Studio gangster : published on the occasion of Steve Powers-- the magic word, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, October 20, 2007-January 27, 2008.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Powers, Stephen, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Powers, Stephen, 1968---Exhibitions.

Powers, Stephen.

Powers, Stephen, 1968-.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ; Corte Madera, CA : Ginko Press, 2007.

Summary:

Philadelphia native, Steve (ESPO) Powers arrived in New York in the early 90s, immersing himself in the citys vibrant Graffiti scene and quickly developing a unique, conceptually driven style all his own. By the end of the decade he started his own studio practice and launched a distinguished career both as a fine artist and a commercial illustrator. With the publication of Steve Powers Is A Studio Gangster, Powers records 5 years of paintings that distill the complete range of human emotion into readily recalled and related memes. These visual archetypes are aptly described by Powers as a synthesis of word and image to create a new emotional revelation. This book is published on the occasion of his Fall 2007 exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Powers is a 2008 Fulbright scholar and has shown at Deitch Projects, the 49th Biennale, the Luggage Store and the Liverpool Biannual in 2004.

ISBN:

9781584232872

1584232870

OCLC:

209594264