page_title: Reverse graffiti
section_title: Origin
hierarchical_section_title: Reverse graffiti / Origin
caption_attribution_description: Day 106 of 365 next time I see a dirty van this is what I am going to write! you normally see the usual ones like 'clean me' and 'i wish my wife was this dirty' but here is a more modern and politically correct one lol
context_page_description: Reverse graffiti, also known as clean tagging, dust tagging, grime writing, clean graffiti, green graffiti or clean advertising, is a method of creating temporary or semi-permanent images on walls or other surfaces by removing dirt from a surface. It can also be done by removing dirt/dust with the fingertip from windows or other dirty surfaces, such as writing "wash me" on a dirty vehicle. Others, such as graffiti artist Moose, use a cloth or a high-power washer to remove dirt on a larger scale.
  Reverse graffiti has been used as a form of advertising, although this usage has been controversial, as its legality varies depending on jurisdiction.
context_section_description: English artist Paul Curtis (aka Moose) is one of the first street artists to make an art piece using the reverse graffiti technique. He discovered the technique at his dishwashing job, and in 2004 used detergent and a wire brush to create designs in the dirt on pavements and walls in Leeds and Manchester.
  The first large-scale reverse graffiti art piece was made by Alexandre Orion in 2006. The intervention was called Ossario (ossuary) and was over 1000 feet long. The municipality of São Paulo washed it away on July 26.
caption: A message written in dirt on the back of a van
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