Showing posts with label Paul Curtis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paul Curtis. Show all posts

The Reverse Graffiti Project

One person's dirty wall is another's canvas. Paul "Moose" Curtis uses the dirt of the urban landscape as a backdrop for creating art. In a downtown San Francisco tunnel, for instance, the accumulated soot on the walls is a perfect backdrop for him to selectively spray away the black using wooden stencils. The result is the appearance of large botanical murals. He calls his process "reverse graffiti":