Gowanus Water Paints Unique Pictures

The Gowanus Canal has been a polluted waterway in Brooklyn for over 100 years. Artist David Eustace sees it as more of an automated painter’s palette. He creates original artworks by soaking acrylic spray-painted canvases for up to a month in the canal's toxic-liquid brew. Over time, various stains appear on the canvas. When removed from the water, the canvases are dried and displayed. Like the water itself, this “art” isn’t to everyone’s taste. The unique creativity of his approach and the fact that he himself doesn't get a ticket for polluting with acrylics is what makes this story even more intriguing.