Paul Curtis aka Moose is no regular graffiti artist. In fact, he’s the reverse-graffiti artist. He created his street art by *cleaning* the dirt and grime off of surfaces!Authorities are baffled: is selective cleaning a crime?
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.
Really? This implementation of creativity on urban walls is unjustly being scrutinized by authorities. Yes, Curtis' artwork is altering the visual state of the urban-scape but his style is not defacing the landscape by any means. He is not spoiling the buildings- in fact he is doing the exact opposite. After subtle research of his work, Curtis transforms spray can vandalism into cleaner more refined walls of reverse-graffiti art.
http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/13/soap-not-spray-can-reverse-graffiti-art/
