Artist Recreates Street Signs As Fun Symbols

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Traffic signs or street signs are symbols erected at the side of or above roads to provide instructions and information to road users and drivers. To make these signs less boring and more appealing, French artist Clet Abraham decided to add funny twists that completely change the meaning of the road signs we see every day.

This “guerrilla”act of art is just one of his creative ways to make the world around him a colorful place to live. The artist uses easily removable adhesive to keep the original signs but when he puts the specially designed stickers on his street canvases, it brought new perspective, making the signs more entertaining.

Abraham’s street signs are based in an idea of “artistic lecture” to the contradictions of Florence, though he said that he doesn’t come from the tradition of street art. This may be a reason why he have to collaborate with authorities before he alters the road signs. Check out to see his latest creations below.

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I pray you, a little attention Before I was a normal exclamation point and no one was watching me. who created me thought we, road signs, we all had to be identical to be recognizable. So we have become banal and boring. Who created us was so obsessed with his authority and his rules that at one point he stopped thinking. And so he made us stupid. Boring and stupid, it's clear that people do not like us! We had to be the salvation of the traffic but in fact there are still a lot of road accidents, proof of our inefficiency, and nobody looks at us anymore. So I bravely decided to change and become different to regain some consideration. So I became a prayer. Because I wanted to tell the world that "me too, road sign, I need love"! Happy holidays. The Prayer. #clet #cletabraham #streetart #firenze #nomorerules #boring #pray #peace #streetsign #roadsign #needlove #allweneedislove

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