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April 28, 2014April 27, 2014

Montreal street art, endless winter

DIFFUSER 5861_01 — The golden cans, Artist unknown. Photo by Space27.

Even if it’s spring time, the action only really started in the streets of Montreal a few days ago. Aside from some artists who managed to escape the snow for some hot sand, most of them were stuck inside for months, as it has been the coldest winter since 20 years. Even so, street art photographer Space 27 caught some very interesting pieces during the last weeks (like this surprising installation of golden cans, above), that make me think that both spring and summer are going to be explosive in Montreal! I can’t wait to see it in person. Here is the street art work of Labrona, Gawd, Waxhead, Stikki Peaches, Jason Botkin aka KIN, Zola, Tôle, Mono sourcil, and a bunch of artists we expect to identify soon…

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November 5, 2013November 4, 2013

Street Art in Montréal, Canada, Fall

It’s already fall! Time is running out and artists too… The weather was sweet and warm at the beginning of the season, enough to have a comfortable atmosphere conducive to creation. A real indian summer that brought some good stuff in the streets. With the collaboration of my partner in crime, Space27, my eyes in Mtl when I’m far away, and with the support of some beautiful artists, the girls of Off-Murales, Labrona, Banksy…….. oh… WAIT ! WAIT ! Banksy was in town ??? No way ! No…no… it is BadVilx!!! phew… I can show you some street art works by Labrona, Vilx, Open Mind, The chief, Oh well!, MissMe, Qbnyc, Zola, Harpy, Lilyluciole, Scaner, Stikki Peaches, Mathieu Connery.

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August 12, 2013

A living museum, evolving walls in Montreal, Canada.

DSC_0314 4_01 — November, 2011- Dscreet, Adam, add their art to the original piece by El flyer, Simo, Produkt, Leeny, Other, Labrona, Gawd, Giver, Nixon.

When I started to hunt Montreal illegal street art, it appeared to me that a city is not static as usual people can think it. When you look closer, you can observe the walls change by the art that sticks on them. I was able to see the evolution of the streets and in the same time I saw ordinary places becoming amazing spots. When an artist, or a group of artists take over a wall, a door, and make it themselves, they give a soul to the city. Below you will see the transformation of some pieces whether completed or fixed. Interestingly, from a collective action or an individual one, it results that the urban environment is likely to be changed and magnified. The walls are for everyone but some of them exclusively belong to some artists. Hope they stay like this!

DSC_1249 2_01 — September, 2010 – Leeny, Giver, Produkt, Other

DSC_1553 2_01 — November, 2010 – El FLyer, Simo, Other, Labrona, Gawd, Produkt, Giver, Leeny

DSC_0125 8_01 — March, 2011- Artist unknown

DSC_0384 2_01 — November, 2011- HoarKor, Stikki Peaches, Waxhead

DSC_0422 4_01 — November, 2011- Labrona.

DSC_4880 2_01 — July, 2012- Labrona, Gawd

DSC_5253 2_01 — August, 2012- Waxhead, Gawd

Photos by Aline Mairet

June 13, 2013June 12, 2013

Street Art in Montréal, Canada, Spring

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Aline Mairet, a street art blogger and photographer based on in Montréal. Check out her blog here.

Here’s an idea of what you could found when you walk on the streets and alleyways of Montréal. When street art wakes up after a long, cold, snowy winter, the artists bring colour and beauty to the streets. Here is the work of Anser, Labrona, Gawd, Produkt, Chris Dyer, Qbnyc, 500M, Waxhead, Omen, 52Hz, Stikki Peaches, Listen, Wzrds gang and Stela.

DSC_8137_01 — 52Hz, Stikki Peaches and Listen

And this last piece, a splendid door by Labrona. A commission for En Masse.

Photos by Aline Mairet

January 2, 2013January 2, 2013

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Stikki Peaches pastes up these humorous pop art pieces in Monreal, each of which asks the question “What if art ruled the world?” Imagining the answer to that, I doubt things would look like an acid trip-style satirization of contemporary pop culture. Maybe more like this. But this hardly matters when I’d like to keep seeing reality through Stikki Peaches’ imagination.

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Photos by Space27