"Reaction [beta]"
The Reverse Graffiti Project 26 Jun 2008
The Reverse Graffiti Project imbues the guerrilla tactics of street-art with an eco-friendly element. Instead of adding marks to walls, artists subtract them from the existing dirt - thereby turning the traditional definition of graffiti on its head (and making it more environmentally-friendly in the process). In this particular example, the artists scraped through the grit- and grime-covered walls in San Francisco's Broadway Tunnel to reveal a stunning portrait of a lusher city.
See also:
- Public embroidery graffiti
- Graffiti Archaeology
- Tagged in Motion: 3D virtual graffiti
- MUTO: A wall-painted animation
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2 comments so far
Zidge 26 Jun 2008 01:46 PM
Looks nice but I'm not sure reverse graffiti is either a positive development or environmentally-friendly. Imagine if you owned a building that someone had "decorated" in this way. I doubt you would be too pleased about having to foot the expense of having to have your walls cleaned from top to bottom to get rid of it.
JAH 26 Jun 2008 06:39 PM
Agree with you Zidge. Graffiti is a crime, however you do it. That's what annoys me about Banksy -- if you or I did what he does, we'd be arrested, fined, maybe even jailed. But he, on the other hand, is an artist and as such, it seems, above the law.