We all know what graffiti is. How it’s considered a crime for defacing public property but what about reverse graffiti? Reverse graffiti is art that is created by literally removing dirt from surfaces. Its graffiti by means of subtracting dirt and creating a temporary image that can be scrubbed and washed away with ease.

Street Art Project, a new initiative to document and preserve the often transient nature of street art. The project launched with over 5,000 high resolution images including work that no longer exists, like the 5Pointz murals in Long Island City or the walls of the Tour Paris 13. Google's Street View, made possible by their custom-designed panoramic camera, has become the eyes of streets large and small in almost every major city.

Ah Fish Island, a place we know well.  That old industrial area, It’s also a good place to spot graffiti and street art. The old warehouses are now full of artist studios so i suppose it shouldn’t be a suprise, the canal waterfront in particular is a great canvas for many to make their mark.

Just sweetness all over... :-)

As part of an effort to ‘clean up’ Brazil’s third-biggest city, mayor João Doria has been down on his knees, spraying grey paint over beloved street art. Locals are furious

1987 Documentary About British Graffiti and Hip-Hop Culture

We know about the epic drama of World War II, but what about the jokes? The above video tells the story (as best as we can). The iconic piece of graffiti that was known, in America, as "Kilroy Was Here" traveled the world in a fashion remarkably similar to a modern meme.

False Teeth & Fatcaps. :-)

Star Wars character Princess Leia, played by the late Carrie Fisher, has been feted in street art and graffiti for a long time in countries far, far away.

Spraycans on canvas. :-)

Here are graffiti projects for the digital age, reinterpreting traditional street art approaches and making contemporary messages via new media.

Paris

Spray cans on canvas. :-)

Spanish artist Sr. X has been a regular on the streets of London for the past few years.  His art, a mixture of 50’s pop culture imagery often with a fair bit of abstraction thrown in. His na…

Soaking wet feet and freezing my ass off. Totally worth it. :-)

Heidelberg is a university town, the oldest and most prestigious in Germany, counting Victor Hugo and Mark Twain among its alumni, as well at least 56 Nobel prize-winners over the years. As brilliant as their students were however, if they misbehaved, the university had the jurisdiction to incarcerate them in their own dungeons and sentences could run on from days to weeks.

Since first collaborating in 2007, Spanish street art duo Pichi & Avo (previously) have created an intriguing blend of traditional graffiti and renderings of mythological figures influenced by ancient Greek sculpture. The precision, shading, and use of color is all that more impressive consideri

Decorating a train with flowers. :-)

Find legal graffiti spots, walls and hall of fames around the world.