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.

1. “Knowledge Speaks – Wisdom Listens,” Athens, Greece

2. “Juliette Et Les Esprits,” Montpellier, France

3. 3D Mural In Poznan, Poland

4. “Renaissance,” Le Puy en Velay, France

5. Giant Starling Mural In Berlin, Germany

6. “Au Fil De Loire,” Brives Charensac, France

7. Photorealistic Mural, Glasgow, Scotland

8. An Entire Town Was Painted Over In Palmitas, Mexico

9. Full Moon Hostel, Bristol, UK

10. “Topart,” Budapest, Hungary

11. Tiled Steps On 16th Avenue, San Francisco, California

12. Diving Dog Mural, Mechelen, Belgium

13. “Porte Des Lavandières,” Aurec Sur Loire, France

14. Racoon Mural Made Of Trash And Found Objects, Lisbon, Portugal

15. “Let’s Keep The Plants Alive,” Bialystok, Poland

16 Brick Kidz, Montreal, Canada

#17 Dob Suli, Budapest, Hungary

#18 Wise Grandpa, Kaunas, Lithuania

#19 Honeycomb Of Life, Germany

#20 Clochemerle, Vaux En Beaujolais, France