To mark the creation of one of this year’s most impressive murals in Montreal, here’s a spotlight on the artist Five Eight.
Five Eight is among this city’s best muralists but he is also known for his unique style of graffiti in which he explores fonts and styles quite different from the various wildstyle roots of the artform. His art is actually often a combination of figurative and letters. As seen in the gallery below, he is often hired for commissioned work, but also shines within the less official realms of street art. For more information, check out five8art.com. To view more work than what is displayed here, including non-Montreal, non-street work and even neon, check out the latter link or Five8’s Instagram, Facebook and Flickr pages.
Pour souligner la création d’une des plus importantes murales de l’année à Montréal, voici un profil de l’artiste Five Eight.
Five Eight fait partie des meilleurs muralistes de Montréal, mais il est aussi reconnu pour son style unique de graffiti où l’artiste explore une calligraphie assez différente du wildstyle traditionnel. Son art est en fait assez souvent une combinaison de figuratif et de lettres. Tel que vu dans la galerie-photo ci-dessous, il reçoit une grande quantité de commandes, mais il est tout de même toujours actif dans les sphères moins officielles de l’art de rue. Pour plus d’information, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil sur five8art.com. Pour voir plus d’oeuvres que ce qui est présenté ici, incluant des créations hors-Montréal, du travail de studio et même du néon, voir ce dernier lien ainsi que les pages Instagram, Facebook et Flickr de l’artiste.
murals and other figurative work
Pieces in this section are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.
Les pièces de cette section de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille.
Five Eight in Hochelaga
On a huge wall in Hochelaga.
Five Eight and Rouks’ collaboration for A’Shop’s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage
Five Eight and
Rouks‘ collaboration for
Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.
Five Eight for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival
Contribution to the
2016 edition of Mural Festival.
Five Eight mural in the Plateau
Mural on Mont-Royal for
LNDMRK.
mural by Five Eight on Laurier
On Laurier.
tribute to Oliver Jones mural by Dan Buller and Five Eight for Mu, on Georges-Vanier x Lionel-Groulx
Tribute to Oliver Jones by
Dan Buller and Five Eight in Little Burgundy.
FiveEight (left) and Peru143 (right) in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Five Eight (left) and
Peru143 (right) in the
alley between St-Laurent and Clark.
Dré aka Earth Crusher and Five Eight in an abandoned building (left half)
Collaboration with Dré aka
Earth Crusher in an abandoned building (left half).
Dré aka Earth Crusher and Five Eight in an abandoned building (right half)
Collaboration with Dré aka
Earth Crusher in an abandoned building (right half).
Dare and Five Eight collaboration in Ville Emard
Collaboration of
Dare and Five Eight in Ville Emard.
letter pieces
Pieces in this section are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.
Les pièces de cette section de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille.
Five Eight in an abandoned building in the South West
In an abandoned building in the South West.
Five Eight, on the Ashop wall
In Hochelaga.
Five Eight (writing ‘Soma’) and Earth Crusher, on a Plateau End rooftop
Writing ‘Soma’, with
Earth Crusher on character on a Plateau End rooftop. See below for close-up.
Five Eight (writing ‘Soma’) and Earth Crusher, on a Plateau End rooftop
Same as above, but a close-up.
Five Eight in Canal Lachine
In the Lachine canal.
detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner showing Five Eight’s part
This detail of the
Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner shows Cemz’s part. Click on the latter link to view the complete wall.
Five Eight (top) and Dré aka Earth Crusher (ground level) for the 2018 edition of the Estival de Canes
With
Dré aka Earth Crusher at ground level, for the
Estival de Canes 2018.
Five Eight from a K6A & friends jam in the South West
From a 2018 K6A jam in the South West.
Five Eight piece in Rosemont
In Rosemont.
Five Eight on A’Shop’s wall in Hochelaga
On Ashop’s wall in Hochelaga.
Five Eight in the Old Port of Montreal
In the Old Port.
Five Eight (left) and Dré aka Earth Crusher (right and reaper drone in the middle) for Plaza Walls
Five Eight (left) and Dré aka
Earth Crusher (right and reaper drone in the middle) for Plaza Walls.
Five Eight (top), Skor (middle) and Cemz (bottom) with a bit of help from Earth Crusher, for the 2016 edition of Under Pressure
Five Eight (top),
Skor (middle),
Cemz (ground) and character by
Earth Crusher for the
2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Five Eight for the Chemin Vert block party organised by A’Shop
For the Chemin Vert block party organised by Ashop.
Five Eight in St-Henri
In St-Henri in 2016.
Five Eight (letters) and Earth Crusher (character) on garage door of the Plateau
With
Earth Crusher on character on a Plateau garage door.
Pask’s name done by Five Eight
Doing
Pask‘s name as part of an exchange.
Rooftop piece by Earth Crusher (character) and Five Eight (letters)
Earth Crusher (character) and Five Eight (letters) on rooftop. The letters spell the name of Soma as a sign of respect for using the latter writer’s spot.
Five Eight (top letters), Earth Crusher (character), Skor (ground letters) for the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival
Five Eight (top letters),
Earth Crusher (central character) and
Skor (bottom letters) for the
2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Also visible at the top is an older piece by
Serak.
Bus painted by Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival
Bus painted by
Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the
2015 edition of Mural Festival.
Bus painted by Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival
Other side of the above bus by
Bryan Beyung and Five Eight for the
2015 edition of Mural Festival.
Five Eight ‘mural’ in the Quartier Latin
In the Quartier Latin.
Five Eight graffiti in St-Henri
Detail of a multi-artist graffiti mural in St-Henri.
Under Pressure Festival zone 2014 – Five Eight x Dré aka Earth Crusher
Dré aka
Earth Crusher with Five Eight for the
2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.
Five Eight (letters) and Earth Crusher (character) in the basement of an abandoned industrial building
Five Eight (letters) and
Earth Crusher (character) in the basement of an abandoned industrial building.
Pieces by Fleo and Five Eight
Fleo and Five pieces in St-Henri.
graffiti piece by Five Eight amongst others
In NDG.
Five8 and Dré (Earth Crusher) in the abandoned Canada Malting Plant
Five Eight and
Dré aka Earth Crusher in an abandoned building.
Pieces by Part, Awe and Five Eight on Notre-Dame
Pieces by
Part,
Awe and Five Eight on a Notre-Dame rooftop.
Under Pressure Festival 2013 – Five Eight and Earth Crusher
Five Eight and
Earth Crusher for the
2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. Click on the latter link for a better shot of the complete wall (but not of Five’s part).
Omen (mural) and Five Eight (letters bottom right) for Mural Festival edition 2013
Letters in the bottom right corner of this mural by
Omen for the
2013 edition of Mural Festival.
En Masse’s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival featuring Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Scaner (top letters), Waxhead (head on the left), Beeforeo (below Five), Nixon (bottom)
En Masse‘s contribution to the
2013 edition of Mural Festival features Five Eight (central letters) alongside
Dan Buller (tennis player),
Scaner (top letters),
Waxhead (head on the left),
Beeforeo (below Five) and
Nixon (bottom, top and far right). Photo ©
Infant Wisdom.
Five Eight, Jake at the abandoned Canada Malting Plant
On the Canada Malting abandoned building.
Gene Pendon and Five Eight (letters)
Gene Pendon and Five Eight on this Plateau house.
Five8 (letters) and Omen (face) in the abandoned Canada Malting Plant
Five Eight (letters) and
Omen (figure) in an abandoned building.
Five Eight on Plateau End rooftop
Rooftop piece high above Plateau End. See next for a bird’s eye view.
bird’s eye view of a roof piece by Five Eight in Plateau End
Bird’s eye view of the above rooftop piece over Plateau End, from Google Earth.
Omen (image) and Five Eight (text) in abandoned building
Five Eight (letters) and
Omen (figure) in an abandoned building.
Five Eight piece on a bike trail
On a Petite-Patrie bike trail.
Throw by Five Eight in an abandoned building
Throw found in an abandoned building.
Throwie by Five Eight
Throwie.
Throwie by Five Eight
Throwie.
Tags
Five Eight tag in an abandoned building
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
ROC514 (bottom left corner), FiveEight (tag above it) and other tags in alley between St-Laurent and Clark
Amongst other tags and a bird by
ROC514.
tag by FiveEight
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
tag by Five Eight
tag by Five Eight
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
Five Eight tag
tag by Five Eight found in an abandoned building
tag by Five Eight found in an abandoned building
tag by Five Eight found in an abandoned building
tag by Five Eight found in an abandoned building
tag by Five Eight found in an abandoned building
Stickers
Five Eight sticker
Five Eight sticker
Five Eight sticker
Five Eight sticker found beneath a metro escalator
tag sticker by Five Eight
Five Eight sticker
Five Eight sticker
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tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
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tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
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tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
tag sticker by Five Eight
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sticker by Five Eight
Five Eight sticker
Five Eight sticker
sticker by Five Eight
sticker by Five Eight
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Five Eight sticker
sticker by Five Eight
Five Eight sticker
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