When Paul Curtis (aka Moose, previously on Neatorama here) tells people that he cleans for art, many are baffled – how can cleaning be considered art? Here’s Paul explaining his latest project, the reverse graffiti of San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel, in a short documentary clip by Doug Pray.
Hit play or go to Link [YouTube] | Reverse Graffiti Project | Reverse Graffiti Video Clip
Jonathon Nierengarten
Weird. So I actually live by the Broadway tunnel.. and just the other day a friend of mine and I were discussing how on earth that was done. Neatorama explains it….
redheadartgirl
It all comes down to a Clorox Green Works ad. I’m a little disgusted.
Shelby
It seemed all altruistic and pure and straight from the heart until I realized it was an ad. Too bad. (I’d be happy to get paid and a video on Neatorama to prove that Green Works can clean my home!)
Shea
Good. Finally some “performance art” that is actually useful and relevant.
MoonCake
it’s beautiful! too bad it’s an ad, but hey– at least they didn’t waste resources to make a giant plastic banner with non-biodegratable paints, only to throw it away a couple months later adding to the world-wide problem of too much human refuse and not enough space to put it.
dee
I’d just like to point you folks at (what I think is an earlier instance of) the same thing out of Sao Paolo, by Alexandre Orion. In my opinion it’s much more powerful and either way, has a much better (locally produced) score:
Thomas
very nice piece. enjoyable to watch and interesting to see how he does it.
prophet
It´s just a concept-art that sells. That is not cleaning. People, wake up…
Justin
Nice video, and thanks dee for that other link. You know they only came by and cleaned it because how embarrassing the situation must have been to the authorities when they discovered he wasn’t spray painting anything. The ending was quite powerful showing that all that crud is simply draining away out of sight but still around polluting our world.
Ali S.
I think it’s more telling to see the amount of dirt on those walls and the difference of a little scrubbing.
Alannah
He says in the “ad” –
I am a professor of dirt.
Anyone without a British accent who tries to say that ends up sound like a total idiot. I know, because I tried. Just a little FYI.
lansing wedding photographer
that’s great, you either get art or get the city to clean. win-win!
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