Visual Orgasm

Montreal Graffiti

403198Montreal is probably one of the only cities in the country that it makes sense to date your fill-ins since they could ride for many years. When we in Montreal in the early 2000’s it was HYH holding it down – Damo, Sake, Loes and Shok. So we were pretty hyped seeing a roller still holding on after at least 13 years. In the next picture below you can see a classic Dabs bomb poking out above many throw-ups that was done circa 1995. Montreal graffiti attracts lots of out of towners, from Canadians wanting a taste of the action, to old timers dusting off to do one more throw-up or the usual suspects that have crew from across the border coming to see Montreal for themselves.

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Montreal Graffiti

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We were lucky to visit Montreal a few weeks ago to wander around in the winter wonderland. They pile up snow like they pile on the smoked meat. We had not been in the graffiti mecca of Canada for 12+ years, which is quite sad. It is great to see familiar folks crushing it with new kids painting like mad. Montreal graffiti is certainly alive and well. We hope to share a wide range of photos we took over the next month giving you a small taste of what this beautiful city has to offer for graffiti.

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Rest In Peace – Krewz BA KSN

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It is sad to hear of the passing of Vancouver graffiti legend and master Krewz. We were fortunate to spend an afternoon with Krewz while working on our Visual Orgasm book. We met him in China Town and he took us to his Downtown Eastside apartment where he shared his blackbooks, photo albums and told amazing stories. Ever since we were planning this book we knew we had to interview Krewz and we were most intrigued and excited to meet him because of the stories we were told over the years. He was a true character like everyone had said. His passion for graffiti and hip-hop was evident even though his painting had slowed down you could visualize him picking up a spray can at any minute. We are glad to share photos we got while working on the book from his collection and many others. It is great to see the work him and his partner in crime Ephx were pumping out in the early 90’s. As his style transformed into a jagged style with his letters curving around and leading into sharp points. He was very proud of the work him and Ephx did on the Rumble in The Bronx set to transform a Vancouver street to look like a grimey New York one.  We know many people will miss him and show him the respect he deserves and this is our little dedication.
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