On the streets and in a range of indoor spaces, a huge spectrum of artist-fashioned animals — from the vaguely realistic to the wildly fantastical — can be found. Pictured above are two life-sized animals created from steel wire by sculptural street artist Strayones. Several more that I’ve recently come upon follow:
Tel Aviv-based Lithuanian painter, Leo Ray — as seen in under a thousand in Florentin, Tel Aviv
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Self-taught German artist Max Ernst, Composition with Bird, Oil on canvas, as seen at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
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Unidentified artist on the streets of Tel Aviv
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Palestinian artist, to be identified, as seen at the Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem
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Isaiah Zagar on the pavement in North Philly
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Polish artist Ospa in Tel Aviv
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Photos by Lois Stavsky