Street Arts
"A Love Letter For You - Brick Valentines On The Philly Skyline" documents the art and the neighborhood that inspired this ambitious public art project.
In 1984 Steve Powers started climbing rooftops in his neighborhood and painting his alias ESPO as a dues paying member of the ICY graffiti club. 25 years later he returned home to Philadelphia in the summer of 2009 to write a love letter across the same rooftops facing the Market-Frankford line. The letter, meant for one, with meaning for all, encompasses 50 walls on a 20 block stretch of market street. Drawing input, inspiration, and work from the community Powers created a letter to and from west Philly. This unprecedented public art project was a collaboration of Powers, The Mural Arts Program, and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. It required 1200 cans of spray paint, 800 gallons of bucket paint, and the skilled hands of 20 of the finest spray painters in America, who Powers put into the legendary ICY club.
The books is now available online at Free News Project for $19.95.
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Chor Boogie was interviewed in the first edition of London Street-Art Design. A really nice guy and friend of LSD's, we're really glad your well dude...Big Love x Mural artist stabbed while working on piece ...
- Councils Power To Confiscate Your Goods!!!
Local councils are to get the power to seize the assets of minor offenders under government moves next week.The Proceeds of Crime Act - brought in to target organised criminals could be used against housing benefit fraudsters and other less serious offenders.The...
- Coney Art Walls Outdoor Museum Of Street Art : 2016 Edition
It's been a a few months since we were last in New York, it's always fun to return to city and check out what's happening over here. We are looking forward to catching up with some of the artists and the street art community as well as checking...
- Steve Powers – ‘a Love Letter For You’ Uk Screening
Notorious graffiti legend, Steve 'ESPO' Powers is set to return to London next week for the UK premiere of "A Love Letter For You' film directed by Joey Garfield. The screening will be hosted by Moniker Projects in partnership with Crane.tv...
- Steve Powers - Moniker Art Fair
Steve Powers aka ESPO has been in London the last few days creating works for the Moniker Art Fair which opens to the the public tomorrow 14 October 2010, from 7pm {blogged here}. We caught up with Steve in the early stages of the large scale outdoor...
Street Arts
Steve Powers - A Love Letter for You
"A Love Letter For You - Brick Valentines On The Philly Skyline" documents the art and the neighborhood that inspired this ambitious public art project.
In 1984 Steve Powers started climbing rooftops in his neighborhood and painting his alias ESPO as a dues paying member of the ICY graffiti club. 25 years later he returned home to Philadelphia in the summer of 2009 to write a love letter across the same rooftops facing the Market-Frankford line. The letter, meant for one, with meaning for all, encompasses 50 walls on a 20 block stretch of market street. Drawing input, inspiration, and work from the community Powers created a letter to and from west Philly. This unprecedented public art project was a collaboration of Powers, The Mural Arts Program, and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. It required 1200 cans of spray paint, 800 gallons of bucket paint, and the skilled hands of 20 of the finest spray painters in America, who Powers put into the legendary ICY club.The books is now available online at Free News Project for $19.95.
- Aerosol Artist Chor Boogie Stabbed!
Chor Boogie was interviewed in the first edition of London Street-Art Design. A really nice guy and friend of LSD's, we're really glad your well dude...Big Love x Mural artist stabbed while working on piece ...
- Councils Power To Confiscate Your Goods!!!
Local councils are to get the power to seize the assets of minor offenders under government moves next week.The Proceeds of Crime Act - brought in to target organised criminals could be used against housing benefit fraudsters and other less serious offenders.The...
- Coney Art Walls Outdoor Museum Of Street Art : 2016 Edition
It's been a a few months since we were last in New York, it's always fun to return to city and check out what's happening over here. We are looking forward to catching up with some of the artists and the street art community as well as checking...
- Steve Powers – ‘a Love Letter For You’ Uk Screening
Notorious graffiti legend, Steve 'ESPO' Powers is set to return to London next week for the UK premiere of "A Love Letter For You' film directed by Joey Garfield. The screening will be hosted by Moniker Projects in partnership with Crane.tv...
- Steve Powers - Moniker Art Fair
Steve Powers aka ESPO has been in London the last few days creating works for the Moniker Art Fair which opens to the the public tomorrow 14 October 2010, from 7pm {blogged here}. We caught up with Steve in the early stages of the large scale outdoor...