Image via Inhabitat.
The Broadway Tunnel leading into North Beach -- you know, the one where you can hit 60 late at night but you should really never ever do that -- is filthy. Or, it was. The tunnel sees about 20,000 vehicles of all sorts every day, which makes the tunnel walls super gross with black residue. In other words, a perfect canvas for The Reverse Graffiti Project, who seems to enjoy donning full-body armor and scraping away grime to make street art in reverse. According to Inhabitat -- who has lots of great photos -- artist Paul Curtis (aka Moose) said he,
(...) approached the project with dozens of stencils, a high-pressure stream of water, and eco-friendly cleaning solutions provided by GreenWorks (which is the new eco arm of everyone's favorite bleach company Clorox).
Working through the night with a team, Curtis created a beautiful work of public art that embraces the philosophy of clean: "... seeing how dirty a wall is by cleaning it in this way, it kind of gets people immediately.. it's just a cold realization that world is really, really dirty". The installation is accompanied by a great film by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Doug Pray. (...read more! also seen @ Barbary Coast Ranger + film @ Laughing Squid)
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