I’m ready for Christmas to come and go already,

and I’m also crazy for the works by this street artist. Here’s an example I saw last week as well as a write-up from The Florentine on who this artist(s) is and what she/he (they) are up to around the city.

Art takes a dip

Observant Florence wanderers might have recently noticed a new street art series around town. The project? ‘L’arte Sa Nuotare,’ or ‘Art Knows how to Swim.’ The artist? A mysterious figure known only as ‘Blub,’ who has yet to publicly reveal his or her identity. Blub recreates iconic images from such renowned works as Piero della Francesca’s The Duke of Urbino and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, dressing them in scuba and swim gear. But contemporary famous faces aren’t immune: the artist also reproduced the cover of TIME magazine’s recent ‘Person of the Year’ issue, which featured none other than Pope Francis himself – in Blub’s rendering, however, he dons a diving mask with his ecclesiastical garb.

Keep your eyes peeled for the funny figures all over town. TF staff has spotted at least two in the Oltrarno. Check out Blub’s work on Instagram @lartesanuotare and see how many of his or her scuba divers you can find on the streets of Florence.

http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=9101

I’ll keep you posted when I see more of these great and intriguing pieces around town.  Ciao for now!