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Tributes to Scaner

This post is a photo gallery of tributes to Scaner that have appeared in Montreal and Miami since the writer passed away on 9 September 2017. Most of the creations are by writers doing Scan’s name, but I also found a few street art/figurative pieces celebrating Montreal’s graffiti king.

Artists did not wait for Scaner to be gone before celebrating him. A section at the end of this post features pieces honouring him after the news came out that he was terminally ill.

Related posts:
photo spotlight on Scaner’s work
Scan You Rock production
Scan You Rock tribute wall
Time Is Gold

Voici une gallerie-photo d’hommages à Scaner trouvés à Montréal et Miami depuis le décès de ce dernier le 9 septembre 2017. La majorité des créations sont par des graffeurs écrivant le nom de Scaner, mais j’ai aussi trouvé quelques pièces de street art et autres pièces figuratives célébrant celui que la communauté Montréalaise du graff appelle son ‘king’.

Certains artistes n’ont pas attendu le départ de Scaner pour le célébrer. Une section au bas de cet article présente des pièces en son honneur créées après que la nouvelle se soit répandue qu’il ne lui restait que peu de temps.

Articles connexes:
gallerie-photo de l’oeuvre de Scaner
production Scan You Rock
murale hommage Scan You Rock
Time Is Gold



Mural Festival 2024

For the 2024 edition of Mural Festival, a wall in the Mural zone was completely covered with hollow throws by the following 54 local graffiti writers:

Pour l’édition 2024 du Festival Mural, un mur de la zone Mural a été entièrement recouvert de flops par les 54 graffeurs locaux suivants:

Airod, Qepy, Honey, Fesk, Glé, Fleo, Kwun, Asar
Peyo, Gaulois, Samo, Bopor, Serak, Niso, ML, Jaker
    Psycho, Ekual, Grams, Moeka, Resok, Bons, Peru
Velo, Napalm, Sauron, Ksimo, Grams, Sane, Javes, Axe, Leys, Resno
Snob, Dodo Osé, Ctzen, Sobe, Bhar, Orbit, Arose
Deep, Item, Scribe, Bosy, Shire, Germ, Down
Ache, Fault, Halee, Riot, Jher, Kbron, Micer

The managers of the bank on which the above wall was painted did not like it, so following a good deal of pressure from them, it was redone five months later:

L’administration de la banque sur laquelle la murale ci-dessus avait été peinte n’ayant pas apprécié le design, suite à le pression de leur part le mur a du être refait quelques mois plus tard:

Tribute to Scan by Jher, Serak, Axe Lalime, Dodo Osé, Ekual and Rathbone.


Mural Festival 2023

The above alley tribute to Scaner from the 2019 edition of Mural Festival (see next) was completely redone for the 2023 edition. The reproduction of Scan’s iconic Mr CanDo shown below is by Tchug. To view other pieces, go to the 2023 edition of Mural Festival page.

L’allée hommage à Scaner de l’édition 2019 du Mural Festival (ci-dessus) a été entièrement refaite pour l’édition 2023. La reproduction du perso emblématique Mr CanDo de Scan présentée ci-dessous a été réalisée par Tchug. Pour voir d’autres oeuvres, rendez-vous sur la page de l’édition 2023 de Mural Festival.

Tchug


Mural Festival 2019

For the 2019 edition of Mural Festival, a long segment of the graffiti alley behind St-Laurent was dedicated to Scan. Name pieces by the two dozen-plus artists involved are presented in this post. Shown below is the only piece of the production stating Scan’s name, by F.One and Ewol.

Pour l’édition 2019 du festival Mural, un long segment de la ruelle graffiti derrière St-Laurent a été dédiée à Scan. Les pièces de la trentaine d’artistes impliqués sont présentées dans cet article consacré aux production de cette édition. Présenté ci-dessous est la seule pièce SCAN de la production, par F.One et Ewol.

F.One and Ewol.


Other tributes

This tribute involved nearly 100 writers and other artists. For close-ups and info about the wall, see this post.

Huge chrome tribute done on an Art Gang wall the weekend of Scaner‘s funeral. According to them, contributors include Kems, Selek, Bacon, Stare, Tens, Snikr, Smak and Some.

This huge Scaner tribute on an abandoned Plateau house was done a day or two after Scaner passed away. Artists asked to remain anonymous.

Tribute to Scaner by Sober, Benny Wilding, Mersh, Tyke and Sage at the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

2025 tribute by Astro in the Plateau.

One more tribute from the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam, this one by Johste at ground level and Joek above.

Huge tribute produced by Art Gang, designed by Scaner himself and done by Snipes and Senck.

One more segment of the above Art Gang tribute, this one on the front of the building.

Tribute to Scaner by Stare and Zek, from a long tribute wall in central Montreal also involving Benny Wilding (see next).

Tribute to Scaner by Benny Wilding, from a long tribute wall in central Montreal also involving Zek and Stare (see above).

Tribute by Myrage and Eskro in an abandoned church.

Tribute to Scaner by Casper in Hochelaga. Also visible above is Amonizer.

Serak doing his name and Scan’s as a tribute.

By Serak in Hochelaga. Presumably also involves Axe.</p

Smak and Sober in the Plateau.

Kane‘s tribute at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Crazy Apes tribute truck side by Korb done during the 2017 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop festival. See below for other sides.

The opposite side to the above Crazy Apes tribute truck is by Narc. See below for more.

The back door of the above Crazy Apes tribute truck is by Fezat.

One more Scaner tribute truck from the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop, this one by K6A artists. This side is by Fleo, scroll down for the other sides.

This is Monk.e‘s side of the above K6A tribute truck to Scaner. See below for more.

The back of the above K6A tribute truck to Scaner was done by Earth Crusher / Dré.

Tribute by Acek on sides of a trailer. See below for the back.

Tribute by Acek on back of a trailer. See above for sides.

By Kwest while he was in town for the production of the huge Scan You Rock mural.

Tribute by Axe in the South West.

Tribute to Scaner by Fonki, Smak and Serak at the base of J.Shantz’s wall for the 2018 edition of Mural Festival.

Tribute by Astro at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. If you look closely you can make out the letters of Scan‘s name amongst the characters.
(Also visible above is an older piece by Kare)

By Senck, with F.One and Ewol.

Chrome tribute by Tuna on an abandoned Plateau house.

Tribute to Scaner by Kbron, Micer and Fault.

By Guko.

By Ekon.

Chrome tribute in the Plateau, artist unidentified.

Tribute by Meor in a Plateau alley.

Pest doing Scaner‘s iconic Mr Can Do at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

2020 restored version of the above, with the assistance of Macak, plus Lorem Ipsum on speech bubble text.

Clever tribute to Scaner by Arek found at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Chrome tribute to Scaner by Ekual at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Tribute by Lect found at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Tribute by an unidentified writer, found at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

By an unidentified artist.

By an unidentified artist.

Rooftop tribute, unidentified artist.

In the Bassin Peel, by Cast.

Tribute by Lost Claws in the form of a wheatpaste beneath one of Scaner‘s Mr Can Do’s.

Sticker tribute, unidentified artist.


Wynwood 2017

The following pieces were done in Wynwood, Miami at the first edition of Art Basel following Scaner’s death.

Les pièces présentées dans cette section ont été faites à Miami dans le cadre de la première édition d’Art Basel après le décès de Scaner.

By Scaner’s brother in KG, Stare.

By Vogue TDK and Snikr. A close-up on Snikr’s portrait of Scaner is shown below.

Close-up on the portrait of Scaner by Snikr from the above collaboration with Vogue TDK.

This one is by the same anonymous artist(s) as the similar one in Montreal (second from the top in this gallery, scoll up).

Tribute to Scaner in Wynwood, Miami, by Eskae on letters and Disem on Scaner portrait. See below for close-ups.

Close-up on Disem‘s portrait of Scaner in the above tribute with Eskae.

Close-up on Eskae‘s ‘heaven’ letter piece in the above tribute with Disem.

Close-up on Eskae‘s ‘hell’ letter piece in the above tribute with Disem.

Scaner’s crewmate Soten.

This is actually a piece by Scaner himself that has been maintained, and updated with the word ‘Lives’, by his 4S crewmates since his death.


Elsewhere around the world

By Toulouse’s Sere who was influenced by Scaner when he lived in Montreal.


Before

Some artists did not wait for Scaner to be gone before celebrating him. This section features pieces honouring him after the news came out that he was terminally ill.

Certains artistes n’ont pas attendu le départ de Scaner pour le célébrer. Cette section présente des pièces en son honneur créées après que la nouvelle se soit répandue qu’il ne lui restait que peu de temps.

Tribute by Yekso whilst in town for the 2017 edition of Under Pressure.

By Shok at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Monk.e on letters and Tibúron on character, in Rosemont.

Small piece by Persue dedicated to Scaner, next to an actual throw by the celebrated artist.

Truck 2 truck MTL – graffiti on wheels

This image gallery features a collection of graffiti (and a few figurative) pieces found on the sides and/or backs of trucks spotted in Montreal. Most of the work shown here was commissioned. I apologize for the quality of some of the images: the trucks are sometimes filthy and in some cases it was difficult to get a good angle between parked vehicles.

La galerie-photo ci-dessous présente des pièces de graffiti (et quelques figuratives) découvertes sur les cotés et derrières de camions à Montréal. La majorité de ces créations ont été commandées. Je dois m’excuser de la piètre qualité de certaines de ces photos. Les camions ne sont pas toujours très propres et il est parfois difficile de trouver un bon angle entre les véhicules stationnés.


Pieces in this gallery are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.

Les pièces de cette galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille.

Truck side by Scribe.

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Opposite side of the above truck by Scribe.

Bacer and Shok.

Opposite side of the above by Case and Some.

2020 update of this truck side by Haks. Scroll down for an earlier version on the same vehicle.

Serak

Opposide side by Monk.e.

Back by Monk.e.

Snok for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above by Janek.

Awe for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above by Fleo.

Pito for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above by Deep.

Back of the above by Killa EF.

Kare for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Arose on the opposite side of the above

Rouks on the back of the above.

Monk.e for the 2019 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side to the above by Fleo.

Snok

Arose on the opposite side of the above.

Bosny on the back of the above.

Haks

Opposite side of the above by Nemo.

Yekso on the back of the above.

Haks

Opposite side of the above by Colfer.

Keos for the 2018 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above by Meor.

Snok for the 2018 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above by Janek.

Awe, with an older background by Fleo and Dodo Osé, for the 2018 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

The opposite side of the above is by Rekal.

Noce for the 2018 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

The opposite side of the above truck is by Sapoe.

MSHL, SBU One and Naimo collaboration during the 2018 edition of Mural.

Opposite side of the above off-Mural collaboration between MSHL, SBU One and Naimo.

Keos

Keos

Keos

Tribute to Scaner by Fleo for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

The opposite side of the above is also a tribute to Scaner, this time by Monk.e.

The ack of the above truck is by Earth Crusher.

Tribute to Scaner by Korb for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

The reverse of the above is another tribute to Scaner, this one by Narc.

The back door of the above is by Fezat.

Kers.

Back of the above by Her.

Listen

Elfu

EK Sept on the reverse of the above.

Peace representing BTH.

Mos on the opposite side of the above BTH truck.

Mos is also on back of the above.

Pask

Keos on the opposite side of the above.

Stare

Scaner on the opposite side of the above.

Zek on the side. The back is by Zek and Shadow. This was done for the 2016 edition of Hip Hop You don’t Stop.

Shadow on the opposite side to the above.

Lyfer (letters) and Awe (back) for the 2016 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop festival.

Peace (letters) and Mos (back) for the 2016 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop festival.

Jaker is on the opposite side of the above.

Monk.e, for the 2016 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop Festival.

The opposite side to the above shows a collaboration between Tiburón (characters) and Monk.e (around).

Killa EF

This K-way truck was redone by Scaner (sides) and Dodo Osé (back; view below) for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

The back end of the above truck was done by Dodo Osé for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

The opposite side of the above truck was done by Scaner writing the name of Dodo Osé.

Chris Dyer on truck side for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival. See below for back.

Chris Dyer on back of truck for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival. See above for side.

Grems

Other side of the above truck by Grems.

Axe Lalime

Opposite side is by Saer.

Arose

Shok

Mersh on the opposite side of the above.

Skor on the back of the above truck.

Stare

Scaner on the opposite side of the above.

Stare and Scaner throwies on the back of the above.

A few months later Axe added this piece over the Stare and Scaner throws on the back of the above truck.

Stare for KG on the front of the above truck.

Lyfer and Bosny. This was done during the 2015 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Opposite side of the above, showing Awe (letters) between Opire on the left and Bosny on the right.

The back of the above truck is by Opire.

The front of the above truck shows a throwie by Zek.

K6A‘s Fleo on letters and Dodo Osé on background. This was done during the 2015 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

Monk.e and Mastrocola did the other side of the above truck.

Ms Teri did the back of the above truck.

Peru143

Opposite side to the above.

Back of truck by Fonki. I was unfortunately unable to get good shots of the sides.

Acek

Opposite side of the above by Arose.

Taike

Taike is also on the opposite side of the above.

Bonar, Les Hommes De Lettres and Fonki.

Opposite side of the above.

Chris Dyer

Pask

Pask again.

One more by Pask, photo © Guillaume Couture.

Scaner

Opposite side to the above is by Ether.

Axe (letters) and Tchug (figurative).

Jaber (letters) and Tchug (back creature) on the opposite and back sides of the above.

Nixon

Monk.e on the opposite side of the above.

Fleo for K6A on the back end of the above.

Dodo Osé on the side and Bryan Beyung on the back.

The opposite side of the above is by Dré aka Earth Crusher.

Letters by Koal and birds by Astro.

Opposite side to the above, letters by Pask and characters by Astro.

Otek

Ashop‘s van.

Ashop‘s van, back and opposite side.

Saer and perhaps others for K6A.

Opposite side of the above by Arose.

Keos

Another piece by Keos.

Plus

By Peams.

By someone from CSX, opposite side to the above.

Chris Dyer

Chris Dyer, back and opposite side of the above.

Stare. The throw on the front part is by Zek.

Scaner on the opposite side of the above and Bryan Beyung on the back.

Pito (side) and Some (back).

Opposite side of the above by Killa EF.

Nixon

F.One representing the HSP Crew on the opposite side of the above.

Sewer from the HSP crew on the back of the above.

Waxhead

Back side to the above by Sam Kaston (cat and birds). Tag by Aper.

Nixon (top), Robe/Fore (bottom).

Fost.

123Klan

Bates on the opposite side of the above.

Serak representing K6A.

Saer from K6A on the opposite side of the above.

Insa – right side.

Insa – left side.

Nixon

Nixon (to be confirmed) on the opposite side of the above.

Nixon, split over two backs of parked vans.

Another back end by Nixon.

Zek and perhaps others, from 2010.

Someone from KG (Zek again?) on the other side of the above.

Door 2 door MTL – garage edition

Last year’s post titled “Door 2 door Montreal” was a particularly popular one, so here’s a follow-up presenting some of the best garage and delivery doors in Montreal.

L’article de l’année dernière intitulé ‘Door 2 door Montreal” présentant les plus belles oeuvres de street art sur des portes de Montréal ayant été particulièrement populaire, voici une suite consacrée cette fois aux portes de garage et de livraison.


Pieces are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top.

Les pièces sont présentées ici en ordre chronologique inverse, de la plus récente à la plus vieille.

Elfu’s part on the LTG wall for the 2018 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Eskro and Resok doing the name of their crew YU8 for the 2018 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Nikki Küntzle for the 2018 edition of Canettes de Ruelle in Rosemont.

Adida Fallen Angel in a Rosemont alley.

Raphael Dairon for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Collaboration between Tava and Bishop in Little Italy.

Germ Dee in a Plateau alley.

Peru143 in a Plateau alley.

Waxhead and Cryote collaboration in Hochelaga.

Maliciouz in Mile End.

By an unidentified artist in Mile End.

Labrona in the Plateau.

Maliciouz in the Plateau.

SBU One in Hochelaga.

An unidentified artist in a Hochelaga alley.

Germ Dee at Plaza Walls.

Mngelekrak and Epos on a delivery door in Mile Ex.

Fokus aka Ofusk in Hochelaga.

Haks in Mile-Ex.

Jest and Sloast collaboration in a Plateau alley.

Mono Sourcil for the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).

Jee tribute to Leonard Cohen in Mile End

SBU One in Rosemont.

Ms Teri on a delivery door in Mile Ex.

Kevin Ledo in a Plateau alley.

Stela on an abandoned warehouse in Hochelaga.

Maliciouz in the Plateau.

Hater in a central graffiti alley.

Fokus aka Ofusk on the garage door of a park building in Rosemont.

Ofusk, Gaulois and Boporc on a set of garage doors in Hochelaga.

Keos in a Plateau alley.

Nixon (top) and Sober (ground level) for the Scan You Rock jam.

Germ Dee in a Plateau back alley.

Koal on a delivery door in Mile Ex.

Wuna in a Plateau alley.

Unidentified artist at Plaza Walls.

Bosny in Plateau End.

Wheatpaste over painted door by Dial M for the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Legal (letters) and Jmoe (character) in Monkland Village.

Ms Teri in Monkland Village.

Dodo Osé in Hochelaga.

Pask in industrial Rosemont.

Germ Dee in a Plateau alley.

Naimo’s contribution to a K6A wall in St-Henri.

Mad Rats Gaulois and Boporc on a set of garage doors in Ville-Marie.

Monk.e in the Plateau.

MC Baldassari and Hot Sluts’n’Poutine collaboration in the Plateau, part 1/2.

MC Baldassari and Hot Sluts’n’Poutine collaboration in the Plateau, part 2/2.

Omen

SBU One

Turtle Caps in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Also visible around are older pieces by Waxhead (left), Sake (top) and Peru143/Wastoids (right).

Raes in Mile End.

123Klan in the fashion district.

Five Eight (letters) and Earth Crusher (character) in the Plateau.

Turtle Caps in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Maliciouz in Mile End.

Shane Watt in Petite-Patrie

Cryote modified this garage door in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet when he repaired it post-vandalism. Scroll down for original.

Kevin Ledo in the Plateau.

Futur Lasor Now in the Plateau.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Skam in Petite-Patrie.

Tava and Detto in Little Italy.

Cryote, at the time in the Wzrds Gng, in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Labrona (humans) and Gawd (felines).

Monk.e in the Plateau.

Monk.e for K6A in St-Henri.

Unidentified artist for K6A in St-Henri.

Mono Sourcil in the Plateau.

El Moot Moot (left) and Waxhead (right) in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

El Moot Moot in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Riode in an abandoned industrial building.

Tava in Little Italy.

MSHL in St-Henri.

Zoids in St-Henri.

Unidentified artist in Plateau-End.

Koal and Snob on the delivery door of an abandoned warehouse.

MC Baldassari for En Masse in an alley off de Castelnau.

Waxhead over background by Mastrocola, on St-Dominique.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Omen (main image) and Kashink (bottom corners) on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

Keos in Mile End.

Footloose Yooth Crew, left half.

Footloose Yooth Crew, right half.

Vhat in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Swaz on St-Dominique.

These garage doors in Hochelaga look like they are from Mateo‘s hand, but they are actually from a friend of his using some of his stencils.

Gawd, detail of a collaboration with Labrona (not visible in this detail) in the Cité du Multimédia.

Maddog and Namer in Hochelaga.

Unidentified artist in Mile End.

Andy Dass in Plateau/Rosemont.

Peru143 in the Plateau.

Peru143 in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Waxhead (at the time representing the Wzrds Gng) in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Le Renard Fou in upper Plateau.

Le Renard Fou in upper Plateau.

Unidentified artist in Mile End.

Dfek and Zek for Trife Life in the Plateau.

David Farley in the Plateau.

Collaboration between Waxhead (beige) and Birdo (green) in the McGill ghetto.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Peru143 helped by Fiefo in Monkland Village.

Fiefo in Monkland Village.

Royal Kingbee at the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

Bruno Smoky and Shalak, with Monk.e between doors, in Hochelaga.

Promethee Huard in Petite-Patrie.

A great piece by Omen in the Plateau.

Striker in Hochelaga.

Peru143 for En Masse on St-Laurent.

Maniak (top) and Zek (bottom) at the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

Stape and Fabu, Plateau.

Someone for Unc in Griffintown.

Astro in Montreal West.

Omen in the Plateau.

Omen downtown.

Door 2 door Montreal

Painted, pasted over, stencilled, tagged, here are over 100 great doors found in Montreal, in as many different styles as possible. Pieces are shown in approximate reverse chronological order, so the most recent are at the top. Click on any image to see in full size, and enjoy!

If you like this post, you may also want to check out Door 2 door Montreal – Garage edition.

Peintes, collées, faites au pochoir, taggées, voici plus de 100 belles portes de styles très différents trouvées à Montréal. Les pièces sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille. Cliquez sur les images pour voir en grand format, et bon porte à porte!

Si vous aimez cet article, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à Door 2 door Montreal – édition garage.


Waxhead on a Plateau door.

Wheatpaste by Tutanka in Mile-Ex.

Zola wheatpaste in Parc-Ex.

Wheatpaste by CSRK in a Plateau back alley.

Wheatpaste by Nether410 in Petite-Patrie.

Labrona (greyscale) and M’Os Geez (green) on a Hochelaga door.

Labrona (bottom) and Jaxx aka Jaclyn Martinez (top) in Petite-Patrie.

Labrona (bottom) and Jaxx aka Jaclyn Martinez (top) in Petite-Patrie.

Wheatpastes by le Renard Fou in Mile End.

Labrona for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Paulie Heart for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. It may not look like a door at first, but if you look closely you can see the hinges.

Alex Produkt for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

542 for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Zola wheatpaste in Hochelaga.

Wheatpaste by Elsol25 in central Montreal.

Wheatpaste by Elsol25 in central Montreal, with drips by Mavi.

Waxhead on a central Montreal door.

Lost Claws wheatpaste in Little Italy.

Macadam Monkey on door in a graffiti alley

Waxhead in Pointe St-Charles.

Wheatpaste by CSRK in central Montreal.

Sara Erenthal on a Plateau door.

Labrona wheatpaste on the main.

Sloast (character), Melis (purple tag) and more on a Plateau alley door.

Labrona wheatpaste on a on door in a Plateau alley.

Zola wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie.

Francisco Garcia wheatpaste in Mile End.

Rage5 wheatpaste in Hochelaga.

Shelley Miller icing art, over an old wheatpaste by an unidentified artist, downtown.

Sloast on the back door of a central Montreal business.

Adida Fallen Angel on and in between 2 doors for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Striker for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Waxhead in Old Montreal.

Labrona on a Plateau door for a 2017 memorial jam for Akira.

Gawd (above) and Labrona (below) wheatpastes found in the Plateau.

Elsol25 wheatpaste in a Plateau door frame.

Elsol25 wheatpaste on a Plateau door.

Elsol25 wheatpaste on a Plateau door.

Elsol25 wheatpaste on a Plateau door.

Labrona wheatpaste in a Plateau back alley

Wheatpastes by Le Renard Fou in Mile End.

Labrona wheatpaste in a Plateau alley.

Swarm wheatpaste on a Plateau door.

Labrona wheatpaste on a Plateau alley door.

Alex Produkt in Mile End.

Alex Produkt in Plateau End.

Waxhead on a Plateau End door.

Kat wheatpaste behind bars.

Deuxben de Rennes wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Germ Dee in a Plateau alley.

Germ Dee (left) and unidentified artist (right) at Plaza Walls.

Collaboration between Germ Dee and Mono Sourcil on the Plaza.

Germ Dee at Plaza Walls.

Sloast in a graffiti alley.

Labrona (humans) and Gawd (animals) for the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Miss Me wheatpaste in Little Burgundy.

Mono Sourcil‘s contribution to the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

M’Os Geez‘s contribution to the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Ocboo23? in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Mademoiselle Kat wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Stela on the door in a Hochelaga alley.

Waxhead in the Plateau.

L7M in the Cité du Multimédia.

Le Renard Fou wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie.

Enzo Sarto wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Waxhead on St-Laurent.

Lovebot over a set of alley doors in central Montreal.

Le Renard Fou wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Zola wheatpaste on door in a Hochelaga alley.

Waxhead on St-Laurent.

Waxhead on St-Laurent.

Carlito Dalceggio in the South West.

Earth Crusher on Mont-Royal West.

Labrona in the Plateau.

Shane Watt in Petite-Patrie.

Ozmos in the Plateau.

Wheatpastes by unidentified artist, in Hochelaga.

Miss Me wheatpaste in St-Henri. Also visible bottom right is a small paste by Zu.

Miss Me wheatpaste found in the Plateau.

Le Renard Fou wheatpastes.

Stikki Peaches wheatpastes in Old Montreal.

Cousin_It wheatpaste in central Montreal.

Cousin_It wheatpaste in central Montreal.

Cousin_It wheatpaste in central Montreal.

Deep in a graffiti alley.

Christian Guemy wheatpaste for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Ktvert in a Plateau alley.

Enzo Sarto wheatpaste on the corner door of the George General d’Auto Reparation.

Enzo Sarto wheatpaste on a St-Dominique door.

Dookie stencil.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste with friends’ stickers, off Laurier.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste with friends’ stickers, off Laurier.

Zen in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

A wood-up by XRAY found in Hochelaga.

Wheatpaste by Zola.

LMNOPI wheatpaste in St-Henri.

Ben from Le Monstr and LSNR in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Scaner in the Fashion District.

Waxhead in central Montreal.

LMNOPI wheatpaste, paste-ups by Red Bandit (top left) and Swarm (bottom), in Mile Ex. All these artists were associated with Decolonizing Street Art at the time of creation.

Tava wheatpaste in the Fashion District.

One of Miss Me‘s contributions to the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

Laurence Vallières at the Cabane à sucre secret gallery.

Lapin and/or Maddog for the 2014 edition of Under Pressure.

Minimalism, presumably by Zaki.

Miss Me wheatpaste near St-Laurent.

Queer Sprayers (EHT, Zilch, Sad Punx, Listen; plus paste-up by Swarm). In Plateau End.

Waxhead for a Plateau business.

Alec Monopoly on a door in the Cité du Multimédia.

Wheatpastes by Enzo & Nio (middle), Miss Me (left) and ROC514 (birds) on and around the door of the George General d’Auto Reparation.

Labrona on St-Laurent.

Labrona near St-Laurent.

Zilon for Mural Festival (detail of a bigger project).

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Labrona on Duluth.

(presumably, to be confirmed) Stikki Peaches wheatpaste in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Tava wheatpaste in Mile End.

WhatIsAdam wheatpaste in Plateau End.

Swaz in the Plateau.

Alex Produkt in a Plateau alley.

Labrona in the South West.

Alex Produkt (top), Cryote (bottom left) and, presumably, Waxhead (bottom right) in a Plateau alley.

Stikki Peaches wheatpaste.

Unidentified artist, a detail from a larger wall from the 2013 edition of Under Pressure.

Miss Me wheatpaste found in Mile End, with many stickers from various artists.

Two regular doors and a carriage door set by Waxhead over Mastrocola background on a Plateau house.

Gawd in Mile End.

Unidentified artist on a Plateau door.

Mateo stencil.

En Masse, detail of a larger work on St-Laurent.

Letter piece by Scaner, a detail from a bigger wall in the Plateau.

Clever Octopus in the Plateau.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Vesk in the Plateau.

Mathieu Connery and Carlito Dalceggio next to Théâtre St-Denis.

Birds of Montreal

I work in the field of environment so it is no surprise that some of my colleagues are bird watchers. When they return from their weekends or vacations away they tell other colleagues about the species that they got to see. They talk about the Blue-Headed This and the Wisconsin That which is rarely seen around these parts. I personally know nothing of birds. I can recognize a chicken from a crow or from an ostrich, and that’s about it. Oh, and I can recognize the male Red-Winged Blackbird because they eat cyclists in early June.

It has dawned on me that my excitement when I discover street art pieces by my favorite artists is the same as that of my colleagues when they get to see rare birds. But there’s no need for me to go to the country, my photo safari starts as I set foot into the street, in the very heart of the city.

Pieces and mural details featured in the gallery below were mostly found between 2013 and 2016. Click on any image to see in full size.

Je travaille en environnement, ce n’est donc pas une surprise que quelques uns de mes collègues soient fanatiques des oiseaux. Il reviennent de leur fin de semaine ou de leurs vacances et jasent avec d’autres collègues des espèces qu’ils ont eu la chance de voir. Ils parlent du machin-truc à tête bleue ou de la kekchose du Wisconsin qui est rarement vue à ces latitudes. Personnellement, je n’y connais rien aux oiseaux, je peux reconnaitre la poule, le corbeau et l’autruche… et aussi le carouge à épaulettes mâle parce que ça mange du cycliste en début de juin.

J’ai réalisé que mon excitation lors de la découverte de street art par mes artistes préférés est la même que celle de mes collègues pour les oiseaux. Par contre, nul besoin pour moi d’aller à la campagne, mon safari photo commence dès que je mets les pieds dehors, au coeur même de la ville.

Les pièces et détails de murales de la gallerie-photo ci-dessous ont été en grand majorité trouvés entre 2013 et 2016. Cliquez sur les images pour voir en grand format.


Futur Lasor Now

From the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Futur Lasor Now‘s Lasor Bird species has been spotted on hundreds of stickers, sometimes on pasted paper, and even in graffiti or painted on a wall. It is often armed but does not seem to be a threat to humans. It is somehow related to Patch the Lasor Dog, but the two species are rarely spotted in the same ecosystem. However the Turtle Caps species is often found in the same environment as the Lasor Bird.
L’espèce Lasor Bird de Futur Lasor Now est généralement aperçue sur des centaines d’autocollants, parfois sur des affiches collées, et même en graffiti ou peinte sur un mur. Elle est souvent armée, mais ne semble pas être une menace pour l’humain. Elle est bizarrement apparentée à Patch (un Lasor Dog), mais les deux espèces sont rarement aperçues dans les mêmes écosystèmes. Par contre on observe souvent l’espèce de tortue Turtle Caps à proximité du Lasor Bird.


Listen

Another species often glimpsed in Montreal is the Listen Bird. It supposedly originates from the Edmonton area, but it has been spotted in many places in Canada and the USA and is very common around Montreal. We love it in colours with a speech bubble containing some sort of philosophical message, but also bubble-less in graffiti, tag or on a sticker.
Une autre espèce souvent apercue à Montréal est l’oiseau de Listen. Il parait que cette espèce vient de la région d’Edmonton, mais elle a été apercue ailleurs au Canada et aux Etats-Unis et est très commune dans la région montréalaise. On l’aime en couleur avec une bulle portant un message plus ou moins philosophique, mais on l’apprécie aussi en graffiti, en tag et sur des stickers.


ROC514

The ROC514 bird is rather small, round and very cute. It is very common around Montreal and has been seen in just about every possible colour. The natural environment of the smaller specimens of this species is the sticker, while the larger ones are usually spotted on pasted paper or painted/drawn on a wall or door corner.
L’oiseau de ROC514 est plutôt petit, rondelet et très cute. Il est extrêmement répandu à Montréal. Il existe aussi en plusieurs couleurs. L’environnement naturel des plus petits individus de cette espèce est le sticker, tandis que les plus gros specimens s’observent habituellement sur du papier collé ou peints/dessinés sur un coin de mur ou de porte.


Other species / autres espèces

Many other species have been glimpsed around Montreal, but they are much less common than the ones above. Indigenous and exotics varieties can be viewed in the image gallery below.

D’autres espèces sont aperçues à l’occasion, mais elles ne sont pas aussi communes que les trois précédentes. Des variétés indigènes et exotiques sont présentées dans la galerie ci-dessous.

Peru143 at Lhasa de Sela park

Clandestinos (Shalak and Bruno Smoky) in Petite-Patrie for the Tandem program of that borough.

123Klan contribution to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival. Incidentally, this mural was replaced with another bird mural (see next) for the following edition of the festival.

Melissa Del Pinto for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival. Incidentally, this mural replaced an earlier one by 123Klan (above in this gallery) also featuring a bird.

Zema in Petite-Patrie.

Zema in a Plateau park.

Zek in a Plateau back alley

Carlito Dalceggio in Rosemont (detail).

Arpi on one of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

Fore

Nychos for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Detail of a mural by Labrona and Gawd. The bird is by Labrona.

Zen in alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Two of Labrona‘s columns outside Jarry metro station.

Detail of a mural by Axe (contribution not shown) and Monk.e.

Monk.e on a container in Mile End.

Monk.e on side of the above container.

Monk.e in the Plateau.

Detail of mural on Hotel de Ville by Shalak of Clandestinos.

Cens and Snikr in a delivery entrance on the Plateau. The door also shows a bird, this one by Labrona.

HoarKor aka HRKR in a delivery entrance on the Plateau.

Zek in NDG, detail of a longer wall.

Unidentified artist on a K6A wall in the Old Port.

Piece by Max from the YMCA crew.

Max, spelling out the letters of his YMCA crew.

Max, spelling out the letters of his YMCA crew.

Ashop in Rosemont.

Detail of an Art Du Commun mural on Laurier.

Detail of mural by Fanny Aishaa in Rosemont.

Detail of mural by unidentified artist in Pointe St-Charles.

Detail of a Bruno Smoky piece in the Plateau.

Detail of Ashop (featuring Dodo Osé, File, Zek, Fluke) mural on Napoleon.

Veak in alley off Bélanger.

Detail of mural by Astro near Duluth.

Detail of larger mural by Arose.

Detail of larger mural by Arose.

Detail of a mural by Chris Bose aka Kyoti for Decolonizing Street Art.

Detail of a mural by Nese/Nessie.

Unidentified artist.

Detail by Ms Teri of a mural done for the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Detail of mural by Ashop‘s Dré and Fleo.

Unidentified artist.

Futur Lasor Now (top centre), Sam Kaston and friends.

Lily Luciole wheatpaste (left)

You Go Girl wheatpaste.

Stencil by an unidentified artist.

Stencil by an unidentified artist.

Trife Life on garage door

Bubz in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

DMT aka DIEMTI aka IMVGINVTI.

Il Flatcha paste-up.

Sticker by WhatIsAdam.

Sticker by Rage5.

Sticker by Bezoman.

Sticker by Avive.

Sticker by Ether.

Three mini-stickers by the same unidentified artist.

Drawing signed LS.