Street art - Antwerp

Amsterdamstraat

📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Paintings have been applied to the façade and windows of this tattoo shop to clarify the content of the business.⏬

Bostonstraat

23📷 (11-23)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "Youth Zone". Quite likely painted by local artists as part of beautifying the environment in which they often congregate.⏬

17-19📷 (11-23)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "Youth Zone". Quite likely painted by local artists as part of beautifying the environment in which they often congregate.⏬

Canadalaan

132📷 (11-22)

Artist(s): unknown. Some activities taking place in the park are painted on this utility cabinet in a predominant black-and-white style.⏬

132📷 (11-22)

Artist(s): unknown. Some activities taking place in the park are painted on this utility cabinet in a predominant black-and-white style.⏬

178📷 (11-22)

Title: "Monet's dream"; artist: Cathay Hale (Belgium), Tour Elentrik (Belgium). Design is based on Monet's paintings; part of the "Tour Elentrik" project, where dull and boring cabinets are being transformed in eye catching artworks.⏬

178📷 (06-25)

Title: "Time is monet"; artist: Cathay Hale (Belgium), Tour Elentrik (Belgium). The design is based on Monet's paintings; part of the "Tour Elentrik" project, where boring and boring cabinets are transformed into striking works of art.⏬

275📷 (11-23)

Title: "Chick Love"; artist: A Squid Called Sebastian (USA - Belgium); created in October 2013. The mural depicts a gentle giant holding a rooster.⏬

275📷 (10-25)

Title: "Chick Love"; artist: A Squid Called Sebastian (USA - Belgium); created in October 2013. The mural depicts a gentle giant holding a rooster.⏬

275📷 (10-25)

Title: "Chick Love"; artist: A Squid Called Sebastian (USA - Belgium); created in October 2013. The mural depicts a gentle giant holding a rooster.⏬

254📷 (11-23)

Title: "Bling Bling"; artist: A Squid Called Sebastian (USA - Belgium); created in October 2013. In this mural on a utility building, the artist shows his comic style and hip hop influences.⏬

105📷 (11-23)

Title: "Tour Elentrik - Cute Critters"; artist: Jonathan De Vos (Belgium); created in April 2020. The local artist drew strange creatures on the cabin. Each character has his own traits, and it is said that he sometimes found inspiration in his neighbors. This is part of the "Tour Elentrik" project.⏬

Columbiastraat

2📷 (11-22)

Title: "Back to Nature graffiti jam"; artist: various artists; created in September 2014. In september 2014 local youth worker Arno organised one of his famous BUG T jams, inviting some local talents to paint a large wall. Amongst the artists you can find the Aerosol Kings, HeavyWeights, Smok, Wilson, Tuzq and many more.⏬

2📷 (11-22)

4📷 (11-22)

Title: "Smile"; artist: Bué the Warrior (aka Dave De Rop) (Belgium); created in October 2013. Bué painted his well known fluffy, happy, colorful monsters on the side of this grey schoolbuilding. Kids are still having fun with these funny creatures these days.⏬

8📷 (11-22)

Artist: Phlegm (Wales); created for the "Day One Festival" 2013, organised by street art Belgium, in October 2013. The mural is painted on the cultural center.⏬

8A📷 (11-22)

Title: "Totem van het leven" (Totem of life); artist: Strook (Belgium); Created in October 2013. Strook stepped into the theme "Day One Festival" and was inspired by the shape of the building. He made the totem extra colorful to stand out. The totem is usually an animal or other natural figure that spiritually represents a group of related people, such as a clan – in this case, the clan of artists.⏬

11📷 (11-22)

Title: "What's on your mind"; artist: Phlegm (Wales); created for the "Day One Festival" 2013, organised by street art Belgium, in October 2013.⏬

110📷 (06-25)

Title: "What's on your mind"; artist: Phlegm (Wales); created for the "Day One Festival" 2013, organised by street art Belgium, in October 2013.⏬

8📷 (11-22)

School building with the various murals discussed in the photos above.⏬

2📷 (06-24)

Artist: Jinks (Switzerland), Poser (Canada). Apparently, Jinks' mural was painted over by Poser's letter-graffiti in a later phase. These paintings can be found on the walls underneath the Luchtbal station.⏬

2📷 (06-24)

Artist(s): unknown. Several murals on the walls underneath the Luchtbal station have been painted over - in whole or in part - with other paintings.⏬

2📷 (06-24)

Artist: unknown. The painting depicts a colorful bird perching on a letter-graffiti.⏬

- Station Luchtbal📷 (06-24)

Artist(s): unknown. The original mural with the imposing figure has been repeatedly painted over by other artists with letter-graffiti and other texts.⏬

2📷 (06-24)

10 pillars at Luchtbal station were allowed to be used by everyone to practice. Several aspiring artists took the opportunity to refine their skills.⏬

2📷 (10-25)

10 pillars at Luchtbal station were allowed to be used by everyone to practice. Several aspiring artists took the opportunity to refine their skills.⏬

2📷 (06-24)

Artist: Sick (Belgium); painted in 2014 or 2015. The mural depicts a girl's head with three eyes and fish swimming in her hair.⏬

📷 (06-25)

Artist: Heavy Weights (Belgium); painted in 2014. Two graffiti tags with very different styles were painted on this wall. The same colors were used in both tags, but the shades are very different.⏬

📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "Time to cleanup"; painted in 2014. The mural seems to convey a strong environmental message about the need for recycling and reducing pollution. It highlights the contrast between the natural world (represented by the tree) and the harmful effects of industrial waste. ⏬

📷 (06-25)

These two graffiti works express a different message. Where the left-wing graffiti points to a joyous event, the right-hand graffiti with the bear conveys the message to stay away from nature or to protect nature.⏬

📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "back 2 nature"; painted in 2014. The mural shows plants and flowers above ground and animals and roots underground.⏬

6📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. The name in this graffiti can be found in various places in the city. However, the style here differs from the style in other graffiti works elsewhere. It is also not clear whether this refers to the artist.⏬

📷 (06-25)

Title: "Jongeren maken de stad" (Young people make the city); artist: Fatima-Zahra Eljadid (Belgium); Painted in June 2025. Various sportsmen are displayed on these containers in black and white colors only. The background, on the other hand, is more colorful.⏬

📷 (06-25)

📷 (08-25)

Artist: BRK (Spain); painted in 2023. Iconic figures are part of the artist's range.⏬

(Groenendaallaan)📷 (08-25)

Title: "Floating through memory"; artist: SMOK (aka Bart Boudewijns) (Belgium); painted in August 2025; 200m² in size and 28 meters high. The design celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Luchtbal district. The painting shows a nostalgic dream of a resident who looks back on her time as a young girl who had a pleasant childhood here.⏬

(Groenendaallaan)📷 (08-25)

(Groenendaallaan)📷 (10-25)

Dublin Houstonstraat

📷 (11-23)

Artist: Jonathan De Vos (Belgium), Treepack (Belgium); created in April 2020. The local artist drew strange creatures on the cabin. Each character has his own traits, and it is said that he sometimes found inspiration in his neighbors.⏬

Grimsbystraat

6📷 (11-23)

Title: "City roots"; artist: Simo (aka Simon Mannaerts) (Belgium); created in April 2020. Two portraits of residents in an environment that is based on the local neighbourhood. The 'roots cities' are shown in their bodies. This is part of Tour Elentrik.⏬

6📷 (11-23)

4📷 (11-23)

Artist(s): unknown. Small drawing on the stone wall next to the entrance door that indicates the house number.⏬

Groenendaallaan

384📷 (11-22)

Title: "Passing by"; artist: Simon Mannaerts (Belgium), Treepack (belgium); created in April 2020. Part of the "Tour Elentrik" project curated by Treepack, the artist based his design on observational sketches of passers-by on one of the busiest intersections in the north of Antwerp. The artist could paint in some peace and quiet during the covid-19 social distancing policy.⏬

248📷 (06-24)

Artist(s): unknown. This mural combines different styles into a whole that stands out for its odd shapes and striking shades of color.⏬

2📷 (08-25)

Title: "Tour Elentrik - Umalisa"; artist: unknown; Painted in April 2020. This artwork is part of "Tour Elentrik". These are rural urban renewal projects in which old and ugly power and utility boxes are refurbished by local creatives and professional artists. Graffiti is painted over the original.⏬

352📷 (10-25)

Artist: Noël C Baker (USA); painted in April 2020. The artist is also a climate scientist and uses street art as a means to communicate with the public and politicians.⏬

352📷 (10-25)

Artist: Noël C Baker (USA); painted in April 2020. The artist is also a climate scientist and uses street art as a means to communicate with the public and politicians.⏬

352📷 (10-25)

Colorful mosaics decorate these window boxes next to the street. However, the condition of some mosaics is disturbing.⏬

Havanastraat

4📷 (11-23)

Title: "(very) little Havana"; artist: Jango Jim (Belgium, Merksem); created in April 2020. The mural is influenced by the "Little Havana" neighborhood in Miami where the artist stayed for a while. It is part of the "Tour Elentrik" project to turn electrical cabinets into eye-catching works of art.⏬

4📷 (11-23)

Hondurasstraat

5📷 (11-22)

Title: "Laat uw stempel achter" (Leave your mark); artist: Matthew Dawn (Belgium); created in October 2013. The artist was asked to help out on the "Day One Festival"; he made a quick sketch while all the artists were looking at him.⏬

5📷 (11-22)

- plein📷 (11-23)

Title: "Zeus"; artist: Lobster Robin (Belgium), Treepack (Belgium); created in April 2020. In this painting, Zeus stands as a pseudo-symbol for an endless source of energy while holding out his fist as a "power to the people" symbol.⏬

5-7📷 (06-25)

"Day one"; artist: Seia (Belgium), Culebras (Spain). The central focus is two large, stylized tags written in 3D-style graffiti letters. They are highly detailed and layered, giving them a three-dimensional effect. The primary colors are shades of blue and white, with highlights and shadows enhancing their depth and dimensionality.⏬

5-7📷 (06-25)

Title: "Day one"; artist: Seia (Belgium), Culebras (Spain). The central focus is two large, stylized tags written in 3D-style graffiti letters. They are highly detailed and layered, giving them a three-dimensional effect. The primary colors are shades of blue and white, with highlights and shadows enhancing their depth and dimensionality. To the left of the painting is a remnant of the previous mural.⏬

8📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. A colorful and artistic design of a street game is sure to attract the attention of children and other passers-by.⏬

5-7📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. A colorful and artistic design of a street game is sure to attract the attention of children and other passers-by.⏬

5-7📷 (10-25)

Artists: Jaune (Belgium), Matthew Dawn (Belgium); painted in 2013. Street scenes are painted on this wall, which is located in a courtyard of a residential complex. Garbage men clean the urban streets. Countless jokes can be discovered in this work.⏬

5-7📷 (10-25)

Kattendijkdok-Oostkaai

20📷 (07-24)

Title: "Airlite"; artist: Larsen Bervoets (Belgium); Painted in August 2019. In these murals, the artist experimented with the airlite technology, which filters CO2 from the air.⏬

20📷 (07-24)

Title: "Airlite"; artist: Larsen Bervoets (Belgium); Painted in August 2019. In these murals, the artist experimented with the airlite technology, which filters CO2 from the air.⏬

20📷 (07-24)

Title: "Airlite"; artist: Larsen Bervoets (Belgium); Painted in August 2019. In these murals, the artist experimented with the airlite technology, which filters CO2 from the air.⏬

Kempenstraat

📷 (10-22)

Freewheeling graffiti from various artists.⏬

📷 (06-25)

Artist: Rise One (Belgium); Painted in May 2025. The mural in the center of the photo was painted as an advertisement for an explosive skate session in the skate park nearby. The mural also contains the names of the most important sponsors of the event.⏬

Klipperstraat

15📷 (11-22))

Artist(s): unknown. Raw street art on a wall near the train station in the area; Different graffiti styles have been brought together in this work. The mural refers to the Mestizo Arts Platform and the #MAF 45Demuur festival.⏬

15📷 (06-24)

Limbastraat

5📷 (11-23)

Title: "Muretz#2 - Tizarte 2018"; artist: Muretz (Brazil); Created in September 2018. The Tizarte 3D street art festival took place in Antwerp in September 2018. The mural is soiled and damaged and is in danger of disappearing.⏬

Noorderlaan

104G📷 (08-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Stained glass windows of a church show a mosaic of glass. Religious scenes are elaborated in this way.⏬

Oosterweelsesteenweg

📷 (06-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Graffiti is painted on the temporary fence of a construction site.⏬

Philadelphiastraat

1📷 (11-23)

Artist: Treepack, Tuch (BE) (Belgium); created in April 2020. The mural depicts the story of ancestors of residents in the neighborhood. The face shows how they ended up in the area.⏬

1📷 (11-23)

Artist: Treepack, Tuch (BE) (Belgium); created in April 2020. The mural depicts the story of ancestors of residents in the neighborhood. The face shows how they ended up in the area.⏬

Santiagostraat

2📷 (10-25)

Artist: Franky Michielsen (Belgium). This painting was commissioned by the city of Antwerp on a wall close to a playground. The work therefore contains images and colors that children find beautiful and attractive.⏬

2📷 (10-25)

Spitsenstraat

📷 (12-23)

Artist: SIMO (Simon Mannaerts) (Belgium); Created in May 2023. The painting depicts a person watering a plant.⏬

📷 (12-23)

Artist: SIMO (Simon Mannaerts) (Belgium); Created in May 2023. The painting shows a person cutting off a leaf from a plant.⏬

29D📷 08-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Graffiti is painted in different layers on top of each other on these walls. The location close to a legal graffiti zone is no stranger to this.⏬

29D📷 08-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Graffiti is painted in different layers on top of each other on these walls. The location close to a legal graffiti zone is no stranger to this.⏬

Straatsburgdok Noordkaai

📷 (11-23)

Titeld: "Bewaak het drukke fietspad bij het kanaal" (Guarding the busy cycle path by the canal); artist: Artoon (BE) (Belgium); Painted in June 2020.⏬

Venezuelastraat

3📷 (10-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "What if we would embrace beauty instead of parking lots". The message on this utility box is reinforced by the scenes painted on it. These radiate peace and cosiness.⏬

3📷 (10-25)

Artist(s): unknown. Title: "What if we would embrace beauty instead of parking lots". The message on this utility box is reinforced by the scenes painted on it. These radiate peace and cosiness.⏬

VosseSchijnstraat

46📷 (11-23)

Title: "Winter 7:00 PM"; artists: Benjamin Duquenne (Belgium), Nean (Belgium), Adrien Roubens (Belgium), Harmonia Gama (Belgium), Treepack; Created in March 2021. Together with Euroports, Port of Antwerp is putting the port and all the people who work there in the spotlight. This part of the port is brightened up by the impressive 200-metre-long façade.⏬

46📷 (11-23)