Street Artist WRDSMTH Drops New Typewriter Stencils in Fishtown and Kensington
L.A.-based street artist WRDSMTH was in Philadelphia yesterday, where he left behind a couple of his iconic typewriter stencils in Fishtown and Kensington.
The works range in size, and carry different messages that sort of recall Steve Powers’ feel-good Love Letter murals in West Philly. One six-foot tall work on West Master Street in Kensington reads, “The only lie I ever told you is that I liked you when I already knew I loved you.”
Photo by Conrad Benner via Streets Dept.
Another smaller one reads, “Truth told, the odds are not in your favor. But that’s what will make it such a great story.”
Photo by Conrad Benner via Streets Dept.
His visit was chronicled on Philly street art blog Streets Dept. The site’s founder, Conrad Benner, says WRDSMTH has been in town a couple times, but his contributions never get old. “I love him, because I think he really has a way with words, with text,” Benner says. “He’s a writer in L.A., so perhaps that shouldn’t be too hard to believe, but he’s got such great style to him. His words, when I post them to my channels, seem to affect a lot of people. He’s killing it right now.”
Check out more photos on Streets Dept.
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