{"id":22385,"date":"2018-11-22T02:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=22385"},"modified":"2022-10-09T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T15:42:16","slug":"street-arts-smates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/street-arts-smates\/","title":{"rendered":"Mind-Blowing Street Art By Bart Smeets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you love or hate it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/absolutely-stunning-3d-street-art-paintings\/\">street art<\/a> is something that is here to stay. Going beyond just traditional canvases and materials, <strong>street artists are constantly pushing the boundaries<\/strong> and and playing with ideas to make you stop in your tracks. One such street artist that is making waves now is <strong>Smates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This Belgian artist uses space in a clever way that not only reflects<strong> the intricate detail of his works<\/strong> but at the same time clearly depicts a message in his work. From human faces that look right at you to playful and cool animals, Smates pieces will have you doing a double take.<\/p>\n<p>Check out just <strong>some of his cool graffiti<\/strong> below and if you\u2019re interested in looking at more of his stuff, his <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smates.be\/go\/\">website<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Smates\/174299209431110\">Facebook page<\/a> features more of his amazing creations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\"><strong>Recommended Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/20-breathtaking-murals-you-have-got-to-see\/\">20 Breathtaking Murals You Have Got To See<\/a><\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-man-looking-out.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-man-in-underwater-tank.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"868\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-great-white-shark.jpg\" width=\"608\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-slaughter-house.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-fly.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-the-horror.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-whale.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-looking-at-you.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"797\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-man-tree.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"965\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-solace.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-girl-on-wall.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/street-arts-smates\/smates-underwater-dog.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"bart smeets\"><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you love or hate it, street art is something that is here to stay. Going beyond just traditional canvases and materials, street artists are constantly pushing the boundaries and and playing with ideas to make you stop in your tracks. One such street artist that is making waves now is Smates. This Belgian artist&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":135,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3406],"tags":[1489],"topic":[4522],"class_list":["entry-content","is-maxi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.8 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mind-Blowing Street Art By Bart Smeets - Hongkiat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you love or hate it, street art is something that is here to stay. 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