Here is a large and spectacular “fresco”
from the Varlungo Viaduct, measuring at least 10 x 3 meters. The subject is
clearly the sea with its creatures, the sea polluted by humans and their waste.
Four large figures are presented swimming in their element: an octopus, a
shark, a sea...
This is the first artwork we present of a series from viale
Corsica, a street in the northern suburbs of Florence. The road ends at the
railway and a very long wall is occupied by Street Art, a kind of open-air art
gallery. Part of the area is fenced, it...
A small square in the heart of the Santa
Croce district. It may appear ancient, but it was actually created in the
1930s, when it was decided to demolish the area, crammed with old buildings considered
unhealthy and degraded, in order to build a modern neighborhood. For these
urban interventions,...
By the writer
Valera 2021, various works on the same subject. Two in Le Cure underpass,
another on Ponte Giovanni da Verrazzano. The first of Le Cure represents a
handshake between a blue and a yellow-brown hand. A symbol of
peace and friendship. The subject of the second is a...
Whether installed to celebrate an event, a personality of relevance for the city or just to decorate a piazza, Italian cities have always loved their fountains. Florence is no exception. There are many beautiful fountains scattered around the city, so let's see some of the most famous and unique fountains...
San Donato a Novoli, the
dream of every urban planner: an area of 32 hectares to be structured for
public use, in the middle of one of the most densely populated town districts. Each place has its own
history, sometimes very long and interesting. In 1935 - 1939, the largest...
This insectoid comes from the open air gallery of Viale
Corsica. It is very
similar to the figures from Piazza Leopoldo, Viale Lavagnini and Ponte Giovanni
da Verrazzano and might be by the same author, or group of artists or from the
same "bottega", as in the Renaissance.
In the...
Here we have other insectoids, similar to the ones we have
already seen in previously. They could be
by the same author, even if this is not supported by the signatures. The new
ones are in two different parts of the city, very far from each other: in
Piazza Leopoldo...
These artworks are located in a pedestrian underpass on Viale
Lavagnini, a classic place for writers.
The walls of underpasses are usually mainly covered with tags, but also with figurative
works. This type of Street Art is sometimes defined as "creative vandalization", it is
tolerated and some underpasses become museums...
Not all cities have a "belly button", an exact
center marked by a column, but Florence does. It is the Column of Abundance in
Piazza della Repubblica. Florence was founded by the Romans in 59 BC and all
the surrounding land assigned to the veterans of Julius Caesar as a...
