30 Times Efix Turned the Streets Into a Pop Culture Playground

John Summers • Contributor

Jul 10, 2025 9:00 PM EDT

If you're the kind of person who walks past a crack in the sidewalk and just sees… a crack in the sidewalk, allow us to introduce you to someone who sees the whole Lion King walking across it instead. Efix, a French street artist known as @efixworld, doesn't just add art to the streets - he transforms them. Armed with paint, stickers, cutouts, and an endless supply of imagination, he finds creative ways to bring pop culture to life using pipes, potholes, utility boxes, and urban decay.

A Mario level made from drain pipes? Superman using a Coke can as a landing pad? Yes please. Every piece makes you stop and say, "Wait, is that Peter Pan on a school crossing sign?" (It is. And he's still not going to class.) What's most brilliant about Efix's work isn't just the geeky references - it's the way he sees potential in places the rest of us overlook. Scroll through these 30 photos and you'll start to believe that art can happen anywhere. All it takes is a bit of paint, a little whimsy, and the right artist to spot it.