No Entry
The photo was taken a few years ago during a vacation in Florence (Italy) and is the first thing that comes to my mind for this week’s photo challenge! This “No Entry” sign has left a lasting impression on me.
I thought the silhouette of a man carrying away the white bar was a very clever idea. I couldn’t believe my eyes at first and I was wondering whether it was an official Italian traffic sign or just a prank or some kind of graffiti? Florence is a city of art anyway, and I wasn’t too surprised by such artful sense of humor.
I composed the photo to include the nearby statue so as to illustrate the contrasting styles of art … Modern versus Renaissance.
Several weeks after that trip, I casually did a Google search and was pleasantly amused that there are actually many more of such signs throughout Florence! They are the creations of Clet Abraham, a French artist.
Street art, or guerilla art, needs to be reinvented in dialogue with the Renaissance city.
You can see his other interesting street signs, or street art signs, in the following video. Enjoy!
I must admit I do not get the sign!! Looks more like a construction sign to me; a guy carrying a plank?
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The “No Entry” sign was originally just the white bar against the red background. One night, the artist secretly and playfully (and illegally) added a stick-man over it.
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Aha! I saw another similar post this week. Apparently more than one person or one person with lots of paint, is hitting multiple spots LOL
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I love this. It’s clever, and also well done. I think it’s brilliant how you included both the old and new, although I’m pretty partial to the new for it’s playfulness. Still, Florence is a beautiful city full of magnificent art. Glad you shared your sense of humor 🙂
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Hi Maria, thanks for your compliments and, more importantly, thanks for taking the time to comment! I’m a new blogger (just 1 week old) and it is very encouraging to see this. Cheers 😛
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I love your photo, the concept of it and the composition make it really interesting and pleasing to the eye
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Thank you so much! This was one of my earlier posts when I first started blogging. I’m happy and pleasantly surprised that it still gets occasional attention 🙂
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