Reverse Graffiti
Posted by Ross Rosenberg
David Pray’s short video about reverse graffiti artist Paul “Moose” Curtis’s San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel project. Curtis creates his work using stencils and a pressure washer to create images in pollution, grime, and filth. The effect is stunning; making for a beautiful work of art while at the same time making a pointed statement about man’s impact on the environment.
The Reverse Graffiti Project [YouTube] : Wooster Collective
Categories: Graffiti, Artists, Art
Posted at 9:30 am on June 13, 2008
5 Comments -
Doug Pray! Same dude who did Scratch.
Comment by Rit — June 13, 2008 @ 2:55 pm
I detest graffiti, tags and the people who do that, but this artist stymies me. I approve of what he’s doing, mostly because he’s a skilled designer who knows what he’s doing. If he were spraying paint instead of cleanliness, I think I would still approve of him. Still, he’s using something other than plain water for what he’s doing. What’s that supposedly ‘green’ chemical he’s using? He’s doing the artist’s job, namely, making us SEE things. He’s not just an obnoxious egotist.
Comment by Mogothe Mugger — June 13, 2008 @ 11:19 pm
This reminds me of my favorite prank in college when we would selectively polish bronze statues on campus. One guy rather infamously but a bikini on a legendary football coach. To my astonishment, the response of the school was to put grime back on to the statue, rather than finish cleaning it up!
Still, this approach seems like a fantastic, non-destructive way of making public art.
Comment by David — June 14, 2008 @ 10:50 am
This really is quite something. It’s beautiful and makes a really great statement. He’s not defacing anything either, which I think really makes the statement all the more powerful.
Comment by Oni — June 14, 2008 @ 6:41 pm
He’s using Green Works, sparingly. Its mostly water, but a little dilutable cleaner. Its a plant based cleaner.
Comment by lefty — June 14, 2008 @ 11:54 pm