Blu biography
Links: http://blublu.org/b/; https://www.instagram.com/bluwalls/?hl=en; https://www.facebook.com/www.BLUBLU.org/ Blu is an Italian street artist that currently lives in Bologna, Italy. He started painting in a capital of Italy’s Emilia-Romagna Region and has been involved in the street art scene since 1999. His works…
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