Astro is another one of our street artists that history should remember. After making his name as one of Montreal’s top graffiti artists, he was roughly arrested and consequently now concentrates on legal street pieces and studio work. He is a member of DUC crew (with Pask, Koal, Sino, Stare etc.) as well as the French crew EB (which also includes Otek from Montreal). He has also been part of the now defunct La Paria crew with Zema, Frank Lam, etc. For more info on the artist or for photos of his studio work or his street work outside Montreal, see his personal website as well as his Instagram and Behance pages.

Astro est un autre de nos artiste de rue que l’histoire ne devrait pas oublier. Après s’être illustré comme un des tops graffeurs à Montréal, il a été arrêté (une ‘arrestation musclée’ pour utiliser les termes de l’artiste) et en conséquence il s’en tient maintenant aux oeuvres légales et au travail en studio. Il fait partie du DUC crew (avec Pask, Koal, Sino, Stare, etc) ainsi que du crew français EB (qui inclut aussi Otek de Montréal). Il a aussi fait partie du défunt crew La Paria avec Zema, Frank Lam, etc. Pour plus d’information sur l’artiste et pour voir des photos de son travail de studio ou ses oeuvres de rue hors-Montréal, voir son site web personnel ainsi que ses pages Instagram et Behance.

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

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

For the 2025 edition of Canettes de Ruelle.

Tribute to Scan in the Plateau.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Above 3 photos: Astro’s contribution to the 2024 edition of Canettes de ruelle in 3 different angles.

In the Plateau.

In Montreal-Nord.

Peru143 (ground) and Astro (above) for Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

In Old Montreal. See ends of containers in angled shots below.

In Old Montreal. Frontal shot above.

In Old Montreal. Frontal shot above.

In Rosemont.

Sank featuring characters by Astro, in Rosemont.

In Hochelaga. A few more characters found their way in a piece by Monk.e next to it, see below.

In Hochelaga, over an older piece by Monk.e. These are extra characters to a full piece next to this, see above.

Astro’s contribution to the 2020 Lachine graffiti jam.

MSHL piece with characters by Astro, at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In a Verdun alley.

“CoronAstro” in Rosemont.

In Montreal Nord.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall (1/2, see next).

At the PSC legal graffiti wall (2/2, see above).

With Borgê on letters, in Rosemont.

Under a bridge.

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

In Verdun for Mu.

In a Rosemeont alley. See below for a close-up detail.

Detail of the above wall in a Rosemeont alley.

Tribute to Scaner at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel. Visible above is an older piece by Kare.

On a Hochelaga garage door.

Astro’s part in Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

In Rosemont.

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 1/3).

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 2/3).

For a daycare in a Hochelaga alley (part 3/3).

In Petite-Patrie for Plaza Walls.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Astro’s part in a big production in St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

On a sidewalk panel on Amherst for the 2016 edition of the MTL En Arts festival.

On containers in a Plateau schoolyard, angle 1/2.

On containers in a Plateau schoolyard, angle 2/2.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Inside the abandoned Transco.

Quickie found inside the abandoned Transco.

On a container in a Plateau park.

One of two contributions to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

The other of two contributions to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Above 4 photos: Both sides and ends of a container in a Plateau park.

In Rosemont.

Inside an abandoned tunnel.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen, summer 2014.

With DUC crewmate Koal.

With DUC crewmate Pask on the opposite side of the above.

On an abandoned warehouse in Hochelaga.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Photo © Astro.

In Hochelaga. This is a detail of a wall also featuring DUC crewmate Pask and Robe/Fore.

Interrupted by the police in an abandoned industrial building.

In centre-sud.

This Koal piece next to the one above also features a character by Astro.

In Hochelaga near the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. This is a detail of wall also featuring Axe.

The Axe piece next to the one above also features a character by Astro.

La Paria’s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival.

In Rosemont. Photo © Astro.

In Rosemont. Photo © Astro.

Photo © Astro.

Collaboration with Skepa on Napoleon (left half).

Collaboration with Skepa on Napoleon (right half).

In Hochelaga.

In Montreal West.

With defunct crew La Paria (with Zema, Frank Lam, etc.) on one of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

Side view of the above pillar by La Paria.

Another wall by La Paria, this one near the Champs des Possibles.

Inside an abandoned industrial building.

Collaboration with Scaner (left) and Zeus (right) on Clark. Photo © Astro.

In a Plateau alley.

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stickers

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other

Repeated print put up by the city in the windows of closed businesses. This is a close-up detail, see below for context.

Repeated print put up by the city in the windows of closed businesses. See above for close-up detail.

In his own words, Monk.e is “…a multi-talented thinker who expresses himself through his paintings, his poetry and his daily actions” (my translation). He is indeed a great communicator who leads two careers in parallel: urban visual artist and hip hop MC with already many albums to his credit. He is mainly known in the streets of Montreal for his community-oriented work often done alongside other members from K6A or for Ashop. He his mostly recognised for his figurative murals bringing together man and nature, but he also does graffiti deconstructed to near-abstraction.

Even though the image gallery below mostly shows Montreal creations, Monk.e is also very active in the rest of Quebec as well as in many other places around the world, particularly in Latin America and in Africa. To view his work outside Montreal or for info about his musical career check out his Facebook and Instagram pages.

Monk.e se dit être “…un penseur aux multiples talents qui exprime ses pensées les plus profondes à travers sa peinture, sa poésie et ses actions au quotidien”. Il est effectivement un grand communicateur et mène deux carrières en parallèle, celle d’artiste visuel urbain et celle d’emcee hip hop ayant déjà plusieurs albums à son actif. Il est surtout reconnu dans les rues de Montréal pour ses oeuvres à caractère communautaire, souvent effectuées en tandem avec ses collègues de K6A ou pour Ashop. Son art balance entre du figuratif très axé sur l’humain et la nature, et du graffiti déconstruit à la limite de l’abstraction.

Bien que la galerie-photo ci-dessous montre surtout des oeuvres créées à Montréal, Monk.e est aussi très actif dans le reste du Québec ainsi qu’à plusieurs autres endroits de par le monde, particulièrement en Amérique latine et en Afrique. Pour des photos de son travail à l’extérieur de Montréal ou pour de l’information sur sa carrière musicale, jetez un coup d’oeil sur ses pages Facebook et Instagram.

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figurative work

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

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

In a Hochelaga alley.

Inside an abandoned church.

Tribute to Zilon at the Foufounes Electriques, painted shortly after the artist passed away.

A tribute to Fredy Villanueva in Villeray.

Monk.e (mostly left) and Luvs (mostly right) for the 2021 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

A garage door in Mile End.

Monk.e added the character and background on the left to an earlier of his mural in Hochelaga (scroll down for the full original). Also featuring a few new characters by Astro in the bottom right corner. See below for a close-up on the main character on the left.

In Hochelaga. This is a close-up on a section of the piece shown above.

In the Plateau.

Portrait by Monk.e bookended by letters from Peru.

In Ahuntsic. See below for an alternate angle.

Alternate angle of the above Ahuntsic mural.

In Ahuntsic-Cartierville.

Back of truck.

In Hochelaga. Scroll down for close-ups.

Close-up on the left half of the Hochelaga wall above.

Close-up on the right half of the Hochelaga wall above.

A small piece from a prod in St-Henri.

In Hochelaga, next to a schoolyard.

From a semi-private jam in the Plateau.

In Mercier.

In Rosemont.

Monk.e and Ankh One representing Ashop on the wall of a Hochelaga school.

Monk.e and Ankh One representing Ashop for the Surfaces outdoors artshow.

Monk.e in collaboration with Haks and Jimmy Baptiste on a South West high school (front view; see next for side view).

Monk.e in collaboration with Haks and Jimmy Baptiste on a South West high school (side view; see above for front view).

In Ville St-Laurent.

In Hochelaga.

In a Ville-Emard school playground.

Collaboration with Ankh One in a Mile End alley (click to zoom in).

Mural in Rosemont.

Monk.e, Fonki and Ankh One collaboration mural for the 2017 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

For the Festival de Canes in Longueuil.

Ashop wall featuring Shadow (middle ground level), Zek (above, plus background), Monk.e (left) and Ankh One (right).

Monk.e (left), Strike (middle) and Flying Eric (right) for Ashop‘s Hip Hop You Don’t Stop project on the walls of a NDG garage.

For the 2016 edition of the Hip Hop You Don’t Stop Festival.

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

At Plaza Walls.

Collaboration with Tiburón at Plaza Walls.

Close-up on Monk.e’s part in a mural collaboration with Axe and Awe in Ahuntsic.

For the Chemin Vert block party organised by Ashop.

Monk.e’s part in the 2016 Amalgam Festival in Sherbrooke.

In Petite-Patrie for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

With Ygrek on the left, in Hochelaga.

Near St-Laurent, done off-Mural Festival 2016.

Parc Laurier container, photo 1/2.

Parc Laurier container, photo 2/2. Top right is a laminate by National Zombi which was integrated by Monk.e into the art instead of being removed.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 1/3.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 2/3.

Parc Lafontaine, photo 3/3.

With the help of Smilé/Smilee at the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

In a Hochelaga alley.

On a container in Mile End.

Side of the above container.

Back of the above container.

In the Plateau.

Truck piece, with Mastrocola in the front half.

The 2015 edition of this Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

On garage door in St-Henri.

Contribution to the 2015 edition of Mural Festival.

Near St-Laurent.

Baldwin pool, Fullum side. For Ashop.

Baldwin pool, Rachel side, left half. For Ashop.

Baldwin pool, Rachel side, right half. For Ashop.

In Petite-Patrie.

This is the 2014 edition of a Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

Monk.e on wheels.

In Ahuntsic-Cartierville for Ashop; photo © Monk.e.

Monk.e did the background for this piece by Chris Dyer / Positive Creations.

Monk.e (left), Scaner (right letters) and Axe Lalime (right character) in Hochelaga.

Near St-Laurent.

This Hochelaga mural also served as the cover for one of Monk.e’s albums.

Well hidden in St-Henri/Little Burgundy.

In lower Mile-End, view from the street.

Same as above, view from the alley.

In Hochelaga.

This is the 2013 edition of a Hochelaga mural with Axe for K6A.

Collaboration with Clandestinos (Shalak and Bruno Smoky) in the Plateau.

In Little Italy for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough. You can view the making of this mural on Youtube.

In the Plateau.

In a Hochelaga back alley, blending in with Mastrocola on the left.

Representing K6A on a city of Montreal building on Marie-Anne.

Same as above, frontal view (click to view bigger).

At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont for the Rosemont-Petite-Patrie borough.

One of the pillars of the Van Horne|Rosemont overpass.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Collaboration with Bonga, Becors, Jotapepax and Shalak in the Plateau.

Collaboration with Bruno Smoky and Shalak in Hochelaga.

Underneath expressway.

Overgrown with vines in Hochelaga.

Plateau wall from 2007; photo © Monk.e.

In a Plateau alley.

A very old piece on a Pointe St-Charles basketball court.

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figurative and 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 que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

In Rosemont.

In Hochelaga.

For the Halloween themed Sinojam at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the 2025 edition of Meeting Of Styles.

Above 2 shots: inside an abandoned building.

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e (left and letter background) and Mr Myl (right) for the 2025 edition of Under Pressure.

In Hochelaga, featuring Zeus on the letter piece.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In Hochelaga.

Above 3 photos: a diptych by Monk.e at the Papineau legal graffiti wall, close-ups on each half and full shot.

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

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e and Awie collaboration mural in St-Henri.

With Opire (wolf) for the 2024 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Homage to Slimka at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel, a collaboration with Axe Lalime.

Homage to Shreez at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In Rosemont.

A collaboration with Mr Myl for the 2023 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

In St-Henri.

In a Hochelaga alley.

A collaboration with Luvs for Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Collaboration between Monk.e and Ankh One in Ville St-Laurent.

Collaboration between Monk.e and Ankh One in Ville St-Laurent.

Tribute to rapper Jeune Loup a few months after he was shot dead.

In a Rosemont alley.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel featuring Draw Or King on the red face and eye.

In the Plateau. See below for close-ups on each of the 4 panels.

Above 4: close-ups on the panels of a 4-panel mural in the Plateau.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Tribute to Vice Verses in Hochelaga.

In a central graffiti alley.

Collaboration with Maliciouz in the McGill ghetto. See below for a close-up on Monk.e’s part.

Monk.e’s part on a collaboration wall with Maliciouz (see above for full wall).

In Rosemont.

In the McGill Ghetto.

Tribute to Scaner on truck side for the 2017 edition of Hip Hop You Don’t Stop.

In Rosemont.

In Little Italy.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

Monk.e (left letters and background) and SBU One (figurative material) at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 1/3.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 2/3.

Parc Jeanne-Mance container, photo 3/3.

2016 updated version of the Mural Festival wall seen above, with new letters at the bottom.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen. Also visible at the top is a wheatpaste by Lovebot.

In a Hochelaga alley.

Axe (left character and letters) and Monk.e (centre and right) in Hochelaga.

Representing K6A on the Plateau.

Serak, Monk.e and Saer from 2003 in Parc-Ex.

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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 que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

For the Halloween themed Sinojam at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Inside an abandoned building.

In Hochelaga.

Inside an abandoned building.

Monk.e on letters featuring characters by Axe Lalime, in Hochelaga.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

With Axe Lalime inside an abandoned church.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In St-Henri.

With Axe Lalime on character, a section of a long mural in Hochelaga.

In St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Monk.e on letters and Axe Lalime on fox, at the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Turf One over calligraphy by Monk.e in Petite-Patrie. Different angle below.

Turf One over calligraphy by Monk.e in Petite-Patrie. Different angle above.

Doing Dali’s name shortly before the Divina Dali live event in which he participated.

In a Rosemont alley.

In a Mile End alley.

This segment of a multi-artist production in Hochelaga features Monk.e on letters and Omar Bernal on bird.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

Monk.e on letters at ground level, and Grils above, in Villeray.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

A huge 3D piece in Lasalle.

Calligraphy / graffiti on a Mile End fence.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

In an abandoned building in the South West.

Truck side.

In St-Henri.

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

Monk.e’s part on the K6A wall for the 2019 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Stretching it with the help of a sliding door in an abandoned warehouse.

Calligraphy in an abandoned building. See below for other half.

Calligraphy in an abandoned building. See above for other half.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In the Plateau.

In St-Henri.

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

With Fleo and Dodo Osé on K6A‘s wall for the Chats de Ruelle Festival (Canettes de Ruelle 2017).

In St-Henri. The making of this piece was filmed by Bombing Science, view here.

Tribute to Scaner with Monk.e on letters (Scan’s name) and character by Tiburón.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

From a K6A jam in St-Henri.

In Rosemont.

In a Hochelaga alley.

At the Rouen legal graffiti tunnel.

For the 2016 edition of the graffiti jam at the Lachine legal wall.

On a container in Mile End.

Side of the above container.

Monk.e on background letter with Sermob from Mexico on figurative parts.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

In a Hochelaga alley.

In a Hochelaga back alley.

In a Hochelaga back alley.

An unofficial piece in Rosemont.

In Hochelaga.

‘Deconstructivism’ in a Rosemont back alley.

This 2002 piece is fading and the wall has been extensively patched, but it is worth showing here because it presumably is Monk.e’s (or perhaps anyone’s!) oldest graffiti still up in this city.

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contribution to multi-artist murals

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 que j’ai eu la chance de photographier.

Collective K6A crew wall in St-Henri featuring, from left to right, Serak, Awie, Arpi, Axe Lalime and Monk.e. See close-up on Monk.e’s piece below.

Close-up on Monk.e’s contribution to the large K6A crew wall shown above.

The K6A crew wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, featuring Monk.e, Awie, Serak, Fleo, Dodo Osé, Axe Lalime, Royal, Otak, Vect, Arpi, Sims and Osti. Monk.e’s name piece is split in three: top left, right of the buddha character and to the right of the right window. He also worked on the characters below the right window and to the right side of the middle fence.

In front of the above Under Pressure 2020 wall, Serak and Monk.e also covered the side of this bin with the names of K6A crew members.

Calligraphy by Serak and Monk.e and insect by Dodo Osé on a side of a bin in front of the K6A crew wall for the 2020 edition of the Under Pressure Festival (scroll up to view the wall).

Monk.e (red/orange parts), Jimmy Baptiste (blue parts), Deluxo (light green) and DRPN aka Drippin’ Soul (beige/greenish parts), in Hochelaga.

The K6A crew wall from the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e mostly in the left third (scroll down for close-up). Also featured on this huge wall are Ankh One, Axe Lalime, Fleo, Serak, Otak, Awe, Snikr, Royal, Rekal and Saer.

Close-up on Monk.e’s section on the huge K6A crew wall from the 2018 edition of the Under Pressure Festival

K6A wall at the Festival de Canes, featuring Axe, Dodo Osé, Fleo, Saer, Serak, Monk.e and OstiOne (click to zoom).

Ashop creation on a Plateau school by Bryan Beyung, assisted by Ankh One and Monk.e.

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

This huge wall from the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Hsix (bottom left), Sermob (bears), Bryan Beyung (horse) and les Hommes de Lettres (top), all tied together by Monk.e.

The K6A wall done during the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e as well as Axe, Fleo, Phile and Dodo Osé.

The K6A wall done during the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival features Monk.e alongside Fleo, Dodo Osé, Serak, Axe, Dkae and Saer.

Fanny Aishaa, assisted by Monk.e and Guko.

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tags, etc.

On 9 September 2017 the Montreal graffiti community lost one of its greatest writers, a “king” to use an expression from that world. The news of the death of the artist working under the aliases of Alex Scaner, Scaner or simply Scan, following a long battle with cancer, spread like wildfire.

In his mid-thirties, Scaner was one of Montreal’s first great graffiti artists. In the days following his death, hundreds of writers from Montreal and around the world as well as many street artists took to social media to pay homage and to express their respect for their brother, their chief, their king, the one who had been such a great influence on their own artistic development.

Scaner, alongside his brothers in the KG, DA and TFB crews (to name just a few), has helped shape the Montreal graffiti scene, give it its style and make it shine outside Montreal. Internationally known, he has worked alongside many of the greatest names of Canadian, American and European graffiti. He has also invited many of the best international writers to Montreal, thus creating networks for himself and his artistic family.

In just 20 years, this prolific artist has created hundreds, even thousands of burners, throws and tags. Given the ephemeral nature of the artform many are now gone but, thanks to the internet, they will live on and continue to influence the upcoming generations of graffiti artists. Only time and the elements will gradually chip away at what is left of his art in our streets, alleys, parks, offices, businesses and abandoned buildings, as the artist commands so much respect within the world of graffiti that no one would dare go over his work.

History will remember Scaner. When the negative taboos associated with the vandal origins of this artform drop and art historians study the artists who will have defined our era, Scaner will be remembered as the one who was taken too soon, but still left an immeasurable legacy.

The local and international artistic communities did not wait for Scaner’s passing to recognize his influence and express their love and respect. After the news broke out in the Spring of 2017 that the artist hadn’t much time left, his closest crewmates and friends got together and organized tribute productions (such as Scan You Rock). As well, hundreds of pieces created in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Barcelona, etc. have since been dedicated to him.

Following his departure tributes have been coming in even greater numbers. Scaner may be gone, but his star will go on shining brighter and brighter…

For more information on Scaner and for more photos of his work, check out his personal webpage as well as Facebook and Instagram. Production CanDo is in charge of the legacy of the artist.

Related posts:
Tributes to Scaner
Scan You Rock tribute wall
Scan You Rock production
Time Is Gold

Le 9 septembre 2017 la scène montréalaise du graffiti perdait un géant, un king, pour utiliser un terme du milieu. La nouvelle du décès de l’artiste connu sous les pseudonymes d’Alex Scaner, de Scaner ou Scan, suite à une longue bataille contre le cancer, s’est répandue comme une onde de choc.

Dans la mi-trentaine, l’artiste était un des premiers très grands noms du graffiti à Montréal. Les jours suivant son décès, des centaines de graffeurs montréalais et internationaux ainsi que plusieurs artistes du milieu du street art sont sortis dans les médias sociaux pour affirmer leur amour, leur respect et leur désarroi face à la perte de leur frère, de leur chef, de leur king, de celui qui avait été une de leurs plus grandes influences.

Scaner, aux côtés de ses frères dans les crews KG, DA ou TFB pour n’en nommer que quelques uns, a contribué à façonner la scène montréalaise du graffiti, à lui donner son style et la faire rayonner hors de Montréal. De notoriété internationale, il a exercé son art aux côtés des plus grands du monde du graff canadien, américain et européen. Il a aussi invité de nombreux graffeurs d’ailleurs à Montréal, établissant de ce fait de nombreux contacts et réseaux pour sa famille artistique.

En tout juste 20 ans, l’artiste prolifique a créé des centaines, voire des milliers de burners, de throws, de tags. Étant donnée la nature éphémère de cette forme d’art plusieurs de ces pièces sont maintenant disparues mais, grâce à l’internet, elles continueront d’influencer les générations de graffeurs à venir. Et il ne fait pas de doute que seul le temps et le climat auront raison de ce qui reste de sa main dans nos rues, ruelles, parcs, bureaux, commerces et édifices abandonnés, puisque l’artiste commande un tel respect que personne du milieu n’oserait repasser sur ses oeuvres.

L’histoire se rappellera de Scaner. Quand les préjugés négatifs dûs aux origines vandales de cette forme d’expression artistique tomberont et que les historiens d’art s’intéresseront aux artistes qui auront marqué notre époque, on se rappellera de Scaner comme celui qui est parti trop tôt mais qui a tout de même laissé un legs immense.

La communauté artistique locale et internationale n’a pas attendu son départ pour reconnaître son influence et lui exprimer son amour et son respect. Depuis que la nouvelle s’est répandue au printemps 2017 qu’il ne lui restait que très peu de temps, elle s’est mobilisée et a mis sur pieds quelques méga-productions (telles que Scan You Rock) en son honneur. De plus, des centaines de pièces créées par ses pairs à Montréal, Toronto, New York, Barcelone, etc., lui ont été dédiées.

Et depuis son départ ces hommages se sont multipliés. Scaner n’est plus, mais son étoile continuera de briller de plus en plus…

Pour plus d’information sur Scaner et pour voir plus de photos de son oeuvre, visitez sa page personnelle ainsi que ses pages Facebook et Instagram. Production CanDo est en charge de la promotion de l’héritage artistique de Scan.

Articles connexes:
Hommages à Scaner
mur hommage Scan You Rock
production Scan You Rock
Time Is Gold

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graffiti pieces

This was Scaner’s final piece. He left only an outline, it was filled in by his brothers in KG, Stare and Zek. Bear on the left is by Harry Bones. From Time Is Gold, Scaner’s last production.

In the Plateau.

This one was done during a block party in Mile End.

In Rosemont.

In upper Plateau.

In Hochelaga.

Scaner’s part in the Scan You Rock jam celebrating him.

In a central Montreal alley.

In upper Plateau.

In Wynwood, Miami.

In Hochelaga.

In upper Plateau.

Next to the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

Scaner (left) and Kemr (right) at the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

In Hochelaga.

Monk.e (left), Scaner (right letters) and Axe Lalime (right character) in Hochelaga.

In Rosemont.

Heating up Rosemont.

In a Hochelaga alley.

Rooftop burner in Petite-Patrie.

Well hidden in the Plateau.

Well hidden in the Plateau.

Well hidden in the Plateau.

In upper Plateau.

In Rosemont.

In the gym of an abandoned school.

In the gym of an abandoned school.

This piece dated 2014 was found in Wynwood, Miami.

In Hochelaga.

In NDG.

Scaner (bottom centre), Serak (top), Ether (middle letters), Axe (left characters), and Hsix (right character) contributing to the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

Scaner (top 2) and Hsix (bottom) in a Hochelaga alley.

On an abandoned warehouse.

In a upper Hochelaga back alley.

In Town of Mount Royal.

At the 2015 Chromatic block party.

On Mont-Royal.

Above the LNDMRK offices.

In Ville-Marie. The cats are by Axe and the letters on the left by Zek.

In Pointe St-Charles.

In Pointe St-Charles.

By train tracks.

Trackside.

Inside an abandoned building.

At the back of an industrial building.

Scaner on wheels.

Another truck side.

Another Scaner on truck. The back of the truck is by Bryan Beyung.

One more truck side.

K-Way promo for the 2016 edition of Mural Festival.

Opposite side of the above truck for K-Way at the 2016 edition of Mural Festival, doing the name of Dodo Osé (who did the back side of the truck).

En Masse‘s contribution to the 2013 edition of Mural Festival features Scaner (top letters) alongside Dan Buller (tennis player), Five Eight (central letters), Waxhead (head on the left), Beeforeo (below Five) and Nixon (bottom, top and far right). Photo © Infant Wisdom.

By train tracks.

Graffiti by Feka, Peur and Scaner, with a Lovebot wheatpaste at the top and hissing beasts by Axe.

Scaner on letters and right character, with Morz on left character, in a downtown inner courtyard.

Scaner (letters) and Axe (creatures) in Petite-Patrie.

Trackside piece in Petite-Patrie.

In a Hochelaga park.

In an abandoned building in the South West.

Scaner (writing), Earth Crusher (central character) and Axe (end figures) in an abandoned industrial building.

In Griffintown.

On an abandoned warehouse.

Doing Hoacs‘ name at the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In an abandoned building.

In Mercier.

In a NDG/Côte des Neiges alley.

In a NDG/Côte des Neiges parking space.

In a NDG/Côte des Neiges alley.

In the Plateau.

Another one in the Plateau.

Above Shok in the Plateau.

In Centre-Sud.

In TMR.

In Centre-Sud.

Cems, before he switched to Ether (top left), Scan (top right), Sage (bottom left) and Smak (bottom right) on this classic DA wall in Rosemont.

Highwayside in Montreal Est.

Highwayside in Montreal Est.

In Old Montreal.

This worn out piece off Clark was covered with something new in 2014.

Scaner in the middle of a wall by Astro and Zeus. The wheatpaste in the middle of all this is from Graffiti Knight.

Right half of a piece in NDG (sorry, left half is missing).

This piece in Rosemont-Petite-Patrie is dated 2004!

On roof edge visible from Papineau.

Another roof edge, this one on St-Laurent.

More rooftop, this one at the abandoned Transco.

More rooftop action at the abandoned Transco.

Next to train tracks in Mile-End. Also visible at the top is a paste-up by Turtle Caps.

In Petite-Patrie.

Under an expressway. Artist at the bottom is unidentified.

Pieces by Scaner and Sewk visible from train tracks in Rosemont.

In Hochelaga.

In Parc-Ex.

Under an overpass in Ville-Marie.

In a Plateau back alley.

On a St-Laurent mid-level roof.

In upper Plateau.

In an abandoned industrial building.

By train tracks.

This throw was found in Barcelona.

In Hochelaga.

In Hochelaga.

On a Plateau rooftop.

Rooftop throws, also featuring a throw by Zonek in this shot.

In Mile End.

Rooftop in Hochelaga.

Smak and Scan over St-Laurent.

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

Close-up on the collaboration with Zek shown above.

Rooftop collaboration with Zek.

Stare and Scaner on d’Iberville.

On a Plateau rooftop.

In Mile End.

Same Mile End spot as above.

Some train track work.

In Petite-Patrie.

Under an expressway.

In an abandoned building.

One for the crew in an abandoned building.

On an industrial buiding.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In Hochelaga.

In Rosemont.

In Pointe St-Charles.

More industrial work.

Throw in Rosemont.

In Parc-Ex, from 2003.

Tag and throwie.

Throwie and tag found inside an abandoned school.

Throwie found inside an abandoned school.

Throwie found inside an abandoned school.

Throwie in Mile End.

On closed restaurant awaiting demolition on Sherbrooke.

In Hochelaga.

Two-for-one throws.

Industrial Hochelaga.

At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Throw in a Plateau alley next to a piece by Persue dedicated to the man.

In the Plateau.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In an abandoned building in the South West.

Trackside in Verdun.

Trackside.

Trackside.

On the Plateau.

In Petite-Patrie.

Fading away in Griffintown. Also visible below is a throw by Awe.

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murals and mural pieces

Scaner and Axe contributing to the 2014 edition of Mural Festival.

Another angle of the above piece for the 2014 edition of Mural Festival.

Presumably Scaner’s longest commissioned piece, found in a Plateau End alley.

Above piece seen from the other end.

Same alley as above, middle detail.

With Stare in Old Montreal.

Scaner, Stare and Axe in Ville-Marie.

Commissioned work on restaurant sidewall in the Village.

In the fashion district.

In upper Plateau.

This unusual work on Aird, like the one below, is by Scaner and/or Axe.

This unusual work on Aird, like the one above it, is by Scaner and/or Axe.

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tags and hollows

Scaner (top) and Axe (bottom).

Scaner tag on the move.

Applying for a job with Garbage Beauty.

Don’t adjust your screen focus.

Making you dizzy?

On fence

On fence

Bubble flop

Drips

Intervention on someone else’s wheatpaste.

A 2-letter throw by Scan under Serak, on the abandoned Canada Malting.

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Mr Can Do

On the abandoned George General d’Auto Reparation.

Plateau back alley.

Sleeping dogs should check their backs, in Griffintown.

In the upper Plateau.

In an alley off St-Laurent.

Above the LNDMRK offices. Also visible is a diamond by Le Diamantaire.

Another one above the LNDMRK offices.

Rooftop twins in upper Plateau.

Scaner (in red and black) interspersed with graffiti by an unidentified writer on an abandoned warehouse in Hochelaga. This is actually a detail, the wall goes on and on like this.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

In the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Off a St-Laurent roof.

In a Petite-Patrie alley.

At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

Inside an abandoned school.

On the abandoned George General d’Auto Reparation.

Worn out piece on the Plateau

Found near the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

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wheatpastes and paste-ups

This one was found on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

Wheatpastes by Ether and Scaner.

This one was found on the George General d’Auto Reparation.

This one was found in the alley between St-Laurent and Clark.

Tag paste-up in Chinatown.

Throwie paste-up in Chinatown.

Throwie paste-up in Chinatown.

Throwie paste-up in Chinatown.

Throwie paste-up in Chinatown. Also visible is a sticker by Ether.

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stickers

Sticker tag.

Sticker tag.

Sticker tag.

Sticker throwies on the George General d’Auto Reparation.