted all over it... was there someone in NC just running around taking pictures of everything?

11points

Signe Manat Hansen 6 years ago

The pictures are from the artist's Instagram

14points

Royal_Emperor 6 years ago

5points

Mingi Football 6 years ago

I'm sure he got permission

0points

Samantha Lipinski 6 years ago

Where do people keep reading that it says these are in New York? The title just says running loose in the streets. It never specified a place.

4points

Laugh Fan 6 years ago

2points

Athena Brehio 6 years ago

Love it! The world needs more of u and ur colorful imagination! 👍🏼😊🎉🎨

4points

Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago

Now, that's creative!

4points

Kate 6 years ago

These are great!

2points

BREAK YOUr perceptions 6 years ago

these are all SUPER great! I would love to see states and cities higher artists to beautify the more mundane or straight up bad looking things in our cities.

2points

Mindy Keys 6 years ago

All of these are not NYC. I have a feeling that some other artists' work may be mixed in here. I saw a couple that were clearly LA and 2 that looked to be (maybe) Tokyo...

2points

Laugh Fan 6 years ago

5points

ThatGuv 6 years ago

Well, each picture title also says where it was done...

2points

Lillukka79 6 years ago

Read the intro.

1point

Dylan Phillips 6 years ago

Taiwan, not Tokyo. Only one-time zone off :0

0points

Savant 6 years ago

#TOMBOBNYC

2points

Alexandru Guraliuc 6 years ago

Great !! :)

2points

Me 6 years ago

May I ask how did you ou get the the perfect beofre and after shots ? How did you know to photograph that spot and then paint it?

2points

Me 6 years ago

Dont get me wrong I LOVE THIS SO MUCH WE NEED MORE COLOUR IN THE WORLDS CITIES

1point

David Frederick 6 years ago

except for the fire hydrant, which shouldn't be messed with because sometimes the color schemes tell fire personnel things about pressure and flow rates, EXCEPTIONAL work!!!

1point

Candy Sheppard 6 years ago

need more positive people like this artisit

1point

Adele Maestranzi 6 years ago

I just loved your whimsical work and how you see something out of pipes, manhole covers and spotlights.

1point

Master Markus 6 years ago

Gonna be honest - I think they're all really tacky and I'd prefer the look of urban decay.

1point

Bob 2.0 6 years ago

I'm not sure why your comment got downvoted. I agree, some of it looks cooler the way it did before.

4points