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"Instead of using actual spray cans, some artists are just cleaning dirt off of certain areas to make their masterpieces and they are calling it reverse graffiti"

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[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Stupidly, this probably makes the city clean it faster.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There was this road adjacent to the local university campus in my city that was littered with potholes. The city said it was the campus' responsibility, the campus (rightly) argued it was up to the municipality.

Things were at a standstill until, one night, this guy I knew went out and spray-painted massive dicks around each and every one of those potholes. The city then finally fixed them within weeks.

[–] CMLVI@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Nothing gets done until it bothers those in charge. Same as it ever was.

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And as time goes on and more dirt appears, you can do a cool layered look.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Waiting for your layer to cure like a real artist, just a week more or so and it should be okayish!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

It was all the rage maybe 10 years ago, on the pavement, "printing" publicities...