Amsterdam street artist Frank de Ruwe, A.K.A. Frankey, is a street artist who has a wonderful way of injecting humor into otherwise unremarkable scenes and objects. His “interventions” transform public spaces from the mundane into surprising, funny art.

The artist says when he was studying product design, his instinct was to design objects in a way to make people smile or laugh, but his professors discouraged that urge in him. However, after reading the book Wall and Piece by Banksy, he was inspired to start making his own kind of art. And like Banksy, Frankey also took to the streets. And although in Amsterdam, art installations without permits are illegal, he is very careful never to damage any of the property involved in his street art.

You can follow Frankey on his website and on Instagram.