Fluke is one of those artists who started off in graffiti and has subsequently become one of the key players in the Montreal urban art scene. The artist learned his trade in the world of graffiti in the early 1990s, at the tender age of 9! In 2009 he co-founded Ashop, “an artist-run production company specialized in graffiti murals, street art and urban aesthetics” (source: ashop.ca). He is still the president of the company, as well as one of its main artists.
Ashop, which employs a handful of artists among the best of this city, has since changed the face of urban art in Montreal with the creation of an amazing number of murals and other artistic endeavours. And for the past few years the company has started shining outside Montreal thanks to major creations done elsewhere in the country as well as in the USA and Europe.
To see more of Fluke’s work than what I was lucky enough to photograph, have a look at his Instagram, Facebook and Ashop pages. To find out more about Ashop, check out ashop.ca as well as their Instagram and Facebook pages.
Fluke est un de ces artistes qui se sont développés dans le monde du graffiti et sont depuis devenus des acteurs incontournables de la scène d’art urbain montréalaise. L’artiste a fait ses premières armes dans le monde du graffiti dans les années 1990, à l’âge de 9 ans. En 2009 il a co-fondé Ashop, “une compagnie de production d’artistes autogérés spécialisée en peinture murale, en street art et en esthétique urbaine” (source: ashop.ca). Il en est toujours le président ainsi qu’un de ses principaux créateurs.
Ashop, qui emploie une poignée d’artistes parmi les meilleurs en ville, a depuis changé le visage de l’art urbain à Montréal grâce à la création d’un nombre impressionnant de murales et autres interventions de nature artistique. De plus, depuis quelques années la compagnie a commencé à rayonner à l’extérieur de Montréal, avec des interventions ailleurs au pays ainsi qu’aux Etats-Unis et en Europe.
Pour en voir plus sur le travail de Fluke que ce que j’ai eu la chance de photographier, jetez un coup d’oeil à ses pages Instagram, Facebook et Ashop. Pour en apprendre plus sur Ashop, visitez ashop.ca ou ses pages Instagram et Facebook du collectif.
figurative solo work
mural by Fluke in Montreal North
On a curved wall of a Montreal North school.
Fluke mural in Lasalle
In Lasalle.
Fluke (assisted by Fonki, Five Eight and Dodo Osé) in Hochelaga
Fluke was assisted by
Fonki,
Five Eight and
Dodo Osé on this mural in Hochelaga. See below for 2 details.
Fluke (assisted by Fonki, Five Eight and Dodo Osé) in Hochelaga (detail)
Detail #1 of the above Hochelaga mural.
Fluke (assisted by Fonki, Five Eight and Dodo Osé) in Hochelaga (detail)
Detail #2 of the above Hochelaga mural.
Fluke for the 2017 edition of Art Basel in Wynwood
For the 2017 edition of Art Basel in Wynwood.
tribute to Bad News Brown by Fluke
Tribute to Bad News Brown to replace an earlier one (see ‘Figurative collaborations’ section below).
Fluke mural on a St-Michel school
Huge mural over two walls of a St-Michel school.
Fluke’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival
Tribute to Jackie Robinson for the
2017 edition of Mural Festival.
figurative collaborations
Most collaborations below are Ashop projects.
La plupart des collaborations ci-dessous sont des projets d’Ashop.
Ashop’s long wall, by Fluke, Zek, Dodo Osé and Ankh One, at Wynwood Walls for the 2018 edition of Art Basel
Ashop‘s long wall, by Fluke,
Zek,
Dodo Osé and
Ankh One, at Wynwood Walls for the 2018 edition of Art Basel. See below for close-up.
detail of Ashop’s long wall, by Fluke, Zek, Dodo Osé and Ankh One, at Wynwood Walls for the 2018 edition of Art Basel
Close-up on
Ashop‘s long wall, by Fluke,
Zek,
Dodo Osé and
Ankh One, at Wynwood Walls for the 2018 edition of Art Basel.
Ankh One and Fluke mural in Hochelaga
With
Ankh One for
Ashop in Hochelaga.
A’Shop mural in the Plateau, designed by Fluke and done by Zek and Benny Wilding
Ashop mural in the Plateau, designed by Fluke and done with
Zek and
Benny Wilding.
Maniak (top left), Zek (bottom left), Axe and Fluke for K6A and A’Shop (right), on Cabot
The Carey Price piece (goalie) is a collaboration with
Axe Lalime. Also visible on the left are letter pieces by Maniak (top) and
Zek (ground level).
mural by A’Shop for the 2013 edition of Mural Festival
Ashop‘s mural for the
2013 edition of Mural Festival features Fluke,
Axe Lalime,
Zek and
Apashe.
Classic A’Shop mural in NDG featuring Fluke, Axe, Phile, Zek and Dodo Osé
In just a few years this iconic NDG mural has become the most internationally famous one in Montreal. By
Ashop featuring Fluke,
Axe Lalime,
Phile,
Zek and
Dodo Osé.
Tribute mural to Bad News Brown by A’Shop featuring Saer, Fluke and Zek
Tribute mural to Bad News Brown by
Ashop featuring Fluke,
Saer and
Zek. After having been painted over, a new tribute was done in 2017 (see Fluke solo section above).
A’Shop featuring Axe and Fluke ‘mural’ on a pillar of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass
Fluke and
Axe Lalime for
Ashop on one of the
pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.
A’Shop mural in the Plateau featuring Dodo Osé, Phile, Zek and Fluke
Ashop mural in the Plateau featuring
Dodo Osé,
Phile,
Zek and Fluke.
letters
Fluke from a K6A production in the South West
In a K6A production in the South West.
Fluke for the Chemin Vert production from summer 2016
For the Chemin Vert production in the summer of 2016. The prod was actually organised by Fluke.
Zek (left) and Fluke (right) at Plaza Walls
Zek (left) and Fluke (right) for Plaza Walls.
Under Pressure 2016 K6A wall featuring Axe (racoons), Serak (bottom left), Otak (middle left), Satyr (top left), Fleo (top right), Dodo Osé (middle right) and Fluke (bottom right)
K6A‘s wall for the
2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Fluke (bottom right) as well as
Axe Lalime (racoons),
Serak (bottom left),
Otak (middle left), Satyr (top left),
Fleo (top right) and
Dodo Osé (middle right). See close-up on Fluke’s piece below.
close-up on Fluke’s part on the K6A wall for the 2016 edition of Under Pressure
Close-up on Fluke’s piece on the above wall from the
2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Fluke (letters) and 123Klan’s Aiik (character) in Plateau End
Fluke’s part in a
123Klan production in the Plateau. Character is by
Aiik.
Earth Crusher character on a temporary A’Shop wall, surrounded by tags from both Earth Crusher and Dré, as well as Zek, Fluke, Ankh One, etc.
Earth Crusher character on a temporary
Ashop wall, surrounded by tags from both Earth Crusher and his alter ego Dré, as well as
Zek, Fluke (bottom right),
Ankh One, etc.
Fluke at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel
At the
Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.
Fluke on container ini Hochelaga
On a container near the
Ashop offices.
Fluke piece on 123Klan x A’Shop wall on the Plateau
Fluke’s part in a
Ashop/
123Klan production in the Plateau.
Graffiti mural featuring Shadow, Zek, Fluke and Ankh One, near de Rouen legal walls
Shadow (top letters),
Zek (bottom left letters), Fluke (bottom right letters) and
Ankh One (figurative) on
Ashop‘s wall in Hochelaga.
Fluke in St-Henri
Nature taking over this older Fluke letter piece on a
K6A wall in St-Henri.