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July 4, 2005
Mark Price
A while back I went up to the South Street Bridge to photograph some of the postering and stenciling there. The steel wall between the sidewalk and the asphalt is covered with all kinds of stuff like an impromptu gallery. The city is starting to paint it over, of course. I took a lot of pictures which I may post eventually.
Anyway, on Saturdays there are always a few people selling things on the corner of 16th and Spruce, a block and a half from here. This week a guy was selling silk-screened prints and I recognized his style from some of the stuff I photographed. His name is Mark Price and his work is really dense and beautiful. He had two sizes of prints for sale but I bought his small hand-made book, the cover of which is shown here. The center band is actually varnish on black, an effect I really love and there is gold metallic ink on every page. It’s a beautifully executed object. I love it. He seems like a nice guy, too.
According to the inside of the book, Mark is a member of Space 1026, a group of artists in Philly who work out of 1026 Arch St. They had an opening on Friday and the group show continues until the end of August. You can find out more here. His name is not on their web site so I’m not sure what the story is.
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Posted by HighStrungLoner in Street Art at 12:35 AM
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