Scribe

Scribe is mostly visible in the streets and alleys of Montreal as a graffiti writer, but he is also a great figurative artist who does canvas work and has a few murals on his résumé. His main affiliation as a writer is with the CSX crew, but he also represents IBS, Underdogs, EB and GE.

The gallery below is split into 2 sections, one featuring his figurative/mural work and the other showing his graffiti. To see his gallery work, or for much more street art and graffiti than what I was lucky enough to find and photograph, check out scribe-scribe.com or look him up on Facebook and Instagram.

Scribe est surtout visible dans les rues et ruelles de Montréal comme graffeur, mais il est aussi un excellent artiste figuratif travaillant sur canevas et ayant un certain nombre de murales à son actif. Sa principale affiliation en tant que graffeur est avec le crew CSX, mais il représente aussi IBS, Underdogs, EB et GE.

La gallerie-photo ci-dessous est divisée en 2 sections, une montrant son travail mural/figuratif, et l’autre dédiée à Scribe le graffeur. Pour voir son travail sur canevas, ou pour beaucoup plus d’art urbain que ce que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et photographier, jetez un coup d’oeil à scribe-scribe.com ainsi qu’à ses pages Facebook et Instagram.

figurative work

In Rosemont.

On a minivan side, featuring a few elements by SBU One.

In Hochelaga.

For the 2022 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

In Hochelaga.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Petite-Patrie.

In Pointe St-Charles.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

A drippy quick one in the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

In the Plateau.

At the 2019 Lachine graffiti jam.

Collaboration between Scribe (left, plus a bit more top right), Swade Owens and Bosny, in Rosemont. See below for a different angle.

Collaboration between Scribe (left, plus a bit more top right), Swade Owens and Bosny, in Rosemont. See above for a different angle.

In Rosemont.

Scribe and Tchug‘s collaboration for the 2019 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Collaboration with SBU One in a Rosemont alley.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

Scribe’s contribution to the 2017 edition of Mural Festival.

In a Rosemont back alley.

In a Rosemont back alley.

Same alley as before, a collaboration with SBU One.

On a post of the Plaza St-Hubert.

Scribe mural in Petite-Patrie.

Scribe’s 2-wall mural for the Rosemont Petite-Patrie borough. Scroll down for close-ups of each side.

The street side of Scribe’s 2-wall mural for the Rosemont Petite-Patrie borough.

The alley side of Scribe’s 2-wall mural for the Rosemont Petite-Patrie borough.

In Petite-Patrie.

The characters around these letters by Peams are by Scribe. Found in a central Montreal alley.

In Rosemont.

letters

Pieces in this section are featured in approximate reverse chronological order (so most recent at the top, oldest at the end).

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

In a Rosemont alley.

Truck side.

Opposite side of the above truck.

In the Plateau.

Contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In Hochelaga.

In the Plateau.

In a Rosemont alley.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Hochelaga.

In Rosemont.

In a Plateau alley.

In an abandoned industrial lot.

In an abandoned building.

An interactive graff piece on a sliding door. in an abandoned building. This is the open position, see below for the closed one.

An interactive graff piece on a sliding door. in an abandoned building. This is the closed position, see above for the open one.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned tunnel.

In an abandoned tunnel.

In the same dark tunnel as above.

On an abandoned building.

On an abandoned building in Ville St-Laurent.

On an abandoned building.

On the stage of an abandoned outdoors venue.

On a Plateau wall.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

For the 2018 edition of Canettes de Ruelle in a Rosemont alley.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

Scribe (letters) and Tchug (character) for the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Mix of letters and figurative in the Plateau, off-Mural Festival 2018.

In Rosemont.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Inside the abandoned Kabane77.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

In Hochelaga.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

Letters/figurative combo in a NDG alley.

Letters/figurative combo for the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

For the 2017 edition of the Lachine graffiti jam.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Scribe on letters, Tchug on central character and Corey Bulpitt on native motifs, for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

Contribution to the Festival de Canes in Longueuil.

In a Montreal suburb park.

In a Hochelaga alley.

In a Plateau alley.

In a Rosemont back alley.

In a Rosemont back alley.

In Petite-Patrie.

On a Plaza Walls rooftop.

Scribe’s contribution to the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Scribe (top) and Janek (bottom) at the 2016 edition of the Amalgam graffiti festival in Sherbrooke.

In Rosemont.

Contribution to the 2016 Percussion festival in Verdun.

Off-Mural Festival piece from 2016.

At a Pointe St-Charles basketball court.

In Hochelaga, part of a jam for Ekes‘ birthday.

In Rosemont.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

In St-Henri.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco, next to the wall piece above.

Next to an abandoned building in Côte St-Paul.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In an abandoned tunnel.

Naimo and Scribe representing Underdogs at the PSC legal graffiti wall. The characters are all Scribe.

In Rosemont.

Contribution to the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

On the side wall of a Hochelaga garage.

small figurative pieces

tags, etc.

An outline or unfinished piece.

Zek

Zek is an institution in both the Montreal graffiti and street art scenes. He started doing graffiti in 1993 and eventually moved on to figurative art. Being decicated to his work and immensely talented in both art forms, he gradually forged his way into the Montreal urban art hall of fame, respected by his fellow writers for his style and loved by fans of street art for the photorealism of his figurative work.

Zek is one of the few writers/artists of his generation still very active. It is no surprise that he has helped shape and define the Montreal scene, having been cited as an influence by so many writers and artists who came after him. He is very involved with Ashop, not just as an artist but also as a project supervisor. He also collaborates with other artists on multi-writer graffiti murals and does a lot of solo work as well.

For more on this internationally renowned Montreal pillar, check out Zek’s Instagram. His collaborative work with other Ashop artists can be seen on the Ashop webpage.

Zek est une institution des scènes de graffiti et de street art à Montréal. Il a découvert le graffiti en 1993 et ceci l’a éventuellement mené à l’art mural figuratif. Grâce à son talent et sa persévérance il a graduellement pris sa place au temple de la renommée de l’art urbain montréalais. Il est respecté par ses pairs du milieu du graffiti pour son style, et admiré des amateurs de street art pour le photoréalisme de son art figuratif.

Zek est un des quelques artistes de sa génération qui sont toujours actifs. Ayant été cité comme une influence par de nombreux graffeurs qui l’ont suivi, il a contribué à façonner la scène et le style montréalais. Il fait partie du collectif Ashop, non seulement en tant qu’artiste mais aussi comme directeur de projets. Il collabore souvent à des murales multi-artistes et travaille aussi à l’occasion en solo.

Pour plus d’information sur ce pilier montréalais de réputation internationale, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à sa page Instagram. Ses collaborations avec le collectif Ashop se trouvent dans les galleries-photos du site web d’Ashop.


figurative work, solo

A tribute to filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallée.

Mural in a Ville St-Laurent park. Zek did 2 walls on this park chalet, view other one next.

Mural in a Ville St-Laurent park. Zek did 2 walls on this park chalet, the other one is shown above.

This Tyxna wall on a Cote des Neiges arena is signed by Zek in solo.

In Ville-Marie.

In a NDG park for the 2020 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

A mural in Ville Emard.

In a park in Ville St-Laurent. Only one side shown here, scroll down for more.

In a park in Ville St-Laurent. Only two sides shown here, scroll down for more.

In a park in Ville St-Laurent. Scroll up and down for more.

In a park in Ville St-Laurent. Scroll up and down for more.

In a park in Ville St-Laurent. Only one side shown here, scroll up for more.

In Monkland village.

Beautiful piece in Monkland village.

Figurative/letter mix in Montreal West.

Another figurative/letter combo, this one downtown.

Zek’s half of a wall also featuring Hsix (not pictured) in Montreal West.

On one of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

In a Plateau back alley.

In Montreal West.

This one of three trackside murals in NDG by Ashop was done by Zek.

For Ashop in Rosemont, 2012.


figurative work, with collaborators

Above 2 photos: mural tribute to cyclist Hugo Houle by the Tyxna collective, in Plateau End.

The Tyxna collective in Hochelaga.

A collaboration with Margotella for the 2025 edition of Mural Festival.

Tribute mural to Robert Charlebois by Tyxna in Ahuntsic.

Zek’s section of a long multi-artists wall in NDG.

Zek and Dodo Osé for Tyxna in Rosemont.

A Tyxna collective mural in Hochelaga.

Above 2: Scan and Axe mural for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival, restored and updated in 2024 by Axe and Zek.

2024 edition of Tyxna‘s mural for the 2022 edition of Mural Festival (see original below). The new letter piece at the base was designed by Zek and painted by Dodo Osé and Fuser.

Above 2 photos: Tyxna mural in Hochelaga. The billboard in front was painted to blend into the mural, as can be see in the second shot above.

Tyxna‘s mural for the 2023 edition of Mural Festival featuring Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One and Fius, with assistance from Haks, Arpi and Nick Sweetman.

By the Tyxna collective featuring Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One and Fuser.

Inside the telecom dishes on the roof of Radio-Canada, with Benny Wilding.

This mural on the wall of a Côte des Neiges arena is by Tyxna’s Zek and Ankh One with the help of Haks and Deep.

Tribute to Maurice Richard in Ahuntsic by the Tyxna collective featuring Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One and Fuser.

Tyxna‘s contribution to the 2022 edition of Mural Festival, featuring Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One and Fuser, with help from Haks.

Tyxna mural downtown featuring Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One and Fuser.

Dodo Osé, Zek, Ankh One and Haks in Ville Emard.

This iconic and internationally renowned Montreal mural by Ashop features Fluke, Axe, Phile, Zek and Dodo Osé.

Ashop‘s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival features Axe, Zek, Apashe and Fluke.

A large collaboration with Peru143 on colour letters as well as Deep, in NDG.

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.

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.

Ashop mural in the Plateau featuring Dodo Osé, Phile, Zek and Fluke.

Tribute mural to Bad News Brown by Ashop featuring Saer, Fluke and Zek.

Ashop mural in Hochelaga featuring Zek and Dodo Osé.

Ashop mural in Côte des Neiges featuring Dré, Dodo Osé and Zek.

Zek and Dodo Osé for Ashop in Ahuntsic.

This Ashop mural for the Mercier library features Zek, Dodo Osé and Ankh One. Photo © Ashop.

This Ashop wall on a Verdun high school was designed and created by Zek, with Monk.e as an assistant.

This Trife Life / Dfek garage door features Zek.

Ashop mural designed by Fluke and done by Zek and Benny Wilding.

Zek, Simo, Fuser and Swarm in the Plateau.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 1/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 2/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 3/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 4/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 5/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 6/7.

Zek and Fleo in NDG, detail 7/7.

Zek and Hsix in NDG, complete wall. See details below.

Detail #1 of the Zek and Hsix wall in NDG shown above.

Detail #2 of the Zek and Hsix wall in NDG shown above.

Long wall in Hochelaga for Ashop, with Monk.e as an assistant. See below for 2 close-ups.

Close-up 1/2 of the long Hochelaga wall above.

Close-up 2/2 of the long Hochelaga wall above.

Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One for the 2016 edition of Art Basel in Wynwood, Miami (1/2).

Zek, Dodo Osé, Ankh One for the 2016 edition of Art Basel in Wynwood, Miami (2/2).

Rouks on main characters, with Zek on background, for Ashop. This was done for a family get together, and the people who attended filled in the silhouette figures at the bottom with their own art.

A collaboration with Striker in St-Michel, presumably from the early 2000s.


letters

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.

In Hochelaga.

In Plateau End.

In Hochelaga.

Zek’s contribution to the prod put together to save the Projet 45 skatepark.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

This Tyxna collective mural in Hochelaga (see original in “figurative work, with collaborators” section above) was later modified with the addition of letter pieces by Fuser and Zek in the middle.

Zek (top), Curly (ground left) and Stack (ground right) in Hochelaga.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Zek letters on a Tyxna collective wall in Hochelaga.

Zek’s contribution to Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

With Cemz at TFO’s 40th prod in Côte St-Paul.

In Côte St-Paul.

In St-Henri.

For the 2021 edition of the graffiti jam in Lachine.

On the Plaza.

In the Plateau.

Here’s a quick one for Mel at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Zek’s contribution to the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival. This was done on that edition’s wall bringing together many older legends of Montreal graffiti.

On a K6A crew wall in Ville-Marie.

In Hochelaga.

In a Rosemont alley.

In the Plateau.

Under a bridge.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

Zek guesting on the K6A crew wall for the 2019 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

On a multi-artist wall in Hochelaga.

Contribution to the tribute wall to Scan done for the 2019 edition of Mural Festival.

In Côte St-Paul.

In Wynwood, Miami, during the 2018 edition of Art Basel.

In Wynwood, Miami, during the 2018 edition of Art Basel.

In Hochelaga.

From a K6A and friends production in St-Henri.

This detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner shows Zek’s part. Click on the latter link to view the complete wall which was actually drawn by Zek.

For the Surfaces outside artshow.

In Hochelaga.

In upper Plateau.

In Hochelaga; this piece was designed by Geser.

From a long tribute wall to Scaner also involving Stare and Benny Wilding.

From the same long tribute wall to Scaner as above, this is Stare and Zek doing Scan’s name.

Zek’s part in the Time Is Gold production.

In a Plateau alley.

For a block party in Mile End.

From a K6A and friends production in St-Henri.

With Axe, Awe and Dodo Osé in St-Henri.

From the Scan You Rock mega-jam in the South West.

In upper Plateau.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Zek’s final piece of 2016, at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Zek (central letters and background), Shadow (bottom letters), Monk.e (left) and Ankh One (right) on the Ashop wall in Hochelaga.

From a Hochelaga production also featuring Trace and Monk.e (not in photo).

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

On truck side for the 2016 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop. The back is by Zek with Shadow who did the opposite side of this truck.

From Ashop‘s Chemin Vert block party in Mile-End.

The 123Klan contribution to the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features guests Mark Esprit (top left) and Zek (top right).

With Fluke on the right at Plaza Walls.

On Ashop‘s wall in Hochelaga.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Zek from a Hochelaga production also featuring Tchug (right) and Stare (not in photo).

Zek’s part in a 123Klan production in Plateau End.

In an alley prior to the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

In Rosemont.

On Ashop‘s wall in Hochelaga.

Zek letters at the bottom of a Plateau mural by Hsix.

On the roof of the abandoned Transco.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Also visible above is Aces.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen (ground level).

On a park’s garbage bin.

Doing Ashop‘s name on a park’s garbage bin.

On a Plaza St-Hubert roof.

In a Plateau alley.

Zek letters in the middle of a mural also featuring Mark Esprit, Hsix, Dcae and Dekor for the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In the Plateau.

In a Rosemont alley.

Zek’s part in a 123Klan / Ashop wall in the Plateau.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Ashop wall in Hochelaga featuring Shadow (top letters), Zek (bottom left), Fluke (bottom right) and Ankh One (figurative material).

Cat by Axe between letters by Zek (left) and Scaner (right) in Centre-Sud.

Near TMR.

In Pointe St-Charles.

In Pointe St-Charles.

Zek on letters and Tchug on creature in this segment of a Plateau wall also featuring Stare (not pictured here).

This segment of a KG wall in Hochelaga shows Zek on the left and Stare (doing KG) on the right.

Part of a wall in Centre-Sud also featuring Stare and Tchug (not pictured).

In Centre-Sud.

Serak (left) and Zek (right) in Griffintown. I unfortunately photographed this wall only after someone blackened the character’s face.

On truck side.

Opposite side to the above, also presumably by Zek.

In Montreal West.

In Montreal West.

On a multi-artist Plateau wall.

In Monkland Village.

Near TMR.

Maniak (top left), Zek (bottom left), Axe and Fluke for K6A and Ashop (right), at the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

Detail of a multi-artist wall in NDG.

Zek (ground bottom left) and Earth Crusher (ground bottom right) at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Zek (left letters) and Hsix in Hochelaga.

Zek (left letters) and Hsix in NDG.

In an abandoned building in Dorval

Detail of an old wall in NDG.

Detail of an old wall in the Plateau.

In Monkland Village.

Zek, Stack and Dfek in the Plateau.

Stack (top) and Zek (right) in the Plateau.

Detail of an old NDG wall.

Scaner and Zek on a Décarie rooftop. See close-up below.

Close-up of the collaboration with Scaner shown above.

Zek and Scaner rooftop.

On trackside rooftop in Rosemont/Hochelaga.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Detail of a AG Crew / 123 Klan graffiti wall in NDG / Cote des Neiges.

Detail of a very old multi-artist wall in Lachine.

An old wall in the Plateau, in collaboration with Dfek.

Detail of an old multi-artist mural in the Plateau.

Detail of a long mural in Centre-Sud.

Detail of a multi-artist mural in Hochelaga.

Zek (letters) and Striker (figurative) on a Hochelaga garage door.

In Hochelaga.

In Ville St-Michel.


throws and tags

Wall of flops from the Time Is Gold production featuring Zek amongst many others (in black and yellow, third from from the top, first from the left).


other

These temporary fences put up in the Quartier des spectacles during the 2015-2016 winter were designed by Zek. The work appears to have been drawn by computer then transfered onto the thick vinyl from which the fences were made.

Ces clôtures temporaires, apparues dans le Quartier des spectacles au cours de l’hiver 2015-2016, ont été dessinées par Zek. Elles ont probablement été conçues par ordinateur avant d’être imprimées sur vinyle.


stickers

Pask

Pask is one of Montreal’s most prolific and loved graffiti writers. He is a member of the DUC crew (with Astro, Koal, Sino, etc.) as well as PH. To view more than what I was able to photograph, check out his Instagram page.

Pask est parmi les graffeurs les plus prolifiques et les plus appréciés à Montréal. Il fait partie des crews DUC (avec Astro, Koal, Sino, etc.) ainsi que PH. Pour en voir plus que ce que j’ai réussi à photographier, jetez un coup d’oeil à sa page Instagram.


pieces, burners, throws

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

Les pièces et throws de cette section de la galerie sont présentées en ordre chronologique inverse approximatif, de la plus récente à la plus vieille que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

Under a bridge.

In Rosemont.

Trackside.

This detail of the Scan You Rock tribute wall to Scaner shows Pask’s part. Click on the latter link to view the complete wall.

In Hochelaga.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Quick one in Petite-Patrie.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

On an abandoned building.

In a Hochelaga alley.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall (slightly damaged wall, sorry).

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

On an abandoned warehouse in Hochelaga

In Rosemont.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Truck side.

On the roof of an abandoned warehouse.

On the roof of an abandoned warehouse.

In a Hochelaga alley.

In Rosemont.

A quickie in Outremont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

On a roof of the abandoned Canada Malting.

Inside an abandoned building in Hochelaga.

Inside an abandoned building in Hochelaga.

Doing Ekes‘s name in an exchange.

Contribution to the 203 Crew’s 10th anniversary jam.

In a St-Henri alley, from a production involving a handful of other writers and artists.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Joint piece by Pask (left) and Bosny (right).

In industrial Rosemont.

On train.

With Sermob on the left, on a graffiti wall in Rosemont.

On train.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Pask and Rch on highway side.

On a graffiti wall in Rosemont.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Under expressway.

Quick throw under expressway.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

In a Hochelaga graffiti alley.

Going big inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco, part of a prod with Bosny.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Doing Bosny‘s name in an exchange.

Pask (bottom left) and Bosny (bottom right) at the 2015 Halloween jam at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel, paying tribute to Dylan Ford “Jays Funk”, Mitchell Bracken-Guenet “Aber” and Ricardo Conesa who were killed 5 years before at the Turcot yard. Also visible above is a piece by Aces.

Trackside in Hochelaga.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

On a graffiti wall in Rosemont.

Trackside Rosemont.

Mural by FelixDTK and MiguelDTK in Little Italy with officially sanctioned pieces by Pask and Koal at the bottom.

At the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Inside an abandoned building.

On train.

On train.

Pask (bottom left), Meor (bottom right), Skope (middle), Saner (top) at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Squeezed in in the Old Port, part of a multi-artist production.

In an abandoned tunnel.

On train.

On train.

From a production in Hochelaga with Robe and Fore.

On an abandoned building in Hochelaga.

On the roof of an abandoned building in Rosemont.

Trackside in Hochelaga.

Inside an abandoned building in Rosemont.

Inside the same building as above, left unfinished after being interrupted.

In Outremont.

From a production in Plateau End with Robe/Fore; visible on the left is Robe.

Pask (writing) and Astro (characters), both from the DUC crew, on truck side.

In an abandoned lot in Hochelaga.

In an Outremont alley.

From a production in Hochelaga with Robe and Fore.

Inside an abandoned building.

Inside an abandoned building.

On a bridge pillar; the dirt shows the river’s water line in the spring.

On a bridge pillar; the dirt shows the river’s water line in the spring.

On train.

More truck work.

Back of truck.

On truck; photo © Guillaume Couture.

In an abandoned building in St-Henri. Visible above is a piece by the Grominator.

On bike path.

Throw in a Petite-Patrie alley.

Quickie on back of parked truck.

Outside an abandoned building.

In industrial Rosemont.

On an abandoned building awaiting demolition in Rosemont.

On a Plateau rooftop.

Industrial trackside.

Industrial trackside.

In a Mile End alley.

On an industrial building.

Pask and Void on the side wall of bicycle shop.

In a Plateau alley.

Inside an abandoned building.

In a Plateau graffiti alley.

Koal and Pask on a Mile-Ex rooftop.

In an abandoned tunnel.

Industrial trackside.

Industrial trackside.

Inside an abandoned building.

In industrial Mile-Ex.

Trackside throw. Also visible in the back on the left is a piece by Lyfer.

I unexpectedly found this collaboration with Mistx very far from Montreal, outside Ubud in Indonesia.


hollows and tags

The hollows and tags shown in this section were found on legal graffiti walls, on walls where graffiti is tolerated as well as inside and outside abandoned buildings awaiting demolition.

Les tags présentés dans cette section ont été trouvés sur des murs légaux, sur des murs où le graffiti est toléré, ainsi que sur les murs intérieurs et extérieurs d’édifices abandonnés en attente de démolition.

Two-for-one here…

Transco

Pour le texte en français, voir un peu plus bas.

The Transco will probably be remembered as one of the greatest graffiti galleries in Montreal because of the size as well as the quality of the collection that was created within its walls. Rarely before had our city seen so many pieces of quality graffiti in one place. The collection of works which came to life inside the Transco was impressive in size because of the sheer dimensions of this warehouse complex (40 000 square meters), but also in quality because the building was demolished before lack of available free walls forced writers to go over each other’s works, and before the arrival of too many writers of lesser talent.

This huge warehouse, taking up most of the block within the streets St-Laurent, Chabanel, Esplanade and Louvain in today’s fashion district, started off as a military complex. It was built in 1943 by the Canadian Defense and was originally used for parachute packing for the army. After the war ended it served as an administrative office of military equipment. In the 1950s it was sold to private interests. Before its doors closed at the very beginning of 2013 it had served for a number of years as a distribution centre for the Transco Plastic Industries Inc. For over two years following its closing, the complex seems to have been visited only by urbex photographers and by an ex-employee who would squat there on and off. Around the end of May 2015 the RCD crew discovered the place with its huge rooms and thousands of square meters of virgin walls. For a few weeks they were the only ones in there, until some point into July when the SIK crew arrived. They first made it onto the roofs where they left a bit of art, then soon enough found a way in.

Because the site was easily accessible and many entryways into the buildings had been created, the gallery developed very quickly and most of the collection was created from August to November 2015. An impressive number of Montreal as well as visiting writers checked the place out at least once during that period. The place has even been used for fashion photography and for the filming of music videos. At the end of November 2015 the owners had a fence put up around the complex. That, with the arrival of winter, brought activity to a near-standstill. But the existence of a few secret entryways and the mellowness of the 2015-2016 winter have made it possible for the more dedicated writers to keep on creating there and for graffiti fans such as myself to keep on documenting the evolution of the Transco’s impressive collection.

In February 2016 teams arrived on the premises to prepare the buildings for demolition. They started by emptying the place of anything that may have still been useful and removed the asbestos inside its walls. Demolition started in the middle of March and at the end of July nothing was left of one of Montreal’s greatest graffiti galleries but a few piles of debris waiting to be cleared out.

My image gallery for the Transco features over 400 photos, mainly burners with a selection of throws and tags, plus a few general shots of some of the rooms. Because of its size, I had to split it up into 4 sections:

La Transco passera probablement à l’histoire comme étant une des plus grandes et des meilleures galeries de graffiti que Montréal aura connues. Notre ville avait rarement vu une aussi impressionnante quantité et qualité d’oeuvres de graffeurs en un seul endroit. La collection qui s’y est développé s’est démarquée par sa taille, étant donnée la superficie de ce complexe de salles et d’entrepots (40000 mètres carrés), mais aussi par sa qualité puisque l’endroit a été rasé avant que le manque d’espace ne pousse les graffeurs à passer par-dessus les oeuvres des autres artistes, et avant l’arrivée d’une trop grande quantité de graffeurs de moindre talent.

Cet immense complexe d’entrepots, situé à l’intérieur du quadrilatère délimité par les rues St-Laurent, Chabanel, Esplanade et Louvain dans le quartier de la mode, a d’abord été un complexe militaire. Il a été construit en 1943 par la Défense Nationale et a originellement servi à l’emballage de parachutes pour l’armée. A la fin de la guerre il a été converti en centre de gestion d’équipement militaire. Il est passé à des intérêts privés dans les années 1950. Au cours des années précédant sa fermeture au début de 2013, le complexe servait de centre de distribution pour les Industries de Plastique Transco Inc. Pendant plus de deux ans suite à sa fermeture l’endroit semble n’avoir été visité que par des photographes d’urbex ainsi que par un ancien employé qui y squattait à temps partiel. Vers la fin de mai 2015 le RCD crew a découvert l’endroit avec ses énormes pièces et ses milliers de mètres carrés de murs vierges. Ils ont été les seuls visiteurs jusqu’à ce que le SIK crew d’Ahuntsic découvre aussi l’endroit en juillet 2015. Ces derniers sont d’abord arrivés par les toits, y ont fait quelques pièces, puis ont éventuellement découvert une voie d’entrée.

Le site étant relativement facile d’accès et plusieurs voies d’entrée ayant été créées, la galerie s’est ainsi très rapidement développée et l’essentiel de la collection s’est constituée au cours des mois d’août à novembre 2015. Une très grande quantité d’artistes s’adonnant au graffiti à Montréal y est passée pendant cette période. Des équipes sont même venues y filmer des vidéos ou y faire de la photo de mode. Vers la fin de novembre les propriétaires du complexe ont cloturé l’endroit et l’hiver est arrivé, ce qui a ralenti l’activité considérablement. Mais l’existence de points d’accès demeurés relativement secrets et la clémence de l’hiver 2015-2016 ont permis aux plus tenaces de continuer à venir y pratiquer leur art et aux amateurs de graffiti tel que moi de continuer à documenter l’évolution de cette incroyable collection.

En février 2016 sont arrivées des équipes ayant le mandat de préparer l’édifice à être démoli. Celles-ci ont d’abord vidé le complexe de ce qui y avait été laissé et ont retiré l’amiante de ses murs. La démolition a débuté au milieu du mois de mars et à la fin juillet il ne restait plus rien d’une des plus grandes galeries de graffitis que Montréal a connue.

Ma galerie-photo pour la Transco contient plus de 400 pièces, principalement des graffitis burners avec une sélection de quelques pièces plus rapides, plus quelques photos générales de l’endroit. Etant donnée sa taille, j’ai dû diviser la galerie en 4 sections:

Esplanade side, right before the place was ‘discovered’ by graffers. Photo © Google Street View.

Louvain side. Photo © Google Street View.

New stickers and other media May-June 2016

Here’s a collection of photos of whatever doesn’t fit in the recently published posts about painted street art and pasted street art in late May and the whole of June 2016. The post is split into chapters about stickers, wood-ups, fence-tagging and ‘other’. If you want to see new Montreal street art and graffiti as soon as I photograph it, you can follow me on Instagram.

Cette galerie inclut des photos de tout ce qui ne faisait pas partie des récents articles présentant les nouveautés peintes et les nouveaux collages de la fin mai et du mois de juin 2016. Cette galerie est séparée en chapitres dédiés aux autocollants, aux wood-ups, au fence-tagging, et ‘autre’. Pour voir les nouvelles oeuvres de street art ou de graffiti aussitôt photographiées, vous êtes invités à me suivre sur Instagram.


stickers

Waxhead

Waxhead

Waxhead

Waxhead

Turtle Caps‘ brief return to Montreal around Mural Festival meant we got new stickers from this artist (more below).

Turtle Caps

Turtle Caps

Turtle Caps

Emmanuel Laflamme finally started making stickers, a great idea considering the sense of humour in his art. Another one is shown below. More have been spotted, but I did not get a chance to photograph them.

Emmanuel Laflamme

Every year around Mural Festival Enzo Sarto comes to Montreal with his wheatpastes, posters and stickers. More below.

Enzo Sarto

Enzo Sarto

Enzo Sarto

A hand-drawn one by Enzo Sarto.

This one and the ones below are just a few of the dozens of stickers by Il Flatcha to have been slapped in the streets of Montreal during the period covered by this post.

Il Flatcha

Il Flatcha

Il Flatcha; there are so many of these construction signs around Montreal, it makes sense that someone would poke ‘fun’ at them.

Il Flatcha, also seen in other colour variations.

Zek came up with 3 new sticker designs, this one and the 2 below.

Zek

Zek

Sloast

Sloast

Elsol25

Gial

Unidentified artist.

A hand-drawn one by Mono Sourcil.

Naia

Naia (fly) and Fasi (cow).

Naia (bottom left) and Fasi (top right).

Pink

Christophe Catelain

D*Face?

It’s Alive

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct

unidentified artist

Zdey

Full Course


wood-ups

Starkey wood-up found in Hochelaga.

Wzrds Gng wood-up in the Plateau.

Wzrds Gng wood-up in the Plateau.

Wzrds Gng wood-up in the Plateau.

National Zombi has been putting up old laminates which he painted partially, leaving areas showing the old print. These are technically not wood-ups, but I’m still showing them in this section… More below.

Painted laminate by National Zombi.

Painted laminate by National Zombi.

Painted laminate by National Zombi.

Painted laminate by National Zombi.


fence-tagging

Montreal is blessed to have Swiss artist Ygrek in town for some time this summer. This artist’s medium is tape which he weaves through the mesh of fences to write his name tag-style, or to create abstract patterns. Here are a few photos of his work.

L’artiste suisse Ygrek est en ville pour un certain temps cet été et il y a déjà laissé sa trace. Son medium est le ruban adhésif industriel et ses canevas sont les clotures de la ville. Il tisse ainsi son nom (comme un tag) ou crée des motifs abstrait. Voici quelques photos des pièces que j’ai réussi à trouver avant détérioration.


other

Small sculpted head by Biko found on an art panel for the Mural Festival.

Another small sculpted head by Biko found on an art panel for the Mural Festival.

Nessie aka Nese.

Mosaic by some anonymous artist in Petite-Patrie.

Another mosaic by the same anonymous artist as above on a different side of the concrete block.

Painted tarp or canvas stripe by Ryan The Wheelbarrow.

Another painted tarp or canvas stripe by Ryan The Wheelbarrow. Many other variations not shown here have been found.

New pasted street art May-June 2016

Here’s a collection of photos of pasted street art found in the streets and alleys of Montreal in June 2016, including a few pieces from the end of May. Posts have already been published for painted street art and stickers and other media during the same period as well as for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival and the 2016 edition of MTL En Arts. For graffiti during the same period, see this post. If you want to see new Montreal street art and graffiti as soon as I photograph it, you can follow me on Instagram.

Cet galerie présente des photos de collages apparus dans les rues et ruelles de Montréal au cours de juin 2016 (incluant quelques uns datant de la fin mai). Des articles ont déjà été publiés couvrant les oeuvres peintes et les autocollants et autres mediums pendant la même période ainsi que ce qui a été créé pour l’édition 2016 du Festival Mural et le festival MTL En Arts. Pour les graffitis durant la même période, voir cet article. Pour voir les nouvelles oeuvres de street art ou de graffiti aussitôt photographiées, vous êtes invités à me suivre sur Instagram.


This is probably the largest wheatpaste Montreal has ever seen. Stikki Peaches put it up in the Mural zone one night during the Mural Festival.

Pre-Muralfest wheatpaste by Stikki Peaches in the mural zone.

Miss Me wheatpastes (top right and bottom left) on Kabane77 around painted work by SBU One and MSHL.

Miss Me wheatpastes on Kabane77.

Miss Me wheatpaste in the Mural zone.

Miss Me wheatpaste in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

A new version of Miss Me‘s Portrait Of A Vandal in Mile End.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End.

Lily Luciole poster in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark. Also visible at the far left is an older piece by Swarm.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End.

Lily Luciole poster in Mile End.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile-Ex.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile End.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile-Ex.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile End.

Swarm wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile End.

Swarm wheatpaste in Mile-Ex.

Collaboration wheatpaste between Swarm and Chat Perdu in Petite-Patrie. Scroll down for a few more by Chat Perdu.

Swarm wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie. A companion piece by Le Renard Fou is visible below. Scroll down for a close-up of the National Zombi paste-up.

Le Renard Fou‘s Fox The State wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie, a companion piece to Swarm’s Swarm The State seen above.

Le Renard Fou wheatpaste in Mile End.

Le Renard Fou wheatpaste in Mile End.

Le Renard Fou wheatpaste in Petite-Patrie.

Le Renard Fou mini-poster in Mile-Ex.

Off-muralfest poster by Elsol25. Also visible bottom left is a small paste-up by Gwan (scroll down to view a close-up of it).

Off-muralfest poster by Elsol25.

Off-muralfest poster by Elsol25. Also visible on the right is a Portrait Of A Vandal by Miss Me.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto in collaboration with Kafka.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest wheatpaste by Enzo Sarto on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

Off-muralfest poster by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest poster by Enzo Sarto.

Off-muralfest poster by Enzo Sarto.

A new variation on a well known Futur Lasor Now paste-up.

Labrona poster in Hochelaga.

Labrona wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Wheatpastes by Labrona (green) and Gawd (brown/blue) in the Plateau.

Wheatpastes by Labrona (bottom) and Gawd (top) in Plateau End.

Gawd wheatpaste in the Plateau.

Mono Sourcil wheatpaste in Hochelaga.

Mono Sourcil paste-up.

Mono Sourcil paste-up.

Mono Sourcil paste-up.

National Zombi paste-up.

National Zombi paste-up, with a Waxhead sticker bottom right.

Zola and Cam (Decolonizing Street Art) wheatpaste found in Mile End.

Zola (aqua) and Sloast (white) wheatpastes in Hochelaga. The Sloast one is new while the Zola one is from a while back.

Sloast wheatpaste in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Sloast wheatpaste. This one was found in Hochelaga.

Sloast wheatpaste in Hochelaga.

Sloast paste-up.

Wheatpastes by Sloast (right), Sinister Kid (left) and Gwan (middle).

Sinister Kid paste-up found in Verdun.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Gwan paste-up; colour variations exist.

Stay Beautiful posters found in Verdun.

CSRK wheatpaste found on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

CSRK wheatpaste found on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

CSRK wheatpaste found in the Plateau.

CSRK wheatpaste found in the Plateau.

CSRK wheatpaste found in the Plateau.

Dolly Deals paste-up in Mile End.

Dolly Deals paste-up in Mile-Ex.

Dolly Deals paste-up in Mile-Ex.

Girl Plague paste-up, various locations.

Girl Plague paste-up, various locations.

Chat Perdu poster.

Chat Perdu poster.

Wheatpaste by an unidentified artist found in Mile End.

Poster by an unidentified artist found in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Poster by an unidentified artist found in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Paste-up by an unidentified artist found in Hochelaga.

Paste-up by an unidentified artist found in Hochelaga.

These wheatpastes found in the Plateau are apparently by Thundercunt.

Bad Luck Jealousy paste-up.

New painted street art May-June 2016

Here’s a collection of photos of painted street art found in the streets, alleys and abandoned buildings of Montreal in June 2016, including a few from the end of May. Posts have already been published for pasted street art and stickers and other media during the same period, as well as for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival and the 2016 edition of MTL En Arts. For graffiti during the same period, see this post. If you want to see new Montreal street art and graffiti as soon as I photograph it, you can follow me on Instagram.

Cet galerie-photo est une collection d’oeuvres peintes dans les rues, ruelles et édifices abandonnés de Montréal au cours de juin 2016 (incluant quelques unes datant de la fin mai). Des articles ont déjà été publiés couvrant les collages et les autocollants et autres mediums pendant la même période ainsi que ce qui a été créé pour l’édition 2016 du Festival Mural et le festival MTL En Arts. Pour les graffitis durant la même période, voir cet article. Pour voir les nouvelles oeuvres de street art ou de graffiti aussitôt photographiées, vous êtes invités à me suivre sur Instagram.


Zek in Montreal West.

Apok and Eskro from the Astred Collective in Pointe St-Charles.

Akuma and Korb from the Crazy Apes in Villeray.

Tava in the Plateau.

Tava in Petite-Patrie.

Astro on Plateau schoolyard containers, angle 1/2.

Astro on Plateau schoolyard containers, angle 2/2.

An off-Muralfest piece by Earth Crusher in an alley.

See a brief making of video of the above Earth Crusher piece by Greg Pistol.

Earth Crusher and Ether on the side wall of a Plateau café.

A pre-Muralfest piece by Hsix.

Off-Muralfest piece by Omen.

Tribute to Warshaw’s Mrs Levy by Omen, on the back wall of where Warshaw used to be.

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.

HRKR redid the front wall of Barfly on St-Laurent. The door bottom right is by Labrona and is from a few years ago.

Off-Muralfest garage door by Monk.e.

Monk.e was commissionned to do the ‘containers’ of various city parks. This is the first one. Back shots below.

This is one of the back views of the park container redone by Monk.e seen above.

This is the other one of the back views of the park container redone by Monk.e seen above.

Cryote and Waxhead redid the front of Chez José on Duluth.

A bit more by Cryote in front of the dépanneur next to Chez José.

Cryote and Waxhead were also commissioned to do the front of this St-Laurent pet shop. More was added later, see the Waxhead spotlight for final version.

Waxhead on a Plateau door.

Waxhead on the doors of a St-Laurent business (see also next photo).

Waxhead on the doors of a St-Laurent business (see also previous photo).

Waxhead at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Cryote wall in the Plateau.

Small Cryote piece on a Rosemont graffiti wall.

AG Crew in Petite-Patrie.

Maliciouz on a Mile End park shed.

Maliciouz on a Mile End park shed.

Off-Muralfest work by SBU One on a St-Laurent garage door.

SBU One and MSHL on the abandoned Kabane77.

SBU One and MSHL in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark (see next).

Wzrds Gng crawling over the SBU One and MSHL wall seen above.

Wzrds Gng off St-Laurent.

Germ Dee wall in Mile End. Scroll down for a handful of smaller pieces by this artist.

Luc Bouchard wall in Hochelaga/Rosemont.

Katie Green repaired and redesigned the wall Danae Bissonnet did last summer near the Quartier des Spectacles.

Naimo wall in Centre-Sud.

Off-Muralfest piece by Nick Gregson.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

One of about a dozen such pieces done by Lovebot while he was in town shortly before Mural Festival.

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

Turtle Caps at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Turtle Caps at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Futur Lasor Now at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Futur Lasor Now at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Futur Lasor Now in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Chris Dyer and Germ Dee both doing bootleg Bart Simpson’s in their own respective styles.

Germ Dee in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Germ Dee in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Germ Dee in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Germ Dee in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

HRKR on containers for the Marché des Possibles (photo 1/4).

HRKR on containers for the Marché des Possibles (photo 2/4).

HRKR on containers for the Marché des Possibles (photo 3/4).

HRKR on containers for the Marché des Possibles (photo 4/4).

Scaner quickie on the abandoned George General d’Auto Reparation.

Sloast and Labrona on a parked train.

Hary in the alley between St-Denis and Drolet.

Andrew The Alien in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Antonio in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Gwan at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Skol at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Charest at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Starkey at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

This is one of the handful of One Ton stencils found around the Mural Festival zone at the time the festival happened.

Two quickies by Le Renard Fou in Mile End.

RMZ at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

It’s Alive in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Miss Conduct in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off-Muralfest piece by Quiz71.

Unidentified artist in Hochelaga.

Unidentified artist in the Plateau.

Same unidentified artist as above, again in the Plateau.


The Sun Youth front wall project

As the Mural Festival was kicking off, a bunch of mostly local artists were invited by Waxhead to participate in a major production on the front wall of the Sun Youth building. The work that was done is striking, but the other great thing about it is that it brought together figurative and graffiti artists. The pieces are presented below as they appear from left to right on the wall.

Alors que débutait le Festival Mural, une douzaine d’artistes surtout locaux étaient invités par Waxhead à contribuer à une production majeure sur le mur de devant de l’édifice logeant Jeunesse Au Soleil. L’oeuvre globale qui en résulte est extraordinaire, mais elle se démarque aussi par son mélange de pièces figuratives et de graffitis. Les oeuvres sont présentées ci-dessous dans l’ordre où elles apparaissent sur le mur.

SBU One, with creature by Waxhead above and small critter by Starkey at the far left.

Before the SBU One piece seen above, the Wzrds Gng had done this smaller piece.

Meor, with a bit of Waxhead top left.

Getso

Unidentified artist, with a bit of Waxhead and Cryote around.

Ekes with some Waxhead above and Cryote at the far left.

Marc Sirus on letters with creatures by Cryote (left) and Waxhead (right and on doors).

Naimo

Arnold

Hitem with characters by Waxhead and Cryote.

Lyfer on letters and Cryote on character.

Mole Patrol around the corner.

This wall shows Waxhead top left around letters by Getso, Cryote in pink top right, Meor in the middle beneath Cryote, Peru143 middle right, Mole Patrol bottom left, Cryote bottom middle and Pound Puppy middle right.

New graffiti May-June 2016

This post features photos of graffiti pieces created around Montreal during May and June 2016 and that I was lucky enough to catch (I was out of the country for 2 weeks during this period). Some graffiti from May is already featured in the earlier post titled New graffiti May 2016. If you want to see new works as soon as I photograph them, you can follow me on Instagram.

Cet article présente les meilleurs graffitis créés à Montréal au cours de mai et juin 2016 et que j’ai eu la chance de trouver et photographier (j’ai été absent deux semaines pendant cette période). Des graffitis faits en mai ont déjà été publiés dans un article intitulé New graffiti May 2016. Pour voir les nouvelles oeuvres aussitôt photographiées, vous êtes invités à me suivre sur Instagram.


Zek in Hochelaga, from a wall also involving Stare and Tchug (see below).

Stare in Hochelaga, from a wall also involving Zek and Tchug (see above and below).

Tchug in Hochelaga, from a wall also involving Stare and Zek (see above).

Pre-Muralfest piece by Zek.

Pre-Muralfest piece by Ether.

Off-Muralfest piece by the AG Crew.

Off-Muralfest piece by Johste (letters) and Bezoman (character).

Off-Muralfest piece by Legal on letters and Jmoe on characters.

Off-Muralfest piece by Killa EF.

Debza at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Sino at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Skam at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Skam at the abandoned “Jailspot”. This is from the same session as the Narc and Shok pieces below. Scroll down a bit for one more by Skam.

Narc at the abandoned “Jailspot”. This is from the same session as the Skam above and Shok below.

Shok at the abandoned “Jailspot”. This is from the same session as the Narc and Skam pieces above.

Shok in Ahuntsic.

Narc doing Shok’s name in Ahuntsic. This was started late last summer but finally completed in June this year.

Tuna‘s companion piece to the Narc/Shok one above.

Skor in Parc-Ex.

Skor at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Skor in Rosemont.

Scaner in the upper Plateau.

Jaber in the upper Plateau.

Dré aka Earth Crusher in the upper Plateau.

Off-muralfest piece by Scribe.

Scribe near the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Scribe from Ekes’ birthday bash (with 4 pieces below).

Acek from Ekes’ birthday bash (with 3 pieces below and the 1 above).

Lyfer from Ekes’ birthday bash (with 2 pieces below and the 2 above).

Janek from Ekes’ birthday bash (with piece below and the 3 above).

Ekes from his birthday bash (with the 4 pieces above).

Awe and Axe graf mural in St-Henri.

Five Eight in St-Henri

Skam in St-Henri. Scroll up for two more by this Toronto writer.

Fleo in St-Henri from the same prod as Five Eight above.

This top piece of a St-Henri K6A wall (also featuring the 3 pieces below) was done by Fleo.

Dodo Osé‘s part in the St-Henri K6A wall mentioned above.

Axe‘s part in the St-Henri K6A wall mentioned above.

Fleo‘s part in the St-Henri K6A wall mentioned above.

Osti One from another K6A wall in St-Henri near the one above. The four photos below are part of the same production but murals by Axe and Awe and a few others are not shown here because they were not completed at the time of publishing.

Nerv and Omar from the K6A production mentioned above.

Someone representing RCD (either Beaf, Snok or Yema) from the K6A production mentioned above.

One of two pieces by Naimo for the K6A production mentioned above.

The other one of two pieces by Naimo for the K6A production mentioned above.

Borrris (character) and Naimo (letters) in the Plateau.

Naimo representing Underdogs at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Naimo at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Off-muralfest piece by Naimo in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Hitem‘s companion piece to the Naimo one above in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Nybar in Hochelaga.

Nybar at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Off-muralfest piece by Lyfer in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Lyfer on the side wall of a Plateau car wash (see also 2 pieces below).

Gsup (top) and Janek (bottom) on the side of a Plateau car wash (see also piece above and the one below).

Ekes on the door of a Plateau car wash (see also 2 pieces above).

Ekes at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Ekes in Rosemont. This one and the 2 below were done on the same wall at different times, but they existed side by side for a few days.

Ekes in Rosemont. This one and the ones below and above were done on the same wall at different times, but they existed side by side for a few days.

Ekes in Rosemont. This one and the 2 above were done on the same wall at different times, but they existed side by side for a few days.

Pask at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Pask at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Bosny at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Off-muralfest piece by Meor in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off-muralfest piece by Usem in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off-muralfest piece by Jaws in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off-muralfest piece by Narc in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off-muralfest piece by Kzam in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Jaws in the same spot in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark as his other piece above, but about a week later.

Narc in the same spot in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark as his other piece above, but about a week later.

Kzam in the same spot in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark as his other piece above, but about a week later.

Kzam at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Jaws at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Crane representing the Crazy Apes at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. The three pieces below are from the same production.

Egor at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen alongside the one above and the two below.

Havok at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen alongside the two above and the one below.

Lith at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen alongside the three above.

Fezat from a Crazy Apes production in Rosemont also featuring the two pieces below.

Akuma from a Crazy Apes production in Rosemont also featuring Fezat (see above) and Korb (see below).

Korb from a Crazy Apes production in Rosemont also featuring the two pieces above.

Crane at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Crane at the PSC legal graffiti wall alongside Nor and Royal below.

Nor at the PSC legal graffiti wall alongside Crane above and Royal below.

Royal at the PSC legal graffiti wall alongside Crane and Nor above.

Off-muralfest piece by Beaf in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Yema at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Someone representing RCD (Beaf, Yema or Snok) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Vogue in the Plateau.

Vogue at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Haks at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Haks at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Off-muralfest piece by Haks in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

EK Sept at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Visible above is an older piece by his crewmate Aces.

Serum at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Yope aka Peyo in Rosemont, alongside the 3 pieces below.

Leaza aka Liza in Rosemont, alongside the piece above and the 2 pieces below.

Gaulois in Rosemont, alongside the 2 pieces above and the one below.

Bopor in Rosemont, alongside the 3 pieces abpve.

Hoarkor at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Wuna in Plateau Ghetto.

Bibi Una in Hochelaga.

Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in Rosemont.

Eskro in Rosemont.

Temps at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. An older piece by Gaulois is still visible above.

Max (characters) and Ogen (letters) at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. An older piece by Gaulois is still visible above.

Off-muralfest piece by Peams in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark, with contribution from Scribe on characters.

Monk.e added letters at the base of the mural he did for the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Arose in Rosemont (sorry for the slight cropping, someone took over the right side).

Peru143 throwie in Plateau End.

Rizek at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Heras in Rosemont.

Shrek in Rosemont.

Lamo in Rosemont.

Loser in Rosemont.

Sceak in Rosemont.

Sceak in Rosemont.

Kurst and Owk in Hochelaga.

Faber at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Koni (character) and Saner (letters) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Resok at the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Resok at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Pito at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Skope at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Miow at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Elsol25 in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Elsol25 in the same spot as above, one week later.

Elsol25 at the Canada Malting plant.

Elsol25 at the Canada Malting plant.

Ason in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Bask at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Bask in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Maine aka Secret in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark beneath the Bask one seen above.

Secret in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Zeyo(?) in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Noka in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Dolar in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Getsa in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Herlen in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Herlen in the same spot in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark as above, but one week later.

Dekor at the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Dekor at the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Dekor at the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Ecler at the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Miles in Rosemont.

Able at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Ekual in Rosemont

Feez in Rosemont

Blek in Rosemont

War in Rosemont

Bomr and Nasp at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Bomr at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Nasp at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Bomr at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Nasp at the Lachine legal graffiti wall.

Deep at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

Cons at the abandoned Montreal Hippodrome.

MTL En Arts 2016

This post brings together photos of various artistic creations from the MTL En Arts festival which took place from June 29th to July 3rd this year. The event was put together mainly for artists to sell their creations, but I am only posting here the free public art curated by the people behind the festival. These include

  • the sidewalk panels on Amherst between Ste-Catherine and Robin
  • the flowerpots on Amherst between Ste-Catherine and René-Lévesque
  • the wheatpastes on the boarded doors and windows of the old Club Sandwich restaurant/hotel complex

Cet article présente une gallerie-photo des oeuvres créées dans le contexte de l’édition 2016 du festival MTL En Arts qui a eu lieu cette année du 29 juin au 3 juillet. Le but de l’événement est de donner aux artistes une opportunité de vendre leurs créations, mais ce qui est présenté ici ne sont que les oeuvres publiques gratuites créées dans le contexte du festival. Celles-ci incluent

  • les panneaux sur les trottoirs de la rue Amherst entre Ste-Catherine et Robin
  • les pots de fleurs sur Amherst entre Ste-Catherine et René-Lévesque
  • les collages sur les portes et fenêtres placardées de l’ancien complexe restaurant/hôtel Club Sandwich


Amherst panels

Here are the 14 panels installed on Amherst between Ste-Catherine and Robin a few weeks ahead of the festival.

Voici les 14 panneaux installés sur Amherst entre Ste-Catherine et Robin quelques semaines avant la tenue du festival.

Waxhead

Astro

Arnold

Mono Sourcil

Maliciouz

Zoltan V

Andy Dass

Cheryl Voisine

Mirabolle

M’Os Geez

Mr Crocks

One Ton

Melsa Montagne

Shane Watt


Amherst flowerpots

Over a dozen huge flowerpots were installed on Amherst between Ste-Catherine and René-Lévesque and painted by various artists a few weeks before the festival. In keeping with the purpose of this blog, I have only selected to show the works of street artists and other artists who have been known to do public art.

Une douzaine ou peut-être une quinzaine de grands pots de fleurs ont été installés sur Amherst entre Ste-Catherine et René-Lévesque et peints par divers artistes quelques semaines avant la tenue du festival. La galerie ci-dessous n’inclut que les oeuvres des artistes connus dans le monde du street art et autres artistes participant régulièrement à des événements artistiques publics.

Cryote, angle 1.

Cryote, angle 2.

Mateo, angle 1.

Mateo, angle 2.

Loopkin

Gribouilliz

IAmBatman


Club Sandwich wheatpastes

During the event, the boarded doors and windows of the Club Sandwich restaurant/hotel complex, usually covered with ad posters, were plastered with wheatpastes from various artists. Again, in keeping with the purpose of this blog, I have only selected to show the works of street artists and other artists who have been known to do public events before.

Pendant la tenue du festival, les portes et fenêtres placardées du complexe hôtelier Club Sandwich, habituellement recouvertes d’affiches publicitaires, sont devenues le canevas pour les collages d’une sélection d’artistes. La galerie ci-dessous n’inclut que les oeuvres des artistes connus dans le monde du street art et autres artistes participant régulièrement à des événements artistiques publics.

Miss Me

Labrona

Mateo

Futur Lasor Now

Mono Sourcil

Arnold

Spudbomb (left), Borrris (right) and WhatIsAdam (far right)

WhatIsAdam

Emmanuel Laflamme

XRAY (left) and Pipsqueak (right)

Mr Crocks (left) and Tava (right)

Loopkin

Mirabolle

Mural Festival 2016

This article features the new murals created during the 2016 edition of Mural Festival as well as the other temporary art found on the site (St-Laurent between Sherbrooke and Mont-Royal) while it was closed to traffic (June 9th to 19th).

Five earlier Festival murals have been replaced with new ones this year. These are the sponsored one by Bicicleta Sem Freio and the 4-Tin mural from the 2015 edition, the Alexis Diaz one from the 2014 edition, the LNY mural from the 2013 edition, as well as the Ashop mural done last autumn because the wall was not ready on time for last year’s edition.

You may want to check out this walking tour map connecting all Mural Festival creations and other major murals in the area. It starts from ‘mural central’ behind the LNDMRK offices, goes up St-Dominique and the eastern side of St-Laurent then down Clark and the western side of St-Laurent.

See also: Google’s Street Art Project feature on the Mural Festival.

Cet article présente les nouvelles murales créées dans le cadre de l’édition 2016 du Festival Mural ainsi que les oeuvres temporaires trouvées sur le site (St-Laurent entre Sherbrooke et Mont-Royal) pendant la tenue de l’événement (9 au 19 juin).

Cinq murales ont été remplacées par de nouvelles cette année: celles de Bicicleta Sem Freio et de 4-Tin produites pour l’édition 2015, celle d’Alexis Diaz produite dans le cadre de l’édition 2014, celle de LNY datant de l’édition 2013 ainsi que la murale commanditée d’Ashop produite l’automne dernier sur un mur qui n’était pas prêt à temps pour le festival.

Vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à cet itinéraire pédestre connectant toutes les murales produites dans le cadre de toutes les éditions du Festival ainsi que les autres créations majeures dans le même quartier. Le tour débute à la ‘place des murales’ derrière les bureaux de LNDMRK, monte vers le nord le long de St-Dominique et le côté est de St-Laurent, puis redescend vers le sud le long de Clark et le côté ouest de St-Laurent.

A voir aussi: expo sur le Festival Mural par le Google Street Art Project.


the murals

Five Eight

Fonki; see also the ‘installations’ section below for more by Fonki.

See a brief making of video of the above Fonki piece by Greg Pistol.

XRAY

D*Face

Meggs

Pantone; see also the ‘installations’ section below for more by Pantone.

Buff Monster

Bik Ismo

Mateo; see also the ‘installations’ section below for more by Mateo.

Hsix

Jonathan Bergeron

Klone Yourself

Natalia Rak. The lower part on the right is by C5 aka Charlie Johnston, see next photo.

C5 aka Charlie Johnston was not officially on the festival programme but he extended Natalia Rak’s mural with the same theme (see above) with these two walls.

Ms Teri

See a brief making of video of the above Ms Teri piece by Greg Pistol.

Grems‘ mural is on a rooftop.

Acidum Project (1/2). This duo actually did two pieces, see next for the other one.

Acidum Project (2/2) This duo actually did two pieces, see above for the other one.

Roadsworth‘s contribution was not a mural, but a street piece for Amnesty International Canada FR. This is almost impossible to photograph from ground level so I’m showing this photo © Roadsworth. See next for close-up

Detail of Roadsworth‘s street piece seen above.


Jason Botkin’s sidewalk pieces

Jason Botkin contributed 10 sidewalk pieces inside the festival zone. Here they are, in order of creation.

Jason Botkin a créé 10 pièces sur trottoir dans la zone du festival. Les voici, présentées en ordre de création.


installations and other artistic works

Maser‘s installation is a makeover of the St-Laurent metro station. This is a frontal view, see next for a side view.

Side view of the above St-Laurent metro station makeover by Maser. See above for a frontal view.

Besides his mural (scroll up to the ‘murals’ section above to view), Pantone also contributed this installation.

Fafi

After completing his mural (scroll up to the ‘murals’ section above to view), Mateo took over the four sides of this bus with his stencils and wheatpastes (photo 1/3; see below for more).

Photo 2/3 of this bus makeover by Mateo.

Photo 3/3 of this bus makeover by Mateo.

This K-way truck was redone by Scaner (sides) and Dodo Osé (back; view below).

The back end of the above truck was done by Dodo Osé.

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

Chris Dyer on truck side. See below for back.

Chris Dyer on back of truck. See above for side.

Kat put together this selfie booth/installation with the aim of bringing awareness to animal rights. This is photo 1/5, scroll down for more.

Photo 2/5 of the above installation by Kat.

Photo 3/5 of the above installation by Kat.

Photo 4/5 of the above installation by Kat.

Photo 5/5 of the above installation by Kat.

Before getting started on his mural (scroll up to the ‘murals’ section above to view) Fonki warmed up with this smaller piece on board.

Unofficial piece on shutters by Omen within the Mural Festival zone.

On the final day of the festival Mark Jenkins came up with this installation which he installed on the roof edge above the LNDMARK / Station 16 offices.

Jonathan Bergeron also came up with this little piece on a tree stump next to his mural (scroll up to the ‘murals’ section above to view the mural).


information boards

Every year the backs of the Festival’s many information boards are painted by a selection of mostly local artists, a great way to showcase a lot of additional Montreal talent. Included in here are a few “your face here” boards also found here and there on site for the enjoyment of kids and adults.

A chaque année le revers des panneaux d’information du Festival sont peints par divers artistes locaux, une excellent initiative permettant de présenter une grande quantité de talent montréalais. Cette section inclut aussi quelques panneaux dans lesquels les enfants et adultes peuvent insérer leur visage et se prendre en photo.

Futur Lasor Now

Turtle Caps

HRKR

HRKR

Mono Sourcil

Mono Sourcil

MC Baldassari

Alex Produkt

Rouks

Naimo

Naimo

Germ Dee

C5 aka Charlie Johnston

Hot Sluts’n’Poutine

Hot Sluts’n’Poutine

SBU One

Mathieu Connery

Mastrocola

Tyler K Rauman

Zoltan V

Zoltan V

Biko

Biko

One Ton

One Ton

Wzrds Gng

IAmBatman

IAmBatman

Leyla