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The streets of Florence: Clet’s sticker art

Clet Abraham: the French artist who has been decorating Florence with his sticker art for fifteen years.

It was 2005 when the internationally renowned French artist Clet Abraham chose Florence as the base for his art, and more. His arrival in the city did not go unnoticed by locals who, when looking up one day, found themselves unexpectedly gazing at his urban art adorned on road signs. CLET's art is particularly recognizable as it’s not on a canvas or wall, but on road signs.

Sticker Art

His sticker art is a form of street art that’s expressed through the artistic use of stickers, entering people's daily lives in a way that’s as silent as it’s revolutionary. Road signs are populated by people who cling, who work or who run away, offering a reflection on city life that’s often chaotic and marked by limitations.

However, there are also hearts.

CLET's artworks are not on road signs by chance. They are symbols of rules and authority, and by placing the art there, it’s a direct and simple way of communicating a reminder to citizens that dialogue exists and is possible. His goal is both political and philosophical.

Photo credits: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQiapyVBBYI/

The man behind CLET

Perhaps even more than his road signs, CLET has become a symbol of Florentine street art thanks to his "man". The "Common Man" is the artist's iconic sculpture. It differs from the many statues of Florence that represent great men of the past in that it symbolizes a regular citizen who faces daily difficulties. Placed right in front of the Ponte Vecchio, he seems to jump into the void.

Through the irreverent swagger of the Common Man, CLET reveals his vision on the concept of legality and freedom in a grand way. The work was installed on the Ponte alle Grazie without permission, and cost him quite a few legal issues due its unauthorized placement! In spite of everything, after a long absence the Common Man returned to his position once again last February, in a decisive move by the artist following the year of pandemic.

Undoubtedly, CLET intends to show us that art should be free.

Photo credits: https://www.instagram.com/p/CQIqeI5JkhX/

CLET’s Studio

Even though he moved to Florence by chance, CLET has never left. Here, he began the signage revolution which then achieved global success and spread throughout Europe: Bologna, Rome, Milan, Paris and London are just some of the many cities where CLET has brought his art. Nonetheless, Florence remained his home, and his studio can be found in via dell’Olmo 8r in the San Niccolò district, a gem in the historic center of Florence.

Wandering through those streets, you’ll find his studio right on a corner, open to the world like his art. CLET can often be found there, ready to tell you everything.


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