Homeless Street Art in Cardboard

Homeless Sweet Homeless 2 - Pandaphobia

Pandaphobia is Roberth Fearon, an American artist living in Sweden, who made this set out of cardboard and placed it in an alley near his home.

I particularly like this image by Michael Aaron Williams, which he posed in Malta. Despite his lifelike appearance, this little boy is actually a cardboard cutout.  Williams routinely creates images of the homeless out of cardboard and places them in a street context. He welcomes people to pick up these figures and "adopt" them by taking them home, which many people have done.

Another stunning figure/setting from Williams. The Knoxville, TN native states, "My street art is purposely made fragile, just like the people that it represents," he says. "It is drawn or painted on the cardboard and is then attached to the wall with high tack mounting tape. This allows the piece to be taken off the wall by any passerby and put up in their home. This way, the piece survives or otherwise they would be destroyed by the harsh environment on the streets. So, in a way, it is an analogy for the homeless and street children. If we do nothing, then they too will be left on the streets and cease to exist."