Last year saw Steve Powers complete an amazing project entitled ‘Love Letter’ which saw the graffiti artist leave large scale messages all over the US. The New York based artist continues this large scale work into the new year with this new piece entitled “Train To Always,” located in Brooklyn. This is likely to be the first of many thought provoking pieces for 2012.

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Steve Powers AKA ESPO presents his newest project, Days. As the name suggests, this short film shows the artist’s process as he paints a piece a day for 100 days… watch below.

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Stephen Powers aka ESPO, has come of the back of creating a time-consuming installation at the “Art in the Street” exhibition at MOCA entitled Street Market to work on this latest body of works. With V1 Gallery in Copenhagen providing the location, the exhibition simply entitled “Days” makes for a fitting name given the artists take on meticulous everyday emotions and objects.

Thanks to Arrested Motion for the info.

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Steve Powers AKA ESPO is the latest artist to add limited edition works to the offerings of Exhibition A. The website which offers limited edition prints by some of the worlds best artists in an effort to make fine art accessable is offering an edition of 100 ‘You and Me’ printed by Steve Powers for just $200. Theres also new works from Terence Koh and others.

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Rizzoli have compiled another impressive publication with this book entitled Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art. Going deep into the history of sticker culture and the background, this book is a massive chronicle of some 4,000 images and 30 contributing writers including Banksy, Martha Cooper, Stanley Donwood, Carlo McCormick, Clayton Patterson, Stephen Powers aka ESPO and Swoon. Art Collectors have compiled an impressive read with an interview about the book with DB Burkeman.

Get the book now directly from Rizzoli.

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Steve Powers AKA ESPO, has taken his hugely successful and touching Love Letter Project from Philadelphia to Syracuse. A Love Letter to Syracuse sets out to bridge communities.

“The goal of the project is to ultimately bridge the Near Westside community to downtown, which will give access to new markets and resources for residents in the neighborhood,” says Maarten Jacobs, director of the Near Westside Initiative.

Follow the progress of this project here.

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Steve ‘ESPO’ Powers talks at a conference in New York City about his background as an artist with very personal touches and humor. The stories are great, and funny, and they give a great insight into the motives and inspirations for a lot of his work from years ago. It is an interesting watch. Im not sure who the audience was but it sounds as though they are having a lot of fun!

Watch the video below..

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Best known for his Socks, Lighters, and other accessories, Baron Von Fancy has collaborated with ESPO to release this witty Lighter. ‘STOLEN’ is available at the likes of colette, aNYthing and Opening Ceremony.

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ESPO continues to be very busy, now releasing a limited edition print in time for Valentines Day. “Your Everafter is all I’m after” in Steve Powers signature style, the six colour screen print with a glossy black finish on 330gsm white archival paper is available for only £99.00. Pinted in an Edition of 300 at 55 x 55cm.

Available here.

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Steve Powers Year Long ‘Love Letter’ project is finally complete, and to celebrate the Philadelphia based artist has a week long of events planned in his home town.

“On Friday, Feb. 12, a special exhibit documenting the year long planning and creation of the multi-site public mural project will open, followed by a book signing on Saturday at Exit Skateshop. But the real treat will go down on Valentine’s Day, when Powers himself hops aboard a privately chartered elevated SEPTA El train to MC (“working on my train announcer chops,” he hints) a special Love Train Tour of the 50 rooftop murals that comprise the installation. The tour will be followed by a reception at SEPTA’s Grand Mezzanine. Space is limited for this event and tickets are required.”

We’re hoping ESPO has just an exciting next year planned for us too!

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ESPO is about to open the Love Letter Tattoo Shop for a week long takeover, where the only Tattoo’s will be of Steve Powers art. If you’re in Philadelphia this is a pretty amazing opportunity, I’ve personally always wanted one of Power’s pieces tattooed, I wish I could make it. The takeover is of course set up alongside the launch the release of the artists book documenting his public art project Love Letter in Philadelphia.

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Continuing to beautify the street of Philidelphia,Steve Powers aka ESPO, has been battling the blizzard of the christmas season and spreading his ‘A Love Letter For You’ project. We had a look at the starts of his mural project back in October 2009 here, where he returned back to his home town of Philadelphia to work with The Mural Arts Program and local artists to create a series of more than thirty huge text-based murals. With the last several murals popping up on 48th, 49th, and 50th streets the project is now completed. 

See the xmas special below.

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