There is a quiet, haunting beauty hidden in the places we've left behind. Derelict buildings slowly surrendering to ivy and moss. Tunnels where shadows stretch longer than memory. Classic car graveyards where metal meets leaf and rust becomes pattern. These are the landscapes of The Urbex Collection at Art Printz - a striking series of wall art prints that captures the mesmerising dance between human ambition and natures enduring power.
Short for urban exploration, urbex is the practice of seeking out and documenting forgotten, abandoned, and often off-limits man-made spaces. It is not about trespass or thrill-seeking alone - at it's heart, urbex is about reverence. It is about bearing witness to what time does to our structures when we are no longer there to tend to them. From derelict factories and overgrown asylums to rusting vehicle graveyards and silent tunnels, these sites are not merely decaying - they are transforming, returning, and renewing.
The Urbex Collection brings this transformation vividly to life across ten distinct art prints. Each piece is a window into a world suspended between human history and wild reclamation.
As the Art Printz team explains: "Classic car graveyards are fascinating, eerie time capsules where rare, historical vehicles are left to be slowly reclaimed by nature. Often starting as private scrapyards or eccentric personal collections, these locations eventually become legendary destinations for urban explorers."
Every print is available in your choice of size, priced from £30.00 to £90.00, so you can bring this distinctive aesthetic into any space.
These prints suit mulitple settings - adding atmosphere to minimalist spaces, depth to industrial-style interiors, and thoughtful contrast to modern homes. They spark conversation. They invite contemplation.
Explore the full collection now at artprintz.co.uk/product-category/the-urbex-collection
Guy Fawkes was born in York in 1570 and baptised at the St Michael le Belfry church on April 13, 1570.
Traditionally linked to a house on Stonegate or near High Petergate, the current site of the Guy Fawkes Inn, in the shadow of York Minster.
Sir Thomas Herbert’s House, 12–14 Pavement, York, YO1 9UP. A Grade I listed, timber-framed Tudor mansion built around 1545, named after the prominent Herbert merchant and Lord Mayor dynasty (including Sir Thomas Herbert, born 1606).
