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Studio Visit: Steve Powers

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Love Letter HQ (not a liquor store)

When we were in Philly to check out Steve “ESPO ICY” Powers’ amazing “Love Letter” mural project (covered), we stopped by his center city headquarters to chat with the man himself and get a behind-the-scenes look at his work and creative process. Similar to Powers’ previous Coney Island studio opened in conjunction with Creative Time’s Dreamland Artists Club, his Philadelphia space is part studio, part working sign shop and part neighborhood hangout. With every wall covered with ephemera, art, jokes and junk, it’s clear that Steve draws inspiration from a wide range of sources and then cannot contain the flood of ideas to his brain.

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Streets: Love Letter - Steve “ESPO ICY” Powers

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

We took the roadtrip down to the City of Brotherly Love to grab a cheesesteak (or two) and experience firsthand Steve Powers’ ambitious public art project entitled “Love Letter.” Powers (as ESPO ICY) and crew got back up on many of the same West Philadelphia rooftops that he used to hit back in the day, to paint dozens of murals on buildings along the Market Street elevated train line between 45th and 63rd streets.Together, the walls form a sentimental dialog between young lovers, but they are also an expression of Powers’ feelings for the city in which he grew up.

Without a doubt, Powers has taken his work and street art in general to a new level and scale, not only transforming one wall or building but a whole neighborhood with his visually stunning and emotionally endearing messages. Hopefully, Love Letter will be around for years to come, enriching the lives of locals and visitors alike.

See all our pics of Love Letter, after the jump.

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