Paul Curtis aka Moose is no regular graffiti artist. In fact, he’s the reverse-graffiti artist. He created his street art by *cleaning* the dirt and grime off of surfaces!

Authorities are baffled: is selective cleaning a crime?

The tools are simple: A shoe brush, water and elbow grease, he says.

British authorities aren’t sure what to make of the artist who is creating graffiti by cleaning the grime of urban life. The Leeds City Council has been considering what to do with Moose. "I’m waiting for the kind of Monty Python court case where exhibit A is a pot of cleaning fluid and exhibit B is a pair of my old socks," he jokes.

Warning: Gez Fry is painfully good. For me, looking at his Japanese-influenced commercial illustration was two parts intimidation and one part inspiration. via Drawn!

He says in a PingMag interview,

My original plan was to be a diplomat … but I realized that I then could only be living in Japan for four years. I really wanted to be in Japan with my future wife and thought that freelancing in art would allow me to live wherever I want.

If code is poetry, then it is also art. This site allows you to graphically display your web site as a rather elegant hierarchical graphic. This is what happened when we inserted BARKSBookmARKS.com/engine.  via Drawn!

Here’s the legend:

Inhabitat explores the growing epidemic of our overly and unnaturally bright planet plagued by light-overdosing in manner such as sky glow, glare, and light trespass. Major issues include safety, energy efficiency, and infiltration of personal space. New innovations are on the rise, such as "full-cutoff" streetlamps that direct all light downward, wasting no energy to light the night sky.

Light pollution affects the vast majority of the inhabitants of this planet. Right here in the US, 19 out of 20 people live under skies that are clouded by light pollution. In fact, more than 2/3 of Americans live in places where they can no longer see the Milky Way at night. This sad state of affairs that speaks volumes about the wasteful nature of our society. In a nutshell, Light Pollution is misdirected or misused light… generally resulting from an inappropriate application of exterior lighting. Light pollution is not simply a by-product of outdoor lighting. It is a by product of improperly directed lighting. With just a bit of thought and ingenuity, light pollution could be virtually eradicated.

via Core77

London-based sculptor Anish Kapoor, famous for Chicago's 125-ton stainless steel "Cloud Gate" sculpture in Millenium Park (looks like a trippy mirrored jellybean), will install his 3-story tall "Cloud Mirror" in NYC from Sept. 19 to Oct. 27. To be situated at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, the dish-like sculpture's concave side will show an inverted reflection of the skyscraper.  via Core77

"To complete the Microzine for New Balance trilogy, Microzine MD Chris Lee has created Stingray III, for launch in July.

The New Balance 576 has once again been blessed with the Microzine touch, resulting in a classic navy leather sneaker with the now renowned stingray fabric coating the New Balance logo and heel tip.

With just 60 pairs worldwide, exclusive to Microzine, 10 will arrive as Stingray III:F*ck*d Up; pre-scuffed at New Balance and very rare.

To celebrate the launch, Microzine have collaborated with Liverpool based graphic superstars JUNO. Having already produced album covers for The Arctic Monkeys, The Zutons and The Dead Sixties, JUNO have now tackled the humble shoe box, giving very special shoes some very special packaging.

Will there be a prequel? Only time will tell."

With Lomo's reintroduction of their popular Sidekick camera bag today, the quest for the perfect unisex photo bag may in fact be over. Available in two sizes and two color variations, charcoal with purple lining or khaki with blue lining, the updated model is a slightly slimmer version of the all-time classic, done in natural and timeless cotton canvas. Both bags are comprised of two separate components that can be worn together or separately, a large rear bag—big enough for large books or a 15-inch laptop—and a small camera case that holds two Lomo LC-A-sized cameras. More diminutive, the Sidekick "Lite" also features a two-in-one modular design. Its main bag is a bit more compact, but still large enough for a book and your choice daily necessities, while the camera case holds one Lomo LC-A-sized camera and a cell phone or equivalent electro-gadget. Both bags feature an adjustable webbed canvas strap to keep it securely over your shoulders while leaning over a railing to get that perfect shot. Pick up the Lite ($50) and the large Sidekick ($65) from the Lomo Shop.  via coolhunting

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