Hsix comes from the world of graffiti but, as the image gallery below shows, he is mostly known nowadays for his amazing portraits of real life local heroes and villains. The heroes are generally historical socio-political figures who have had a significant positive impact on our society, while the villains are often present-day politicians, authority figures and other celebrities who have made the news for their reprehensible actions or words.

It’s in this denunciation of the crooks, hypocrites and liars of this world that Hsix shines the most. The way in which the artist satirises his villains is always clever, but varies in subtlety. In some cases the satire is subtle and clever enough to fly over the heads of most of an ill-informed or uninterested audience. But some not-so-subtle pieces sparked controversy and made the news. And never were those more controversial pieces created with an intention of self-promotion, as they were all done anonymously (the media were always in the dark about the identity of the artist behind those unsigned mural pieces).

Beyond controversy and the causes that motivate his art, Hsix is an amazing portraitist and among the best of the best of Montreal’s urban art scene. He is in fact part of the very select 156 All Starz, an international crew bringing together the best graffiti writers in the world.

The artist has worked under a number of aliases in the past but has now settled solely on the name Hsix. His presence on the internet is therefore rather limited. Check out his Instagram page for a bit more information and lots more pictures of his graffiti and street art work than is presented here.

Hsix vient du monde du graffiti mais, comme on peut le voir dans la gallerie-photo ci-dessous, il est maintenant surtout reconnu pour ses formidables portraits de héros et de vilains locaux. Ses héros sont généralement des personnalités socio-politiques historiques ayant eu un impact positif sur notre société, tandis que ses vilains sont souvent des célébrités, figures d’autorité et politiciens contemporains qui ont fait les manchettes pour leurs actions ou paroles répréhensibles.

C’est dans sa dénonciation des corrompus, hypocrites et menteurs de ce monde que Hsix brille le plus. Sa satire est toujours très rusée mais peut varier en subtilité. Elle peut être plutôt subtile et habilement échapper à un auditoire ignorant ou peu intéressé par les causes socio-politiques. Mais elle peut aussi être moins subtile et créer une controverse dans les médias. Il faut préciser ici que l’artiste dans ces situations plus controversées semble avoir toujours agi dans un but de dénonciation et jamais avec une intention d’auto-promotion puisque les oeuvres n’étaient jamais signées (en fait les médias devaient souvent admettre être dans l’ignorance totale quand à l’identité de l’auteur de ces oeuvres controversées).

Au delà de la controverse et des causes qui l’animent, Hsix est un formidable portraitiste et un de nos meilleurs artistes urbains à l’heure actuelle. Il fait d’ailleurs partie du très select collectif 156 All Starz qui regroupe les meilleurs artistes internationaux du monde du graffiti.

L’artiste a travaillé sous quelques pseudonymes avant de s’arrêter sur celui de Hsix. Sa présence sur l’internet est en conséquence plutôt limitée. Jetez un coup d’oeil à sa page Instagram pour en apprendre un peu plus et surtout pour voir une plus grande quantité d’oeuvres que celles présentées ici.

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figurative work

For Breaking Walls / Meeting Of Styles.

A tribute to Jean Duceppe in the village.

Hsix’s part in the Scan You Rock mega-jam.

Hsix’s contribution to the Art Gang‘s Plaza Walls project depicts Gillian Anderson.

For the 2016 edition of the Under Pressure Festival, Hsix (Roy Dupuis character bottom left), Sermob (bears), Bryan Beyung (horse) and les Hommes de Lettres (top), all tied together by Monk.e. The choice of Roy Dupuis as a subject and the “Whitewashing Roy” title came from controversial comments made by the latter comedian earlier that year regarding the treatment of native people by white settlers (he stated that the settlers did not mistreat native people as badly as shown in the movie The Revenant). It fit the anti-colonialist theme of that edition of Under Pressure.

Contribution to the 2016 edition of Mural Festival. This was the first of two Hsix murals in 2016 showing Roy Dupuis. See Under Pressure mural above this one for the reason behind the choice of the latter actor as subject.

Semi-official contribution ahead of the 2016 edition of Mural Festival. Depicted is Marc Arcand, a character played by Marc Beaupré in television series Série Noire.

Canadian anti-fascist doctor Norman Bethune on the wall of a Plateau library.

Plateau mural featuring the input of Zek on letters, bottom left. The character depicted is Albert Saint-Martin, a local socialist militant from the beginning of the 20th century. The pickles are a nod to the pickle factory formerly found next door.

Contribution to the 2015 edition of the Under Pressure Festival featuring Hsix (Eric Lapointe and Mars Attacks character), Zek (central letters), Mark Esprit (bottom left letters), Dcae and Dekor.

This Plateau mural by Benny Wilding features three depictions of Gilles Duceppe by Hsix.

2017 ad for a show by Martin Perizzolo.

Zek and Hsix in NDG, complete wall. See details of the 2 Hsix parts below.

Hsix detail #1 of the above collaboration with Zek in NDG.

Hsix detail #2 of the above collaboration with Zek in NDG.

Mural honouring Lea Roback, produced for Muralité.

This mural depicting then chief of police Marc Parent was quickly painted over under pressure from the SPVM. It is shown here as a work-in-progress because it was painted over very quickly after completion and this is the most completed shot I managed to get before it was censored by the police. Needless to say that this mural and its fate also got a lot of attention from the media.

Hsix (Ian Lafrenière character) and Mark Esprit (bottom left letters) for the 2014 edition of the Under Pressure Festival.

From the 2013 edition of the Under Pressure Festival: Ether TFB (middle letters), Scaner (bottom letters), Axe (bottom left), Serak (top letters) and Hsix (Guy Laliberté character).

Hsix’s part in a collaboration with Zek in Montreal West (Zek’s part not shown here).

Depicting Léo Bureau-Blouin in Hochelaga. This was not done as an honour but as a satire as the latter leader in the 2012 student strikes went on to flip his coat over in order to get into politics.

Much mediatized satire of Guy A.Lepage in Hochelaga. The media tried to figure out for a long time who the artist behind this piece might be. Giraffe by Dcae.

This Hochelaga mural shows Normand L’Amour. This is a work-in-progress, it was never completed because the owner objected to having a homosexual on his wall (!).

Sen2 (top left), Logek (bottom left) and Hsix (right) at the Cabot x Gilmore walls.

In negative in the Plateau.

Hsix contributed to this tribute to Prince Dock by doing Dock. The mural also involves the input of Stare, etc.

Zek (left) and Hsix (right) collaboration in Hochelaga showing Back To The Future’s Michael J.Fox and Crispin Glover. Also visible in this shot, above the mural, is a throw by Deep.

Zek (left) and Hsix (right) collaboration in NDG.

Mr.T, a red-winged blackbird, Darth Vader and an unidentified character on this Hochelaga mural. There used to be a Jean Charest in the middle spot, but it was messed with and painted over.

For Café Graffiti.

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letters

In a Rosemont alley.

With Mono Sourcil on character, under a bridge.

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

Found inside the abandoned building nicknamed “K6A Paradise”.

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

From a K6A & friends jam in the South West.

Mono Sourcil (character) and Hsix (letters) for the 2018 edition of the Estival de Canes

In St-Henri.

In a Rosemont alley.

In Rosemont.

Hsix’s part in a multi-artist wall in the Plateau.

Graffiti mural in the Plateau.

Scaner (top) and Hsix (ground) in Hochelaga.

Collaboration with Mono Sourcil (left character) in a Hochelaga alley.

Old piece in a Hochelaga alley.

Hsix’s contribution to a multi-artist wall done for the Essencia Festival in 2010 in Hochelaga.

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abstract work

Above 2 photos: 2 out of 4 sides of the pedestrian passageway around a Hochelaga overpass.

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throws and tags

Apashe is a very talented writer who was active in Montreal until he returned to France at the beginning of 2019. To see more than what is featured in this gallery, check out Apashoner.com and his Instagram, Flickr and Blogspot pages. You can also see the artist at work on his Vimeo channel.

Apashe est un graffeur très talentueux qui était actif à Montréal jusqu’à son retour en France au début de 2019. Pour voir bien plus que ce qui est présenté dans la gallerie ci-dessous, vous êtes invités à jeter un coup d’oeil à Apashoner.com ainsi qu’à ses pages Instagram, Flickr et Blogspot. Vous pouvez aussi voir l’artiste à l’oeuvre sur son canal Vimeo.

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burners

This gallery is sorted in approximate reverse chronological order (so most recent work at the top).

Cette galerie-photo est présentée en ordre chronologique inverse (donc du plus récent au plus vieux).

In Rosemont.

In an alley in central Montreal.

In the Plateau.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

Chrome in the Plateau.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

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

In a Plateau alley.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In a hidden alley.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In a hidden alley.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall (sorry for the odd cropping of the photo, I had to crop out a messy tag).

In Rosemont.

In a suburb park.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

In an abandoned building.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

In a 123Klan prod in the Plateau.

In Pointe St-Charles.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the Papineau legal graffiti wall.

In Pointe St-Charles.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall. Character on the left is by Fortune.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Dorval. See below for a close-up.

Close-up shot of the above.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Pointe St-Charles.

In Rosemont.

In Rosemont.

At the PSC legal graffiti wall.

In Rosemont.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

At the legal graffiti tunnel on de Rouen.

At the abandoned “Jailspot”.

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

Apashe (left) and someone from the 203 crew (right) in the Plateau.

Garage front in Rosemont (click on image for close-up).

On a multi-artist wall in St-Henri.

On delivery door of an abandoned industrial building.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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).

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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.

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stickers

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.

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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.

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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…