35 Greatest Works of Reverse Graffiti

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1. An innovative advertising campaign for Freshaire Choice, an eco-friendly paint brand.

clean path
jonnaro

2. Detailed painting on the back of a truck, Trafalgar Square, London.

Dog and Boy
haydenfs

3. Professional illustrator, Rabia, takes to the streets and cars of Israel and Amsterdam to produce some fun reverse graffiti.

old man car
rabia

4. ‘Don’t Litter’ etched on the side of a dirty bus, Auckland, New Zealand.

don't litter
slieschke

5. Something so beautiful created from something so dirty, in New York City.

lady head
bambooza

Reverse Graffiti Project1. Moose: Original Reverse Graffiti Artist >

Mona Lisa in Dust2. Scott Wade: Reverse Graffiti on Cars >

Alexandre Orion3. Alexandre Orion: Skulls in Sao Paolo >

6. So plane mechanics do have a sense of humor. A ‘Wash Me’ sign is written in the dirt of a plane wing.

plane wash me
geneder

7. More from Rabia.

cats in car
rabia

8. Lovely.

nose picking
earlg

9. Grrr, scary dust monster on the loose next to Gallery Lombardi in Austin.

dust monster
wmbozarth

10. Surfer or snail? Not sure.

surfer
chris coles

Reverse Graffiti Project1. Moose: Original Reverse Graffiti Artist >

Mona Lisa in Dust2. Scott Wade: Reverse Graffiti on Cars >

Alexandre Orion3. Alexandre Orion: Skulls in Sao Paolo >

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This post was written by:

Linda McCormick - who has written 175 posts on Environmental Graffiti.

Linda is a writer and editor, currently based in London. Growing up in N Ireland, she craved sunnier climes so set off around the world, forever chasing the sun. On her travels she discovered she was much more passionate about the environment than she realised – although never quite got the whole tree-hugging thing – and has always had a penchant for the unconventional and creative side of life, so working at Environmental Graffiti suits her just fine.

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  1. xamoii Says:

    this is awesome !!!!

  2. yachris Says:

    Cool! Thanks for putting these up… they’re great.

  3. Linda Says:

    Apologies to a few people who commented about the Girl With the Pearl Earring image, gremlins took over the site while we were moderating comments and they haven’t shown up, but yes, you are very right, GWPE was by Vermeer. Chevalier wrote the novel. My art history tutor will be affronted!

  4. rydenbreeze Says:

    oh dag, that sucks. the city removed everything at the end. such great art vanished because people who dont appriciate its beauty… on the other hand, thats a good way to get the city to clean something

  5. Andy Says:

    Too bad you had to spread it out over 5 pages to bump up impressions. I refuse to go beyond one page for a single article unless it is so huge that doing so is an obvious choice.

  6. The Dude Says:

    This is cool, and it is NOT graffiti. Graffiti (regardless of it’s art content, or lack thereof) is damaging to the location (removing the whole ‘art’ topic). This however is NOT damaging, and so is not graffiti and should never be prosecuted. At worst it makes the city clean an otherwise disgusting space.

    Good on you all you reverse-graffiti artists!

  7. bubbadharma Says:

    As a Buddhist, I consider this an example of skillful means. Everybody wins – The artist creates his/her statement of beauty, humor…whatever and the publice wins by enjoying it. The disgruntled may feel like they have to clean entire walls or tunnels because of it ( a shame IMO ) but we win again by cleaning off some of the grime left by pollution. And, yes, the disgruntled win…somebody gets to be employed to clean what should have already been cleaned (perhaps) and the complainers get to feel self-righteous. Ferking grand. I posted it on my blog. Thank you.

    Bubbadharma

  8. gustavo Says:

    great works!

    here’s another great artist: http://www.desprojeto.net/

  9. Graffiti Says:

    Scott Wade rules!

  10. Guy Says:

    my nephew had told me about this guy and I couldn’t believe it tell I saw it. very cool!

  11. Libby Says:

    This guy is an artist in every sense – the kid in the car – very original. Its definately worth thinking outside the box!

  12. Libby Says:

    The girl with the pearl earring is my favourite (so far). Its a shame they will get washed off one day.

  13. m4t3 Says:

    good work!!

    see ours works on this site http://www.progettocleanit.deviantart.com

  14. greenmachine Says:

    this is fantabulous. i hope it sweeps the nation, no the world. I was wondering does anyone who has dabbled in this art for real, like stencils and shit, know the best way to do this type of art (i.e. sandblasting vs. high powered hose vs. towel or stencil vs. freehand)? also is this technically illegal? im tryna spread this with a message that advocates for envrironmental awareness such as change to enviro-friendly lightbulbs n stuff in my neighborhood…any feedback would be greatly apreciated. gracias

  15. Dolf Van Sprengel Says:

    A find this way of working so cool, that I wrote a topic of it on my blog!! Very nice work!!

  16. yciuj Says:

    The reverse stuff is amazing. Check out my site for Tips tricks and techniques

    http://tr.im/1w0g

    Resources for the modern day graffiti bomber / street artist / culture jammer / night walker

  17. Going Green Says:

    Pretty cool stuff!

  18. x.tammie.x Says:

    These people r so talented , i wonder if they get paid for this lovely artwork…>>>

  19. id Says:

    beautiful.. sad to have seen it go yet brought a smile that the police could do nothing an din the end the city is cleaner.. he had the right idea to tape this as we have all now seen the work of art and it shall never die.

  20. Ryan Says:

    Anyone know if this is considered legal

  21. kookimebux Says:

    Hello. And Bye. :)

  22. frank Says:

    Great post. It’s good to know about how the roots of graffiti art (lying in the new york streets and subways) develop into new evolutions, insights and trends.
    There’s a free digital graffiti history book available at http://www.historyofgraffitiart.com

  23. lisa Says:

    That was great art you were not hurting anyone if they did their jobs in the first place it would not have been dirty.

  24. FinoActiown Says:

    very intresting

  25. morten canvas Says:

    AWESOME

  26. Paige Says:

    Hey, I just found this by accident! Scott is a good friend of mine! Actually, he mostly just uses sticks, twigs and leaves to create his artwork. It’s so much more amazing up close. His website is dirtycarart.com.

  27. Riggsi Says:

    Beautiful irony! I think I’ll be using this medium to spread the word about our sustainable car share service MyCarClub.com.au.

  28. ggstarling Says:

    Hello all!
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  29. nuska Says:

    increible!!!!!grate your work

  30. sir jorge Says:

    simply amazing, dazzling, greatness

  31. Sean Titcombe Says:

    is there any contact information on Paul Curtis, Moose that i could use for a project that I am working on thank you for your time

  32. Finn Foto Says:

    A really graet idea.

  33. Noel Says:

    Check out http://www.reversegraffiti.nl for some cool reverse graffiti actions..

  34. funny graffiti Says:

    Just came across this now, incredible stuff – Scott Wade’s graffiti on cars in particular is something special

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