Ville de Montreal street signs incorporated into festival gates
One thing I love about walking around Montreal is how many design ideas you can get from all the large posters and street art in different areas of the city.
We got lots of inspiration last weekend by walking streets that are undergoing construction (Ste-Catherine, Boulevard de Maisonneuve, St-Laurent). It turns out that much of the graffiti on St-Laurent and between Ste-Catherine and Rene-Levesque was part of Bombe sur la Main, which happened the weekend before last, presented by le Quartier des Spectacles de Montreal. Thirty-six well-known and emerging artists descended upon the Main with spray paint, brushes and ink, and attacked 365 feet of boarded up facade. Artists involved included:
Collectif Crazy apes crew
Collectif En masse
La Paria
Péru et Cabin
Chris Dyer
Zilon et Seaz
Collectif K6A crew
Oneton
Arpi, DKae, Fleo et Tom Sydor
Zeck et Herezy
Here’s some higlights:
Poutine and street art on Ste-Catherine: the best kind of combo (Artists: En Masse)
Roch Rocking It (Artists: Zeck et Herezy)
Artists: Péru et Cabin
Apparently the works will be up until the end of summer, when the facades of buildings on the street are dismantled. If you’re in Montreal, definitely try to get to this area to take a look. You can find out En Masse’s, one of the artists collectives who participated, take on the event here. Le Quartier des Spectacles photoset here.
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