Paul Curtis, a Yorkshire graffiti writer, has come up with a really clever writing technique: he lays a template with his tag over a dirty wall, then sprays the template with solvent, leaving behind a clean patch bearing his message. It's inverse graffiti — he's selectively cleaning up dirty walls.
He decided to commercialise the process and tagged Smirnoff ads in Leeds, and that's where he got into trouble: he's been ordered to
removethe clean patch of wall and get rid of the ad — via BoingBoing
Reverse Graffiti: I heard a story on NPR today about Paul Curtis who goes by the name "Moose." He is a Brittish street artist who makes his graffiti (if you can call it that) by cleaning his images out of the... — BE A DESIGN GROUP BLOG at 16.07.2004 01:39 AEST | 
i dont no much about graffiti & need to know peoples opinions on weather graffiti should stay illegal or be legalized for my yr 12 CAFS assignment. any info or opinions would be appreciatated. perfect_lil_princess5159@hotmail.com
— posted by sarah at 20.10.2005 10:20 AEST |
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