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San Francisco, California November 15-18, 2019
1. San Francisco Salsa Bachata Kizomba Congress 2019.
2. Stephen ESPO Powers “Daymaker” at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
3. Interpretation of Vanity at In Situ.
4. “Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power 1963-1983″ at the de Young Museum.
Photo Credit: karmaalwayswins
#san francisco salsa bachata kizomba congress#san francisco museum of modern art#de young museum#san francisco#stephen espo powers#california#salsa congress#art exhibit#in situ#my stuff
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20 de abril 2018: Repaso Musica: Tommy Guerrero/Soul Food Taqueria
Nombre del álbum: Soul Food Taqueria
Artistx: Tommy Guerrero http://www.tommyguerrero.com/
Publicación: 8 de abril 2003
Discográfica: Mo’ Wax, Beggars Group
Duracion: 53:43
Productores: Tommy Guerrero, Gadget, Monte Vallier
Arte del álbum: ESPO (Stephen J. Powers) http://firstandfifteenth.net/
Compra: https://tommy-guerrero-too-good.bandcamp.com/album/soul-food-taqueria
Escucha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSykw8vOJ-Y
Encanto los últimos segundos de la canción “Abierto” y la transición a la canción “Organism”. Aquí el tema cambia al ritmo del hip hop de los 80’s, pero con una influencia del Jazz también.
Creo que la canción “It Gets Heavy” tiene influencia del rock en los mediados de los 90’s. Guerrero usaba tecnología moderna a crear la atmosfera de tristeza y incertidumbre.
La letra:
All those things we see/Todos las cosas que vemos
I think I’m gonna find underneath the sand of make believe/ Creo que voy a encontrar debajo de la arena de la fantasía
Somewhere deeper inside/un lugar más profundo dentro
Will this change everything in time?/Este cambia todo en tiempo?
Stuck in between the blame we see/Atrapado entre de la culpa que nos vemos
Half way in I lose my mind/medio camino me haya perdido mi mente
Is that cause we feel like we’re fading?/Es porque nos sentimos que estamos desapeareciendo?
With visuals this time/Con visuals este tiempo
Take away the lights, take away the frames we left behind/Quita las luces, quita los marcos cual dejamos atras
Finalmente, mi cancion favorita en el album es una de los pocos que tengan letra. La canción es “Gettin’ It Together”. La cancion es una colaboración con el rapero y productor, Lyrics Born. https://www.lyricsborn.com/
La letra:
The time that it takes to build a family to a neighbor, we got it/
El tiempo que se necesita a construe una familia en un vecino, nos lo tenemos
The time that it takes to turn a neighborhood to a state, we got it
El tiempo que se necesita a cambia un barrio en un estado, nos lo tenemos
The time that it takes to turn state into a nation, we got it
El tiempo que se necesita a cambia un estado en un nación, nos lo tenemos
The time that it takes to raise that nation to a family, we got it
El tiempo que se necesita a cambia esa nación a una familia, nos lo tenemos
Inmediatamente despues de esta canción, la siguiente canción empieza con el sonido del alguien gritando “Chicano!”. Este cancion se llama “Another Brother Gone”.
Disfrutaba el tiempo escuchando a la música del Tommy Guerrero. Encanto el arte y el deporte del skateboarding. Está bien a ver un hombre que esta viviendo sus días haciendo cosas que son divertidos en mi opinión. Es mejor no viva sus días muy seriamente. Toma los arriesgas mientras podamos. En el futuro, ojalá que escribe sobre un grupo que son Mexicanos y son muy políticos. Disfruta escuchando al Soul Food Taqueria, el sonido de la música es interesante, diferente, y creo que es muy calma también para una sesión de fumando. Por favor considera a buscar para más información sobre Tommy Guerrero y si su puede, compra un álbum digital.
Tambien, me gusta mucho el arte del álbum. Son obras del Stephen Powers, quien empezaba su carrera en arte en las calles de New York City en los 90’s. Su estilo del arte es inspirado por vida de las ciudades y es perfecto para la música y estilo de Tommy Guerrero. Trabajando en una concina y las interacciones en la cocina son muy diferentes de las interacciones en el frente con los clientes que habla inglés. Creo que el graffiti y skateboarding son partes de la vida en una ciudad. Son partes de vida en el campo también, pero fue creado en la ciudad, específicamente el graffiti. Sin embargo, el Soul Food Taqueria es simbólico de una cruce de muchos tipos de experiencas en un lugar. Cada canción en el álbum es tan diferente de los otros. La música de Tommy Guerrero tiene influencas claras del jazz, el hip-hop, el rock, y mas. Creo que el álbum mostra el mismo diversidad que se puede encontra en una cruce tipical en cualquier ciudad en todo el mundo.
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There’s A Crack In Everything. That’s How The Light Gets In.
Union Square, NYC More photos: ESPO (aka Stephen Powers), Street Art
#leonard cohen#espo#street art#nyc street art#black lives matter street art#murals#political street art#union square
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RNM 2x08 - Say It Ain't So
EPISODE SUMMARY:
JAMIE CLAYTON GUEST STARS — Despite promising Liz (Jeanine Mason) that he’ll take things easy with his new heart, Max (Nathan Dean) sets out to find Cameron after learning that she’s gone missing. Michael (Michael Vlamis) grows concerned about Maria (Heather Hemmens) after a surprising discovery about her family history leaves her vulnerable. Elsewhere, ready to move on, Alex (Tyler Blackburn) goes on a date with Forrest (guest star Christian Antidormi), and Rosa (Amber Midthunder) makes a decision about her future. Rachel Raimist directed the episode written by Eva McKenna & Christopher Hollier (#208). Original airdate 5/4/2020.
DETAILS:
Rosa's secret identity:
"...Cousin Rosalinda from Arizona. My mom married a minor league baseball player, but when he got relocated to a team in Florida…"
"Okay, you know what, let's just go with, they're dead."
This is a Twilight reference.
Rosa about the Mean Girl's art in the cave:
"That reminds me of Stephen Powers before he sold out."
Stephen Powers is a former street artist who went commercial. Some examples of his older work here:
Other examples of his newer, more commercial work here:
By the way, speaking of the cave:
And this is some fabulous visual storytelling right here:
Max is working at the Wild Pony. Temporarily, of course.
"Turns out debt collectors don't care if you've been half dead in a glowing pod for a few months."
So much for the headcanon that Max "I've been driving the same car since high school and am a homeowner before 30" Evans is good with his money. 😆 Debt collectors don't show up that fast… not that I know from experience or anything. 😳 *backs slowly away*
Iris refers to the cave as the go to hang spot for all the artsy weirdos. So it isn't like it was specifically Rosa's cave/hidden spot.
It's the first time we've seen this particular cave other than in 2008 flashbacks.
Iris Sanchez & Rosa Ortecho. Flower, Mexican family name. 😭 The hint is there!
Also 👀 from:
The iris earned its name from the ancient Greek Goddess Iris, a messenger to the gods who was thought to use the rainbow as a bridge between heaven and earth...these flowers were named to honor the Rainbow Goddess and bring favor upon the earth.
Mimi made Maria take back the necklace.
"She said that it was too late for her and that I needed it more."
Michael has seen the necklace before, but he didn't know what the flower was when he fixed the clasp and returned it to her in 1x10. It was 1x11 when they learned of the existence of the anti alien pollen. Michael reminds us:
"I know this flower. Its pollen has a paralytic effect on alien abilities."
Once Maria takes it off, she can name every card Michael pulls from the deck.
Maria lists off a bunch of necklace facts from past episodes that fandom has previously noted...
Her powers were heightened when Michael had the necklace in 1x10.
She wasn't wearing it when Noah invaded her at the gala.
And she wasn't wearing it at Woman As Warrior in 2x02 when she sensed that Isobel was pregnant.
"Kyle said you aren't an alien."
Fact. Kyle did say that. It doesn't mean that it's a fact that Maria doesn't have alien DNA in her though.
Kyle determined that her blood doesn't carry the alien protein that's in the Pod Squad and Rosa. He is making an assumption that the protein is tied to being an alien.
He said he ran other tests, but the results would take longer to come in.
Also, just a personal theory, what else do Rosa and the Pod Squad (and Noah) all have in common? They all spent significant time marinating in a pod full of goo. Rosa (10 years), Pod Squad (at least 50 years), Noah (60 years). Kyle has not studied any samples of alien biology from an alien who didn't spend time in pod goo. It's possible the protein is related to the pod goo, moreso than the alien biology. Again, just speculation on my part.
Maria confirms that her mom started getting sick when she was 18, just after she passed the necklace on to Maria.
"If this prevents you from having more episodes, it probably stops the neurodegeneration process too. It's not kryptonite, Maria. This is preventative medicine. Keep it on."
In 2x06 it was established that in addition to Sanders' place being a junkyard and a mechanic/auto shop, they also do tow truck service. Now that comes into play again as Michael was hired to bring Cam's car back to Roswell for the investigation into her disappearance. He brought it to the junk yard first though to give Max and Liz an hour to check the car for clues before the sheriff's department comes to collect it.
Max is smart too, in his own way. He quickly identified that "Agent Powell" was driving a rental car and that her gun wasn't government issue.
However, it's only when he sees her tattoo (which Cam told him about in 1x07) that he confirms that she's actually Charlie Cameron!
(10 points to fandom!)
Max & Liz's conversation with Charlie is mostly just reminding us what we know about Charlie and Jenna's relationship.
Liz indicates that Jenna had been looking for Charlie for months. Charlie responds that she didn't want to be found (both things we learned in 2x04 through Cam's discussion with Jesse Manes.
Max indicates that Jenna thought that Charlie hated her, a call back to us first learning about Charlie and the matching tattoos in 1x07.
"I worked on a controversial project a while back. A lot of dangerous people want to know what I know."
(Again, stuff we learned in 2x04).
They learn through Cam's text history that she was looking for Jesse Manes (which we already knew, because...2x04).
"I'm just a guy standing in front of a tourist trap asking a history buff to shoot him with high velocity paint."
Tongue-in-cheek reference to the movie Notting Hill.
"So, you're cool playing war? Doesn't bring anything up?"
"Oh, yeah, my PTSD triggers are a little more complicated. Suffice to say, this war zone is the only place that my family actually got along when I was a kid."
"Yeah, some of my old platoon buddies actually play in leagues."
"I didn't know that you served."
"Yeah I wouldn't go bragging about it to a guy with a Purple Heart. I might have googled you."
New information… both that Forrest served, that he looked into Alex (which could be innocent OR sketchy…).
And of course this is the first open discussion about Alex's PTSD issues.
Cowboys versus aliens paintball… Alex is the cowboy, so Forrest must be the alien.
The call that interrupted Forrest's attempt to kiss Alex was from the hospital. Hence why Alex goes there to see Jesse.
"Look, if I had a little lucky charm that could stop people like Noah from messing with me, I would have that surgically implanted into my décolletage."
Have to admit, I wasn't sure what décolletage meant, so in case anyone else isn't familiar:
"These abilities are a part of me. I'm not gonna just throw away the chance to learn about who I am. That make sense to you?"
"Yeah, actually, it does."
"You've gotten stronger this year, right? Can you teach me to train? Learn how to control it all?"
"Look, it took a lot of practice before I could do anything without puking and guzzling acetone to kill the pain. And you can't practice, because according to Kyle, every time you do it eats your brain."
"Look, I'll stop before it goes that far, okay? I know the signs. Besides, if you help me, maybe I can help you. There must be something that you want to know about your future."
"What about my past?"
Max meeting with Jesse at the Crashdown. This is super interesting because it's the first time Max has sat down, face to face, with a hostile human who knows he's an alien.
"My uncle used to bring me here. That was back when it catered to a more civil clientele. People who actually respected the history of this town."
This is likely foreshadowing what's to come next week, based on the promo pics released.
Again, similar to the scene with Charlie at the junkyard, much of this exchange between Max and Jesse is just reminding us of stuff we learned in 1x04.
"The last time I saw her she came to me with questions about her sister. And I told her that the people most interested in Charlie's device were a black ops group based out of Los Alamos. They're called Deep Sky. This is their logo. Paramilitary. And I told Jenna that what she was getting into was gonna be dangerous. But apparently she didn't listen.
Note: in case any of you are unaware, in Los Alamos there's a US DOE lab that has a long, sketchy history of weapons development. Makes perfect since that it's where a paramilitary organization interested in Charlie's research would be based there.
The Deep Sky Logo
I compared this to a number of screenshots of alien symbols (like the ones we saw in Jim Valenti's letters in 1x12) and there were no matches.
However, fandom has already noted that the logo matches Trevor's ring in 2x06 (see that episode's details post for the photo).
"Charlie Cameron's mind is a unique specimen. Kind of like you. And there's always someone in the shadows waiting to crack those open."
"What did you do to Jenna?"
"I told her the truth. Which is more than you ever did. You're kind of a wolf in sheep's clothing, aren't you?"
"And what are you? Do you feel like a hero? All those people you tortured, all those people you killed. Turns out none of them were an enemy. They were refugees. So you're not just a murderer, you're a failure."
"Yeah, I know. I am. But I tell you, something shifted in my brain when I had the stroke. All the hate's gone out of me. All the fight. Caulfield is over and my son Flint has been reassigned. Look at me. I can barely walk."
Liz and Charlie in the car:
"Waitressing's really got to blow when you've grown a fully functioning heart muscle in a lab. Or are you not the same Elizabeth Ortecho who co-authored a 2013 paper on cellular reprogramming? Some people build model trains; I do my homework. Your boyfriend seems more like the train type."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
"We've discovered new worlds and changed the course of mankind from a microscope. Should I go Netflix and chill with my boyfriend or stay in the lab, architecting the future?"
"No offense, but if it's true that you've been in prison and in hiding, it does not seem like you've seen much of the inside of a lab either."
"I went too far. I thought I was building something with real value. The thing is, anything that has the potential to create real change, it scares people. And anything that scares people is inherently dangerous no matter what your intention is."
"You could start over. Get a new identity, work at a research university."
"I've done extraordinary things. Everything ordinary is ruined now."
More exposition that we already know as Max catches Charlie and Liz up on what he learns from Jesse.
"He said Cam is headed to Los Alamos to investigate a group called Deep Sky. Does that mean anything to you?"
"No. Let me reach out to some of my military contacts, do some recon. Give me a day, we'll go from there."
Liz and Michael, in the lab, on The Science:
"I'm looking for the sample of yellow pollen."
"The stuff I swept off the floor after throwing it at Noah? I don't know. I didn't see it while we were packing up."
"Well it was here a few months back. Did I miss an experiment where it grew legs and a fondness for the outdoors?"
"Could have been accidentally thrown away. Sample was too oxidized to be of much use, and I've been trying to get my hands on fresh flowers, but it's impossible. I think they might be extinct. Why are you freaking out?"
"Because I have a math problem. There's only one flower in Maria's necklace, but there are two DeLuca women and apparently the flower is the key to preventing their illness. This is everything from the Caulfield drives and the experiments done on Maria's grandmother. A lot of it was lost in a lab fire in the '80s, but…"
"I'll take a look."
(Aside… 👀 Lab fire in the '80s. I have a feeling that's more foreshadowing.)
"I just want you to see if anything done could be undone. I don't want you to, like, Dr. Frankenstein it. The experiments were very bad."
"My days as an alien scientist are officially over."
"Why don't I believe you?"
"'Cause it's hard not to think about the far-reaching implications of this kind of research. You don't get sick on this planet. If I could figure out why, I could eradicate all illness."
"But you can't. Because that would expose us."
"Which I would obviously never do. It's over."
Arturo's text to Liz:
Have you seen our little mouse?
"Rosalinda" is late for her first shift.
Isobel and Maria go to Michael's trailer and Isobel shows Maria the newspaper clip of Michael's mom to try to trigger a vision.
"It's not working. And I don't feel great going through this stuff without Michael knowing."
"Why not? One day this palace might all be yours."
"It's not working. I have a business to run, and you need to go Instagram something."
"Says the social media revitalizer. Listen, word to the wise, every time Max saw Liz in a skirt and tried not to pop a bulb, he wound up setting off a fire alarm. Everytime I push myself too hard, I miss time, or wind up accidentally realizing that my mom still thinks about her ex-boyfriend Rocco, like, in vivid detail."
"Okay, where are you going with this?"
"Effort doesn't equal control. So if you want to do this you're gonna have to embrace your inner ice queen and let it go."
"I'm not great at letting things go."
"Yeah, I know. That's hard…"
Maria's vision:
Triggered by a t-shirt hanging in the trailer.
Louise is hanging laundry
Walt runs up to her and gives her a little windmill with her name on it. (Initially I thought her name was pressed or punched into the metal, but on second viewing, it looks like it might be puff paint or something similar.)
Walt runs off to find Nora and Louise goes back to hanging laundry.
After the vision Maria's nose starts bleeding.
Max goes after Charlie to stop her from turning herself in.
I wonder if his tire screeching action guy driving is supposed to be emphasizing to the audience that he's not being as cautious as he should be?
Deep Sky said that if Charlie "...wasn't at Sutter's grain depot by 11pm, that they would torture (Cam) to death."
Charlie heard on the call:
A train rolling by
A demonic laugh
And somehow that's enough for Max to magically know exactly where Cam is.
Alex and Jesse at the hospital:
"Hey, they said that you mixed whiskey with your medications. That's not like you."
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I don't know. I mean, you're my father. I can't seem to shake you."
"Yeah. I failed."
"Yes. But in what way specifically?"
"Uncle Tripp. I let him down. I never could figure out what he needed of me. And tonight I went to the bunker. And I keep trying to crack the code."
"Liz said that you spoke to Max Evans. She said that you were half decent to him. Is that what this is about?"
"One of them killed Tripp, you know."
"An alien? Yeah. Then he hunted them. He dragged them to a torture chamber. I'm not surprised one of them…"
Jesse slams his cane.
"He was the best man I ever knew.
Jesse tries to stand and falls into Alex, then continues to walk away.
The location that Deep Sky is holding Cam looks like a rodeo or horse arena or racetrack with a big grandstand.
There are nearby train tracks, and a warehouse where a mechanic repairs old carnival rides.
As Max and Charlie are scoping out the area you can hear both sounds softly in the background.
The sniper was watching and shooting at them from the grandstand.
Charlie is shot in the leg.
"Let me go get her."
"No. Deep Sky wants me alive. Your brain is worth considerably less to them which means it'll be splattered all over the dirt."
(Oh the irony...confirming that Charlie doesn't know that Max is an alien.)
"If anything goes wrong, call Liz. No doctors."
Max does shoot the sniper!
And then uses his powers to knock out the power (and instantly feeling it in his heart when he starts to use his powers!!!!!!) which, as @angsty-aliens very eloquently pointed out, is absurd because there was a big red lever that would have done the same thing. *facepalm*
Cam on her kidnapping:
"The last thing I remember is this weird sound. It made the hairs on my arm stand up. And this bright light, and the pain in the back of my neck like you wouldn't believe."
Cam's burn is fractals. Like Liz's burn from Max's powers in 1x03. Top is Liz's fresh burn in 1x03, bottom is Cam's not-so-fresh burn in 2x08. Keep in mind, we don't know how long Cam was missing for.
Rosa and Iris at the "art show".
"So you said you're from Roswell?"
"Oh, I was from Roswell. I got out and went to art school as soon as I graduated. I work for an artist now. I help her run her gallery. Yeah, I used to want to be a painter, but then I realized I loved curating art way more than I ever loved making it."
👀 I wonder what this says about Rosa's internal motivation. If Iris is the life she wishes that she had, does she not want to be a painter? Or is that her internal insecurity rearing its head. Like, she can't even dream about that possibility because it's what she really wants above all else. Which is why Iris then motivates her to paint and prove to her inner self that she is an artist?
Speaking of which, here's Rosa's painting from the episode. Mucho gracias to @rosaortecho for giffing it for me since it wasn't cap-able in a single shot.
Iris's assessment of Rosa's art:
"This piece is you outrunning your demons. This is amazing. That's what you have to do. You have to capture them and rattle the cage. This is art. This is what you're meant to do, Rosa!"
Rosa's hallucination starts to fall apart as they dance. She starts coughing and having trouble breathing.
"Your star sign's just out of whack."
Play on lyrics from God of Wine by Third Eye Blind, which was heavily referenced in 1x02.
The direct quote is "your star sign's out of whack" and the next lyric is "a fraudulent zodiac"
Which, of course, is what Rosa had written on her hand before she died in 2008 and is a reference to Ophiuchus, which was Noah's zodiac obsession.
And then Liz finds her overdosing in the cave.
The coughing in Rosa's hallucination was from smoke inhalation. Because while passed out she started a fire with her powers.
Feels like a good time to point out that it's the same cave that she died in back in 2008, and she would have died there again if Liz hadn't found her. 😭
At the hospital Rosa tells Liz that she wants to go to rehab, but she knows she can't since she can't control her powers.
Liz gives her Maria's necklace to borrow since it will suppress her powers and allow her to go to rehab.
Alex and Forrest at the Wild Pony:
"I still have my dad's voice in my head telling me that being seen with a man in public is an embarrassment. To my name and my uniform."
"Well, there's nothing like a dad voice to mess up a perfectly good date."
"It's also just that...I mean, Roswell's so conservative. This bar is filled with cowboys. If you want to go someplace private…"
"Look, I like you. But I don't want to climb into somebody else's closet."
"I cannot tell you how badly I want to be done with this frickin' closet."
"But you're not. And that's okay. Really. Listen, if that voice in your head ever shuts up, give me a call. Because between you and me, making out with a hot guy in public is only made hotter when it pisses off all the bigots and homophobes."
Charlie took off and left a note for Jenna. According to Jenna it says she's gonna disappear again and not to look for her.
Arturo is taking Rosa to a rehab center that Kyle set her up with "a few hours away".
Max tells Liz "let's go home." So… did she move in with him??
Liz says no though. She says she has to open the diner and cry alone. But instead she goes to the secret lab.
Both Max and Liz were evading the truth a little bit here. Liz didn't tell Max that she wanted to go to the secret lab. Max didn't tell Liz that his heart did wonk out after using his powers and he did overdo it going after Cam. Bad Echo!!
Liz goes back to packing the secret lab up initially, but then her eyes fall into the Caulfield folders, and she stops.
She unpacks her stolen equipment (genetic sequencer?), puts on her lab coat, and sits down to start reading the file.
Isobel brings Michael beer as a peace offering, since she's coming to admit that she helped Maria trigger a vision. She thinks Michael will be mad, but he isn't because he and Maria already worked it out.
So Isobel tells him about the vision and seeing Louise, and specifically about Walt giving Louise the windmill.
Michael immediately reacts, goes to a shelf, and grabs a similar windmill.
Turns out Walt is Sanders. He pulls up in his car and Michael immediately confronts Sanders.
"It was you. You're Walt. You're the little boy in the photo. You knew my mother."
And Sanders nods.
10 more points to fandom.
Max goes to Charlie's hotel to confront her about turning herself in to Deep Sky.
The windmill in both scenes. Until I put this together I didn't think they were the same one (because Louise's name isn't on Michael's. But other details (like the word weight on one of the legs) are the same.
"You think Deep Sky needs to have Jenna by the throat to kill her? Okay, the only way that I can protect her is from the inside."
Then the "abduction scene" happens.
It mirrors what happened to Jenna in 2x04, only to Max and Charlie.
MUSIC:
1. Hole "Celebrity Skin"
2. Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real "Die Alone"
3. Shelly Fairchild "Worry No More"
4. Marc Danzeisen "Some Things Last Forever"
5. Joey Sykes "Sign Of The Times"
6. I AM ORFA "Like That Look"
7. Danny Ayer "Set Us Free"
8. Hamish Anderson "Trouble"
9. OMC "How Bizarre"
10. Muscadine Bloodline "Movin' On"
11. Little May "Hide"
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Wk 5 - Artists OTW - Stephen Powers & Julie Mehretu
Stephen Powers is a contemporary graffiti artist, who also goes by the alias ESPO (Exterior Surface Painting Outreach). Powers is best known for his text-based conceptual works. Powers’ graphic lettering is incorporated into many of his murals around the world, which are like love letters to the cities they are in. His works are frequently displayed on large buildings, sides of storefronts, and gallery walls. He takes inspiration from graphic design and traditional sign painting. As a graffiti artist, his work dealt with issues of legality and disenfranchisement. He is well-known in the graffiti world for his book titled The Art of Getting Over: Graffiti at the Millennium. Powers was a key figure in graffiti writing transitioning into street art.
Julie Mehretu an influential contemporary artist. Her work is influenced by politics, literature, music, and social networks. She expresses the contemporary condition of society and individuals through her pieces. These large-scale paintings are made of layers of acrylic paint that is overlaid by penic, pens, ink, and paint. She hopes her work provokes the viewer’s thoughts and reflection. Mehretu’s work has been shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Walker Art Museum in Minneapolis, and The Broad Art Museum in Los Angeles.
Powers and Mehretu are similar as they are both contemporary artists. In my opinion, much of Mehretu’s work reminds me of graffiti that is seen in public. It almost has this feeling of chaos and uncertainty to it that I find in the random graffiti works of Los Angeles. For example, her work collection titled Six Bardos looks very similar to graffiti. Powers’ work is different as you can obviously tell what you are looking at and reading. As most of his works are writings, we can understand what he is trying to convey.
Street art is known as visual art created in public locations for public consumption. Street art tends to be image based and it can include murals, stencil art, reverse graffiti, and mosaic tiling. These works of art are figurative and abstract, and bring vibrancy and energy to that location. Fine art is art created mainly for aesthetic value and beauty, rather than functional value. Fine art can include paintings, prints, and sculptures. Viewing street art is different from viewing fine art. Usually street art has much to do with the location and architecture of what is being painted on. In museums, curators decide what is shown through the fine art pieces. The strengths of gallery art are they are depositories of history and they can increase an artist’s public recognition. I believe the biggest weaknesses of gallery art is that many pieces lack written explanations. We have to be able to interpret what we are viewing, and this is sometimes frustrating. Strengths of street art include freedom to paint what you want, can positively transform the environment, and it brings art to the public. The weakness of street art is it can be viewed as vandalism and it can cause damage to some surfaces.
If I were to choose between becoming a Street Artist or a Gallery Artist, I would be a Street Artist. I like the freedom that street artists have to express themselves. Because street art is usually image based, I would like to create murals near park areas to make the environment seem bright and lively. I would say I am good at replicating cartoons and other characters, so I would paint the more popular ones around kid areas for their enjoyment. As a Street Artist I would also paint over the negative street art / graffiti. Overall, I would like to better public spaces so people can enjoy them.
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Public Wall Writing in Philadelphia
As New York City developed its own name writing culture in the 1960s, so did Philadelphia. In “Public Wall Writing in Philadelphia” you get an insight into a collection of historic black-and-white photographs from the late 60s to the early 80s documenting the city’s tag culture. The big sized (24cm x 34cm) photo book does not focus on special names or styles, it rather puts together shots from different photographers showing the towns railway stations, schoolyards and street corners. The name writings seem to be an omnipresent part of Philadelphia’s cityscape.
This 2007 book is a great document on a city’s own wall writing phenomenon which did not lead into a stylewriting and piecing culture at first as it was the case one hundred miles away in NYC. On the 96 pages you can find first attempts of the later famous “Philly Style” as well as tags by first generation innovators like DR. COOL, KOOL KLEPTO KIDD and of course the well-known CORNBREAD. The foreword is written by the Philadelphia originated writer Stephen “ESPO” Powers.
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We are thrilled to announce our next #AKPublicArt project with Stephen "ESPO" Powers! "Emotional Wayfinding" is an expansive and responsive new project that will take the form of more than 100 metal signs—some screen-printed and others hand-painted—in the shape of average “No Parking” or “One Way” street signs, which will be placed in a variety of locations throughout Erie County in the summer of 2018. Over the coming months, the museum will distribute a tear-away postcard in various locations throughout the region, prompting YOU to share your thoughts on what you like and dislike about Buffalo. The artist will gather these responses and use them to develop signage that will be displayed in twenty-nine towns and villages throughout Erie County, as well as in the City of Buffalo. Learn more and submit your responses at https://ift.tt/2JotyCw. @steveespopowers #ESPO #stephenpowers #albrightknox #buffalo #buffalony #emotionalwayfinding #publicart #2018 @esposartworld #art #museum #artmuseum https://ift.tt/2qWz9ZT
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Steve Powers:
Stephen Powers is a contemporary artist and muralist who also goes by the name ESPO. As a muralist, Powers has to constantly consider his audience, as his work is always in the public eye. Visually his work must be appropriate for audiences of all ages, especially younger. However the meaning and interpretations behind his pieces can be aimed at a targeted audience.
Typography pays a major, if not the main part in Powers’ work; it is the way he connects and conveys his message to his audience. By changing the font or colour of the text, he is able to change the feeling and impression given off when looking at the murals.
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Stephen J. Powers "LATE"
スティーブン・パワーズ / ESPO(Stephen J. Powers / ESPO) "LATE" シルクスクリーン/silkscreen ed.50 61.0×61.0cm frame:70.0×70.0cm
https://www.walls-tokyo.com/browse/detail.php?pic_id=258
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New York, US
A mural by the contemporary artist Stephen Powers, also known as ESPO Photography by Timothy A Clary
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One of our favorite murals in the city. An image of “Ann and Allen Iverson” by Stephen ESPO Powers courtesy of @cam_raleigh https://instagr.am/p/CANuoObHAYw/
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