Welcome to the Tiny Room for Elephants Festival Audio Tour, presented by Love and Grit, a podcast from Visit Philadelphia that explores the authentic and diverse stories of the city.
The work you are viewing is by artist Esteme TGE.
This work is inspired by the artists relationship with graffiti in Philadelphia, for good and for bad.
When asked, what does the phrase “made with love, inspired by grit” mean to your creative process, the artist responded: “Art is hard, graffiti is hard. There is lots to learn, rules to follow, rules to break and parts of yourself that are difficult to express. Despite all that, for me and many it is still part of living a full life. What I do creatively cost a lot of love, but earned it too. Money connected to art is a new thing for me I'm mostly used to doing things people would not see, understand or care about.”