signs of Florence….

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Mary C

…. all the work of Clet Abraham

below: David being more modest than usual.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, white bar is modesty for Michaelangelo's David statue

below: Video vultures

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, vulture sitting on top of white bar, head of vulture is a video camera

below: Cupid’s arrow hits it’s target

below: Strangulation by arrows

below: Guitar smashing frenzy

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, smashing guitar

below: Counting sheep – not a good time to fall asleep!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, sheep jumping over white bar

below: Breaking through the ceiling

below: Being crushed by a nasty white bar.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: More nastiness, grabbing and squeezing this time.

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, black figure being held back

below: As the sun breaks through the clouds…

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, sun breaking through the cloud cover

below: Like weeds growing through crack in the pavement..

daisy flower frowing through white bar,modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: Two for one! Stop the bombs, guitar hero.

two modified traffic signs, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, T in Stop sign becomes a bomb, white bar in other sign becomes a guitar

below: Yuck!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, bird crapping on white bar

below: Holding onto the bar (faded, worn, from the original black hand)

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence,

below: Stuck

below: Hot!

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, fire and flames

below: This is one of the signs that I saw in Florence back in 2020. The policeman has faded since then as have the two little red hearts that he is looking at. A better copy of the image can be seen in altered street signs, Florence

modified traffic sign, graffiti, by Clet Abraham, in Florence, policeman

Abraham is from Florence but his work can be seen in a number of places (along with others who have used traffic signs as their canvas). I have posted images from Madrid , and Paris in past years.

Photos taken February 2026

altered street signs, Florence

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Mary C

As you walk around Florence Italy, you can spot street signs that have been altered with witty additions of shapes and figures. Similar signs have been spotted in Madrid, London, and Paris. Most of them are the work of Clet Abraham but there are a few that were created by Yipi Yipi Yeah, or YYY for short. Here are a few that I saw in Florence early in January.

below: A policeman’s love

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a policeman bending down and kissing the white bar

below: A goalie defending his net

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a football goalie defending his net

below: Scrunching

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a large black hand scrunching the white bar

below: Chiseling away the white bar.

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a man chiseling away the white bar

below: Only two eyes seen because of a veil

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a woman in a veil covering all but her eyes

below: A game of cat and mouse

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a mouse beside a mouse hole, with a cat in the background

below: Using a pair of scissors

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a pair of scissors cuttig the white bar

below: A hanging brought to you by Yipi Yipi Yeah

dead end sign altered by yipi yipi yeah, three holes in the red bar and a creature hanging by the neck

below: Cupid’s arrow right on target

altered blue and white one way sign, the arrow is now piercing a red heart

below: Smashing ice

altered red and white no entry sign, graffiti by Clet Abraham, of a person breaking ice with a large ice pick

altered signs, London

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Mary C

There aren’t as many altered street signs in London as there are in Paris (previous Paris blog post), but they can still be found. Here are a few.

Red and white no entry signs.

altered red and white no entry street sign , backside of a Japanese suomo wrestler trying to lick up the white bar

altered red and white no entry street sign - the white bar is a table, black figure sitting at the table with hands on the table. cutlery in hands, no food on the table

altered red and white no entry street sign - policeman kissing the bar

altered red and white no entry street sign

One way signs

one way sign, blue circle with an arrow pointing left, a heart has been added to make the arrow look like it has pierced the heart

one way sign, blue circle with an arrow pointing left, aone euro coin has been added to make the arrow look like it has pierced the coin

altered street signs, Paris

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Mary C

As you walk around Paris, you see a lot of altered street signs that are witty and well done such as this no right turn sign that has been changed into the Eiffel Tower.

graffiti altered sign, no left turn arrow turned into the eiffel tower

They are the work of Clet Abraham.

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added a figure that looks like it's struggling to pick up the bar

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added face on right side, lines on bar to make it look like an arm and a fist, punching the face

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added a policeman leaning over it, with hearts

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added figures to make the bar look like the front windshield of a car

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added eyes and nose above the bar, bar now looks like a mouth

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added a black hand that looks like it's squeezing the middle of the bar

graffiti altered square dead end sign where the T has been made into a crucifixtion, black figure of Jesus on it.

graffiti altered triangular sign of two kids running while holding hands, a finger is pointing at them, through clouds from the top of the triangle

There are some signs that have been altered by other people

graffiti altered no entry sign, red circle with a white horizontal bar - added a pasteup of a woman sitting, wearing purple robe and slippers and holding a white stuffed bear