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Steve Powers Talks the Talk
So today I called Adam for a studio visit for a blog entry about how he does his crazy chandeliers (check in with us in the future). He was too busy but he said I should go see Steve Powers talk at PAFA! Okay, so I did and it was awesome. With an hour of time to kill/talk, Steve gave his Mickey Spillane gab about Overbrook (West Philadelphia represent zent), kids today and the drugs they love, and what he was thinking in his new paintings. There was a lot of talk about his Weekdays Series, photos from the New York Times and New York Post, and how he likes to quote long dead Philadelphians like Pete Rose and W.C. Feilds (actually born in Darby, but who’s counting). After going through his paintings day by day, he gave a little talk about the time he spent at Coney Island over the last three years learning how to paint signs from the masters, re-painting the midways and collecting the faded signs for his own collection. I am working on a longer interview with Mr. Powers so keep checking in.
All photos are courtesy of Adam Wallacavage and the Artist.
Written by robin on 11/16/2007 in Blog | Exhibition Review | Painting
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