Reverse graffiti

[mdlbear]

Neatorama » Blog Archive » Soap Not Spray Can: Reverse Graffiti Art.

So, there's this British guy who makes street art by selectively cleaning the grime off of dirty walls.

The tools are simple: A shoe brush, water and elbow grease, he says.

British authorities aren’t sure what to make of the artist who is creating graffiti by cleaning the grime of urban life. The Leeds City Council has been considering what to do with Moose. "I’m waiting for the kind of Monty Python court case where exhibit A is a pot of cleaning fluid and exhibit B is a pair of my old socks," he jokes.

Comments

[fractalwolf.livejournal.com]

*laugh* That's great! ...Well, he's not damaging property in any way... isn't that the root of the anti-graffiti laws? I can just imagine the outraged testimony at his trial: "I had to clean the rest of my wall, just to get rid of his message! People just didn't feel safe coming into my store anymore..."