MONTANA-CANS LOOKBOOK 2017

LOOKBOOK
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EDITION # 02
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emoJivANDALS
FeLiPe PANtoNe
mURALS iN the mARKet
the wALLRioRS
ACRyLiC SeRieS
Forgot the bolt cutters?
No problem. Graffiti just
got a shortcode!
Traveling at the speed of
art Felipe Pantone is making
movement tangible.
Detroit’s murals in a historic
setting. More than just an
urban art festival!
Taiwan’s first international
Graffiti Festival in the city
of Kaohsiung.
A series of studio visits
with graffiti artist &
illustrators
LOOKBOOK / ISSUE # 02 / 2017

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Covershot by @kevintsg
mural by Brazilian artist SLIKS

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MONTANA LOOKBOOK 2017 | printed in Germany

Content
MONTANA LOOKBOOK / EDITORIAL
EMOJIVANDALS
BLACK ARTIST EDITIONS
MONOCHROME
ARTIST FEATURE FELIPE PANTONE
POWWOW 2016 RECAP
MURALS IN THE MARKET
STADT.WAND.KUNST
MURAL HARBOR
NYCHOS + THE WEIRD 5yrs
METROPOLINK
NUART
Moses & Taps Moscow
FACES & LACES RUSSIA
THE WALLRIORS
DUBAI STREET MUSEUM
GREETINGS TOUR
JÄGERMEISTER x MONTANA-CANS
ACRYLIC SERIES
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EDITORIAL
At MONTANA-CANS we benefit, as a team and as company,
from working closely with creative heads, our friends and
partners. In return, it is our pleasure to support events,
projects and artists. In our opinion, a fruitful cooperation
is the source for creativity, development and growth on all
levels. We are so fortunate and grateful for the fact that we
are approached by artists and collaboration partners alike,
who have incredible ideas and inspirations, is something
that we are very thankful for. Cultural sponsorship and social
commitment mean a great deal to us, which is why we are
happy to invest in projects and event sponsorships that
support the very causes which are so extremely close to our
hearts. This is our great privilege.
As a follow-up to the first edition, we are now happy to present
the second edition of the MONTANA-CANS Lookbook,
in which we’d like to take the time to feature some of the
special projects and partnerships we have established and
share our pride and gratitude with you.
More information on MONTANA-CANS
and its products can be found at:
WWW.MONTANA-CANS.COM
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TOPSPRAYERS at work | Moscow, Russia
photography by Good Guy Boris
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EMOJIVANDALS

Emoji
VandalsGraffiti
Just Got A
Shortcode
www.emojivandals.com
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EMOJIVANDALS
Being a part of an art scene makes you very much aware that a picture can
say much more than any single word or even a sentence ever could. This is
why we have acted on the necessity of having graffiti-based Emojis for your
everyday texting habits. There is nothing left to prevent the everyday vandal
of 2016 from appropriately communicating his or her needs with this exclusive
set of characters. The iOS App #emojivandals for convenient iMessage
stickers are not only available for download, but they’re also available as
smoothly looped GIF‘s or MP4‘s for desktop use.
We’ve got you covered from your bolt cutter to your lookout emoji, including
graffiti specialists‘ most trusted very cool Montana BLACK can emoji. We’ve
also been notified that some Emojis escaped and landed on a few selected
Montana BLACK cans, which have been randomly packed with our regular
BLACK cans and have found their way onto the shelves of your favorite Montana
distributers. Oh no! Emojivandals have also left their mark in Germany’s
capital in form of a huge painted Emojivandal overlooking the princess
garden – complete with Hashtag #emojivandals.
iMessage EMOJIVANDAL STICKER APP
available at the Appstore
Because of their unlimited coolness, we then decided to dedicate a limited
edition can to these cool dudes, which was available separately in a few selected
stores, in addition to a few collectable merch items such as Stickers and
iron on patches. If you’re as crazy about them as we are, you can check them
out at their own private domain: www.emojivandals.com
These dudes are a part of the Montana family now.
DONT WASTE YOUR TIME
Grab your EmojiVandals today
and spread them with your friends
www.emojivandals.com
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to GiVE modErn
Vandals
thE Vocabulary
thEy nEEd,
wE haVE crEatEd
thE VandalEmoji.
this
EXclusiVE sEt
of charactErs
allows propEr
communication
within thE
Graffiti scEnE
of 2016. thE appropriatE
symbols
for thosE
EVEry-day Vandal
nEEds arE
now aVailablE,
fully diGital
and so VEry
conVEniEnt.
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#GERMANSPRAYPAINT
#BLACKARTISTSERIES
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BLA
CK
ART
IST
SERI
ES
The Montana BLACK Artist Series is growing and becomes
a highly impressive group-exhibition on MONTANA-CANS.
What started with the idea of ​giving the artists not only a tool
for the creation of Graffiti but also making it art itself, developed
into a series of high-quality artworks that show the possible
creative processes that can be done with MONTANA-CANS. In
the past two years we already produced spray-cans cans with
the artworks of well-known graffiti and street artists like FOR-
MULA 76, GOLDEN GREEN, SOBEKCIS, ASKE, KAOS, NYCHOS
and THE GRIFTERS and over the last months proudly continued
the series with great limited re-designs by TRISTAN EATON,
DMOTE, NAWAS and BUFF MONSTER, who created the latest
edition of the Montana BLACK Artist Series.
MONTANA-CANS is very proud of every single limited edition
Artist Series can. Each can is featuring a world renowned artist
who has the opportunity to design a personalized artwork for
his/her favorite Montana BLACK color, from the 187 colors in
the Montana BLACKrange. These designs are then implemented
for a limited time in the production of the artists chosen color.
Thus making any versions of the Artist Series cans exclusive,
functional and collectable. The current designs of TRISTAN
EATON, DMOTE, NAWAS and BUFF MONSTER are a good example
for the variety of possibilities for the use of the Montana
BLACK color range. Los Angeles based artist TRISTAN EATON,
who became famous for his figurative illustrations, is one of the
most exciting contemporary street artists in the United States
of America, while DMOTE and NAWAS both stand for traditional
graffiti writing, but could not be more different. DMOTE is
world-famous for his classic way of stylewriting with roots in
the Australian oldschool while NAWAS personifies a modern,
creative way of European trainwriting. Like hardly any other writers,
NAWAS creates new, creative interpretations of the name
itself and the meaning of graffiti on trains. The latest design for
the Montana BLACK Artist Series has been done by BUFF
MONSTER. He live and works in New York City and became famous
not only for the high recognition value of his comic-like
characters which can be found in the streets and galleries all
over the world.
The Montana BLACK Artist Series will be featured 4 times
a year at the same price as the regular version. So grab them
while they are available! (Note: The can not be ordered specifically.
Limited edition cans will be supplied as regular color!).
Watch out for upcoming artists in this unique series!
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NA
WAS
The BLACK artist edition can #8 was not designed by an artist.
We decided to change things up a bit, so instead, we upped
the ante by inviting a whole crew to do what they do best. The
NAWAS crew (Night Watchmen) from Belgium are top-end designers,
illustrators and photographers by day, but by night, they
don their smocks, balaclavas and fool’s caps to roam the streets
and fulfill their deep-seated yearning to become urban art super
heroes. After taking time to consider our broad assortment of
colors, the NAWAS crew had made their decision, and selected
our BLK 6005 „Acid“ as their color of choice. During the creation
of the design, the team focused on emphasizing the title of
the color by creating the theme of the design. The whole design
screams acid in a hazardous zombie apocalypse-kind of way.
A zombie hand can be seen pouring a bright green liquid into
what becomes the NAW-ACID with a skull and bones floating in
the puddle at the bottom of the can. It was to be expected that
their strong orientation towards scene-writing would be reflected
in the design of the litho. We are thrilled with the outcome and
believe that the essence of the color has been portrayed to a T.
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D
MOTE
We are proud to feature DMOTE in our BLACK artist series.
DMOTE is an Australian-born artist, based in New York, who has
gained respect all across the globe. His artistic footprint can be
found on nearly every continent and his influence has definitely
changed the aesthetics on the streetscape of the universal graffiti
scene. Of course, when he agreed to design a BLACK artist
edition can for us, we were absolutely thrilled. He picked our
BLK 3155 „Purple Rain“, and we think it reflects his artistic diversity
and matches the quirky characteristics of his style very well.
For the design of his can, DMOTE used the reoccurring theme of
droplets, incorporating the color into his design. Staying within
the color family, he has created a litho design that is definitely
one-of-a-kind, emphasizing the use of geometric shapes to create
a layered look. Over the years, DMOTE has managed to move
beyond the graffiti drawing of his youth into the multi-faceted realms
of design, illustration, painting, curation and fine art; all the
while cleverly combining and shifting his emphasis to his liking.
This is exactly what makes his visual presence so determined,
energetic and with both feet in the street. We love DMOTE‘s new
can design and are hyped with the way it fits the can, the color,
and the artist.
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TRI
STAN
EA
TON
Tristan Eaton started his career with a toy that he designed for
Fisher-Price when he was 18 years old. Before that he was an
active graffiti enthusiast, painting on any kind of surface, even
dumpsters in New York, Detroit and London where he lived as a
teen. Working as an illustrator he was commissioned by clients
such as Nike and even Barack Obama. Today, he is a full-time
street artist, who focusses on fine art and large-scale mural
work. His unmistakable style features loud colors in collagedesigns
of pop imagery fused with iconography and symbolism
and varying overlays and textures. It was clear that we had to
have him design BLACK artist edition can. He agreed and
chose our BLK 5070 „Horizon“.
In the course of creating of the design, Eaton managed to tie in
a distinctive combination of his most frequent visual elements
such as faces, typography, line work, op art and image layering.
His collage-like motifs give the spectator of his artworks endless
details to decipher, almost like the images shift each time
one looks at them, each time revealing something else more
prominently, which gives his pieces an unparalleled depth and
dynamism. And now, a little cluster of changeability is forever
captured on our 10th BLACK special edition.
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Two icons that immediately come to mind as pretty much owning
the color pink are Hello Kitty and Buff Monster. No surprise
as to which color Buff Monster chose after agreeing to
design one of our special BLACK artist edition cans for us: our
P 4000 „Power Pink“. To him, the color pink symbolizes confidence,
individuality and happiness. Of course, all of his distinctive
Buff Monster design elements like dripping ice-cream,
one-eyed monsters and skulls are integrated into the design.
The typical Buff Monster character has two teeth and freckles
and seems to drip like melting ice-cream. The can design
sports three of these little fellows, plus he decided to use a cool
technique in which a few chosen elements have been left out in
the litho printing process, leaving the aluminum colored base of
the litho exposed for a metallic effect. The New York-based artist
was originally known for his street art, but has extended his work
over the course of the past 15 years to include collaborations
with readily recognizable brands and the creation of vinyl and
resin toys, prints, shirts, stickers and trading cards. He also has
created a range of limited edition collectables, one of which is
now this one-of-a-kind Montana BLACK artist edition can.
BUFF
MON
STER
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mOnOCHROmE
WORKInG WITH
THE CLASSICS
A viDeO-seRies On CleAn AnD simPle
„Clean and simple“ best describes the MONOCHROME-series concept of Spraydaily:
graffiti videos, which feature one writer and three cans in each episode. The motor driving
spraydaily.com is a small team of editors collecting daily graffiti-updates including
videos, flix and interviews with artists from all over the world. The project was kicked
off in April 2015 and has been consistently busy ever since. Artists such as SPORT,
KAOS, WANE, SOBEKCIS and many, many more have been featured in these short clips,
in which the artists is supplied with a few cans of our new Montana BLACKOUT and
WHITEOUT and a can of our popular Montana SILVERCHROME, to create a piece with
rich contrasts. Lucious outlines seem to appear magically, as if the can were guiding
the hand in stead of the other way around. The clips range from 1 1/2 to 2 minutes and
really give you some unique insight into the art of bombing on a variety of surfaces. The
high coverage of these cans is demonstrated nicely, establishing its rank as no. 1 in the
range of products for bombing. The designs are as the title implies „clean and simple“,
focusing on outlines with minimalistic and smooth backgrounds. Spraydaily is a great
coop partner and we’re looking forward to exciting new projects in the future.
all videos on:
www.Spraydaily.com
montana-cans.blog/monochrome
youtube channel: bit.ly/SPRAYDAILY
#Spraydaily
#Monochrome
100%
DEDICATED TO THE ART OF GRAFFITI
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photos by Spraydaily.com
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Traveling at the speed of
art Felipe Pantone is making
movement tangible
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Felipe Pantone
We at Montana-CANS are always on the
lookout for creative people to work with. When it
comes to street art, we have been truly fortunate
to have worked together with some of the most
prominent creative geniuses out there. One of
whom is Felipe Pantone. The Valencia-based
artist is an internationally renowned contemporary
artist, who has moved his graffiti aesthetics
to the absolute edge of every aspect of the
spectrum. His journey of discovery that led to his
unique aesthetic was born by his pursuit of a way
to fuse exaggerated colorful art and his obsession
with movement. The contrast of black and white
and the use of vivid colors are components of his
kinetic art style, which merges bold elements of
graphic design with highly-evolved geometric
shapes. His exceptional avant-garde artistic style
teleports the viewer into another mesmerizing
and vivid world, almost reminding us of the gaudy
80’s with its SMPTE color bars on the TV.
With the Internet, information seems to travel at
the speed of light. This feeling of rapid movement
influences for one Felipe Pantone’s life
through hyperactivity and extensive travel plans
but also his compositions, artistic style and working
methods. If it is your dream and aspiration
to create something of importance in the artistic
world you must be able to grasp the contemporary
era in terms of pop culture and your social
periphery. And Felipe Pantone has proven to be
capable of even amplifying the sense of our time
in his artwork. Using visual elements extracted
from technology such as glitches and other digital
graphical elements which represent speed,
this exceptional artist creates his pieces out of
any medium, giving the appearance of containing
movement which can be perceived by the
viewer or actually relying on motion for its effect.
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In a few pieces, he has even incorporated QR
codes with messages corresponding to his artworks.
Deeply influenced by one of his idols
Carlos Cruz-Diez, he has perfected his take on
kinetic art, and has taken the next step by incorporating
3-dimensional work. The fine arts
graduate is just as at home painting on canvas
or wood using varying techniques and amounts
of masking tape, as he is creating freehand
graffiti murals in more of an urban setting. To
him, graffiti is a game of aiming to paint with
the most style, the most times and bigger than
anyone before. His use of mixed media in a fine
art surrounding maximizes the impact his pieces
have on the viewer.
FELIPE PANTONE
ULTRADYNAMISM
store.felipepantone.com
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follow the artist on:
instagram.com/felipepantone
facebook.com/pantone.ub
www.felipepantone.com
photos by @ Selina Miles
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A Graffiti
Luau Going
Global
Spreading
a Mindset
through
Art
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photography by Brandon Shigeta,
Selina Miles, Daniel Weintraub
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follow the event on:
instagram.com/powwowworldwide
montana-cans.blog/pow!wow!
@powwowworldwide
Spreading urban art all over the world is a goal
for many urban art movements. The one we’d like
to feature here is very close to our hearts. POW!
WOW! is an urban art movement that originated
in Honolulu, Hawaii and is organized by a
global art network. Starting as an annual event,
the POW! WOW! Hawaii festival has featured a
huge roster and a broad range of top notch urban
artists from all over the world. The collective of
artists responsible for the festival have formed
a global network, organizing street art events
across the globe in other locations such as Taiwan,
Long Beach, Israel, Singapore, Jamaica,
Washington D.C., Guam, New Zealand, Germany
among others.
The 2016 POW! WOW! was busy in 7 different locations
- starting off with the POW! WOW! Hawaii
festival. Over a hundred artists, musicians, photographers
and media partners got together to
celebrate mutual creativity. The festival began on
the 6th with the Opening Block Party presented
by POW! WOW! and Night Market. The following
days were packed with showcases, exhibitions,
1-2-1 talks and of course a lot of mural-painting
action. Artists like Risk, Pantone, 1010 and Bicicleta
Sem Freio were spreading their creative
energy all over Kaka’ako, further contributing to
the growing mural scene. This year the festival
was closed off with a new climax: the „stranded
in paradise“ concert on Saturday, February 13th,
which featured The Green, DJ Babu and Rakaa
Iriscience of Dilated Peoples, Cipha Sounds and
many more. In March, a collaboration was formed
which led POW! WOW! to the SXSW music festival
in Austin, Texas. This combination of music
and urban art has always fueled POW! WOW! in
the past. Quite a few local artists were thrown
into a mix of visiting artists, including Kamea
Hadar, co-founder of POW WOW!.
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POW! WOW! DC, led by local artist Kelly Towels, got busy the
end of May. Artists flew in from as far as Hong Kong (Caratoes).
Other international artists included Jef Gress, INSA and the
Yok, but also some local artists such as No Kings Collective,
Decoy and Matt Corrado spread some urban love. The majority
of the murals created during these few days were on walls in
the NoMA neighborhood, in the interests of the partnership
between POW! WOW! DC and the NoMA Business Improvement
District. The second round for POW! WOW! Long Beach started
in mid-July and turned out to be a smashing success as the
week progressed. Life-size murals, art installations, a week of
exhibitions, screenings, and talks were the fruits of the labors
of over 30 artists who traveled from near and far. The line-up
included Martha Cooper, Bumblebee, KASHINK, Aaron De La
Cruz, Lisboan Pantonio and so many more.
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The New Contemporary Movement has a slightly different
artistic objective, which POW! WOW! sees great value in
supporting. The POW! WOW! Antelope Valley 2016 consisted of
an exhibition with an incredible roster of over 55 artists. The
exhibition titled ‚The New Vanguard‘ highlights the imaginative
breadth of these New Contemporary artists including David
Flores, Scott Listfield, Aaron Li-Hill, Casey Weldon just to name
a few. ‚One city district at a time‘ is the motto with which POW!
WOW! took on the downtown area of Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dozens of artists left their mark, including Askew, Greg Mike,
Imagine and Scott Boilard.
In October, POW! WOW! invaded Japan for the second time,
but this year, in the city of Kobe. The events within the festival
ranged from murals to skate exhibition showcases, with
educational talks and more. The festival was host to artists
such as Persue, Sam Rodriguez, Cinta Vidal, Kami and Sasu
of Hitotzuki. This year’s emphasis focused on education, with
workshops for kids led by renowned artists. Summing up this
incredible amount of output which POW! WOW! has generated
over the past year, we are so happy to say that we’re on board
with these guys. In further support of these years events, our
Montana team decided to dedicate two special limited edition
cans to two of POW! WOW!’s main events, as a symbol of the
outstanding teamwork between POW! WOW! and Montana-
Cans. The POW! WOW! Hawaii can from our color range of
Montana BLACK and the POW! WOW! Long Beach can from our
Montana GOLD range.
#powwowworldwide
#montanacans
#montanacans_USA
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When it came to choosing a color for the POW! WOW! Hawaii can,
we stuck to the colors of the festival’s logo and picked our Montana
BLACK color BLK 4040 Pimp Violet. The design of the can is minimalistic,
yet effective, sporting the POW! WOW! logo in white on the Pimp
Violet base. For the Long Beach can, we chose a sunny color from our
Montana GOLD range: G2030 Blast Orange. This can’s design is similar
to the minimalistic design for the previous POW! WOW! Hawaii can:
the white POW! WOW! logo on the Blast Orange base. A few lucky
artists who participated in the respective festivals were supplied with
these special edition cans and a select amount was also available for
purchase, making them real collectors‘ items. We are proud to be a
partner of POW! WOW! and to support this fantastic network in our
mutual endeavor to spread the love for culture, music and especially
urban art. Latest MONTANA x POW! WOW! Collabo Can – Color Shock
Black S9000 of Montana GOLD.
www.montana-cans.com
www.powwowhawaii.com
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murals
in thE
marKEt
morE than just an urban art fEstiVal
deTRoiT’s newesT mURals in a HisToRic seTTinG
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SELINA MILES
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Murals in the market
The music hub Detroit is known for a broad range of things, but
now, all it is also known as the creative city. Local publisher of
fine arts 1xRun teamed up with Detroit’s Inner State Gallery, the
Eastern Market Corporation and the Knight Foundation to organize
an amazing 9-day event titled Murals in the Market, which
is focused on public art. The historic Eastern Market in Detroit
becomes host to more than 50 world-class local and international
artists, who create a wealth of artworks throughout the district.
During the festival, dozens of intertwining events will take place
featuring installations, live music, children‘s‘ workshops, artists‘
talks, community events and of course many art exhibitions. Even
the formats of these exhibitions and talks are totally unique: a
sampling of the events includes a Drink & Doodle get together
hosted by Atlanta-based artist Greg Mike, a larger-than-life installation
at Sheryo and the Yok’s Ping-Pong Auto Shack, a barbershop
talk with Cey Adams + Kevin Lyons whilst getting groomed,
and Detroit’s infamous Slow Roll Bike Tour, just to name a few.
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The Knight Foundation invests in journalism and arts. Fostering informed
and engaged communities is their key mission. No better way to do that
than through urban and tangible art.
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Murals in the market
Katy Locker,
program director
for Detroit
of the Knight
Foundation
sums the goal up
nicely: “The festival
is a great
way to showcase
Detroit’s
creative spirit,
while bringing
more life to Eastern
Market and
encouraging
people to connect
with their
city and each
other.“
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Murals in the market
We know for a fact how right she is, because we get to see the
powerful effect urban art has on community spirit, and how it generates
an eagerness to identify with ones hometown. Art brings
people of all different backgrounds together, which is exactly why
Murals in the Market has been so successful in the past two years.
Detroit’s diversity fuels not only its creativity, but also it’s yearning
for mural art. The 1xRun Team has curated more than 100 Largescale
murals throughout the City of Detroit. For last year’s festival,
they put together an incredible roster of more than 50 artists
including world renowned artists such as Felipe Pantone, 1010,
Cey Adams, Mr. Jago, Slick and so many more. Also, props
to videographer Selina Miles for her great job on capturing all the
special moments of this event. The Brisbane-based film director
and self-proclaimed nomad is known for her documentations on
street art and graffiti, and she has also has made commercials
for huge brands. All together this event has given Detroit some
much needed fresh spirit and fostered forward momentum in
community spirit and in the acknowledgement of urban art. We’re
pleased to be involved as a sponsor and proud of the festival’s
development. Of course, we’re also really looking forward to this
year’s edition.
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www.muralsinthemarket.com
www.montana-cans.blog/murals-in-the-market
images by Selina Miles
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„Vera“ by Hendrik Beikirch/ECB, Germany
Brandenburger Str. 44, 68309 Mannheim
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STADT
WAND
KUNST
2016
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The mural „„vera“
The mural „Vera“ by HENDRIK ECB BEIKIRCH
was realized as a part of STADT.WAND.KUNST.
2016 and is since then overseeing the city of
Mannheim and its inhabitants. This woman
from Siberia is not only great because of the
size of the mural but as a part of HENDRIK
ECB BEIKIRCH’s „Siberia“ series a part of something
great! The mural Vera has a size of 44
meters height and 37 meters width and is possibly
the largest mural in Germany. It took 600
liters of color for HENDRIK ECB BEIKIRCH and
a team of painters and industrial climbers to
finish the work on this masterpiece. The mural
is open to public and can not be overseen at
Brandenburger Straße in Mannheim!
OPEN URBAN ART GALLERY MANNHEIM
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MONTANA-CANS
supports great
art in Mannheim
In 2016 the STADT.WAND.KUNST mural art event took place in
Mannheim for the third time. For this event, several well-known national
and international graffiti and street artists once again painted
large-scale murals in the cityscape of Mannheim, Germany.
In the past, artists such as HERAKUT and SATONE joined the lineup
of this unique event and this time it were BEZT and SAINER of
the ETAM CRU, as well as HENDRIK ECB BEIKIRCH and MEHRDAT
ZAERI who painted their murals for STADT.WAND.KUNST on facades
all over the city.
The start of a series of high-quality street art in large-scale formats
was made by the polish artist and muralist SAINER – to the
surprise of many with an outstanding black and white painting. He
was followed by the local illustrator MEHRDAT ZAERI, who created
together with his wife Christina Laube the wall painting „Freiheitstexterin“
on the facade of a former police building in B6.4. The next
wall in the context of STADT.WAND.KUNST 2016 was created by
the second part of the ETAM CREW, the Polish graffiti artist and
illustrator BEZT. With his work „Europe“, he designed one of the
greatest murals in Germany, which sets the viewer thinking and
raises questions into the everyday life of the passing people.
When the quality of the event already reached highest heights, the
anticipation for the mural of HENDRIK ECB BEIKIRCH was at least
as great as the facade he was asked to paint with a team of helping
hands and industrial climbers. His wall painting „Vera“ is part
of his „Siberia“ series. With his work over three facade sections
and a amount of 13 floors, 44 meters height and 37 meters width,
this piece of great art in Mannheim made an unmistakable sign for
the arts, for events like STADT.WAND.KUNST, the inhabitants of
the city of Mannheim and their visitors.
In 2016, MONTANA CANS lent STADT.WAND.KUNST its support as
a partner and co- initiator. In addition to the organisation and infrastructure,
the MONTANA-CANS team contributed the necessary
spray-cans and tools. STADT.WAND.KUNST stands like no other
event for great art in Mannheim!
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Expect the
unexpected!
with a mural painting by SAIneR/etAM CRU the latest StADt.wAnD.
KUnSt event started into a colorful summer – surprisingly in black
and white!
„I was curious how it looks when I transform a rough sketch into a
larger format“, SAIneR answered our interview question about his
mural. this transformation was more than successful and the city of
Mannheim became one great large-scale piece of art richer.
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„Baseball Sketch“ by Sainer/Etam Cru, Poland
Waldhofstraße 59, 68169 Mannheim
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Great,
greater,
great art!
Once again, the artist BEZT demonstrated
that he is not only great as a part of the
fabulous ETAM CRU but also a great single
artist. The mural he painted for STADT.
WAND.KUNST 2016 in the city of Mannheim
leaves the viewer thinking and throws questions
into the everyday life of the people
passing by. Everyone who wants to see
one of Germany’s greatest murals should
not miss a trip to Mannheim. The mural
„Europe“ is accessible to everyone and can
be found in the district E7,22.
„Europe“ by Bezt/Etam Cru, Poland
E 7/22, 68159 Mannheim
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Whoops…Art!
Linz’s Gallery
by Accident
Open-air urban galleries are pretty impressive
and a few cities around the globe are
continuously working on creating their
very own version. But imagine a voyager
variant if you will; a maritime adaptation to
the pedestrian gallery. There just might be
only one place on this whole earth where
something like this can be found. It exists in
the harbor of Linz in Austria.
The freight container complex was originally
not intended as a space for street art.
A small group of mature skateboarders and
snowboarders will tell you that the Harbor
is „the coolest place in the city“. It’s raw aesthetic
and pure industrial feel radiates the
aura of another time. After rediscovering
this abandoned wasteland, this group of
friends conjured up some frugal creativity
and started creating a space that was truly
their own. They have thrived on the inspiration
they have reaped from the sweeping
mix of disengaged coldness of the old harbor
grounds and the vivacious wildlife that
has reoccupied the empty spaces.
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Mural Harbor
In 2012, for aesthetic reasons, STOHEAD was
invited to paint a large-scale piece on a grey
wall opposite to the club’s balcony. But as
with so many of our featured projects… they
often just start with just one wall. A year later
ROA stopped by, and a year after that ARYZ.
A literal harbor of murals began to grow and
it became obvious there was potential for a
sizable project. With that in mind, an infrastructure
was established and a roster was
curated for further ongoing additions.
Today Mural Harbor has surpassed 100 murals
created by artists from 25 different nations.
And of course, MONTANA is hugely supportive
of this amazingly unique project. We are
always on the lookout for graffiti fans and
creatives who decide to take matters into their
own hands; and with the Mural Harbor team,
we have found great ones.
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THE WEIRD CREW
HIGH FIVE TO
THE WEIRD CREW
AN ANNIVERSARY
WELL SPENT
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The Weird crew
There are some pretty incredible crews out there in the graffiti-stratosphere.
Most crews range from 2 to 5 artists, but we’d like to feature
a special larger crew from Germany and Austria. The Weird crew has
10 members, each with a background in graffiti, and each with their
own recognizable style, but all with a unique focus on character design.
They work as artists, graphic designers, illustrators and lecturers in 6
different cities. For their 5th anniversary, they have come together for a
special birthday bash in Vienna to celebrate their collaboration as well
as their friendship. First they kicked off the get-together with some live
mural painting action at the Calle Libre festival in Vienna. This was
followed by an exhibition at the Rabbit Eye Movement Art Space, located
in the heart of Vienna. After a successful opening, the Weirdos took off
towards Linz for their final act of anniversary high time.
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#theweird #weirdcrew
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The Weird crew
Mural Harbor, organized by another team of trusted Montana coop
friends, is well known for its swanky mural scape created by artists
from all around the globe. The Weird crew was hosted there for almost
two weeks, during which they created what originally was supposed to
be an anniversary wall, but ultimately turned into an incredible Weird
house, as the ideas and artworks grew with each arriving member of
the crew. The concept of the collective morphed into a 4 season theme.
First, Vidam’s wall titled „Spring Fever“ gives you the initial taste of
sunshine. Then, „Pineapple Jonny“, by HRVB, sends your brain into a
full-tilt summer feeling. Rookie and DXTR worked on their edition of
a windy autumn in a fantastic collab, finishing off with Frau Isa, who
reminds us that winter is just a blink away with some holly and ivy and
hot cocoa. In addition to the „4 seasons“, Look the Weird and Cone each
created walls with their own very idiosyncratic styles, which feature two
radically different designs.
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The Weird Crew
Furthermore, Nychos got busy and created a
mural titled „Translucent Serpent“, staying
true to his style and his love for anatomically
inclined designs, while DXTR painted
a seemingly endless piece titled „the Hunt“,
featuring a wild chase. Eight completed walls
later, the Weirdos can dust off their hands and
lean back in self-satisfaction, knowing that
they have proven, once again, that they’re a
bottomless pit of creativity.
Montana has been following and influencing
the German graffiti scene since the mid-90s
and during that time, we have become friends
with so many artists and curators. We appreciate
the different styles and types of creative
heads we have come to meet and work with.
It is all the more fulfilling to us and gives us
great joy when all these incredible people start
working together and networking with one
another, to create and work on something even
bigger than themselves.
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the-weird-crew.tumblr.com
#theweird #weirdcrew
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Art, Expression
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When we are asked to contribute to graffiti festivals, we usually
don’t need a whole lot of convincing. But when that festival
takes place in the hometown of Montana-Cans, Heidelberg,
Germany, we are on fire! The Metropolink festival has now
been held twice, and each time with an incredible outcome. As
UNESCO, Creative City Heidelberg has been a hiphop and graffiti
hub ever since it started flowing over to Germany from the USA
via movies and pop culture. Even today, there continues to be
a variety of events around urban art in different venues in the
city. Organizer Pascal Baumgärtner’s focus is to create new
and beautiful places that bring people of different age groups
and of all walks of life together. And even in the first year of the
Metropolink festival, he took great strides to achieve his goal:
Many live mural paintings were featured all over the city,
24 mobile cubes were used as exhibition rooms, there were
workshops for kids, a symposium about art in public spaces
was held, 6 different exhibitions opened their doors for the first
time and 30 junction boxes were redesigned. For round two, the
Metropolink team attempted to involve all of Heidelberg’s city
districts. The festival created an artistic synthesis from July 8
to July 22, 2016, including an extensive array of attractions. In
the city district of Kirchheim, a public gallery was created by
international artists such as Stohead, Pau and SweetUno. The
ever-grey concrete walls of the industrialized apartment block
in Emmertsgrund got a makeover by none other than Hendrik
Beikirch. The roster includes even more internationally
renowned artists, such as Herakut, SMASH137, Limow and
many more.
A Festival
that Brings
People
Together
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In overseas ship containers positioned on the Bismarck
plaza, spectators could debate with refugees or homeless
people, and even give full scope to their creative minds. The
„Raumfänger“, a mobile event tent, featured contextualized
Poetry Slams and concerts. A documentation center took
you on a wild journey through Heidelberg's graffiti history
from its first steps up to today. One special highlight was
the "Urban-Romatic-Tour" which enabled the passengers
on board to watch artists while they do what they do best:
contribute to the urban scope of originality. The convertible
bus took you to 18 different stops in 8 districts. The diverse
program proves that we have a city in which creativity
can and should be lived out, says mayor Eckart Würzner.
We agree and are proud to have been a part of this great
beginning.
www.metropolink-festival.net
photos by @ Manuel Wagner, Alexander Krziwanie
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“Anatomy of the main weapon of choice“ artwork by Nychos as a homage to our game-changing
Montana BLACK spray paint! Screenprints were sold at www.rabbiteyemovement.at
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NUART 2016
Stavanger
Norway
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MONTANA-CANS
supports
annual
street art
festival
in Stavanger
Norway
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NUART is an international street art festival,
which takes place once a year at the coastal city of
Stavanger, Norway. The festival consists of a series
of citywide exhibitions, events, performances,
interventions, debates, workshops and possibilities to
practice different ways of street art. It is a place where
people who are interested in contemporary street
art and its expansion come together, exchange their
views and have a huge celebration since 2001. The
festival invites the worlds leading and most-talented
street artists to present their pieces in- and outdoor.
In 2016 the popular artists ADD FUEL, AXEL VOID,
ERON, EVOL, JAUNE FINTAN MAGEE, HENRIK
ULDALEN, HYURO, JEFF GILETTE, KENNARDPHILLIPS,
MTO, NIPPER, ROBERT MONTGOMERY and SPY
participated in the event. For artists like these,
NUART is a platform to present their works in a more
alternative way and to avoid the established art
system. So the focus of the festival is more on people
and their daily surroundings as on an elite isolated
space. NUART is a non-profit festival that is thankful
for a lot of volunteers and vandals who help to set it
up every year.
The exhibited street art is deeply connected with
graffiti, comic culture and stencil art. To realize their
great work, the artists use Montana GOLD cans.
Montana GOLD spray-cans are not only a technical
support – furthermore it is a way street artists have
the possibility to express their contentual thoughts.
MONTANA-CANS provides such a wide range of
colors, which the artists can use. Each color has
another impact on the surrounding. The different
caps give the artist the possibilities to paint gestural,
extensive and also very detailed.
MONTANA-CANS is proud to support the NUART
festival in varied ways.
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Calum Lasham and Brian Tallman
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mosEs
& taps
mosCoW
russiA
photography by Good Guy Boris
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topsprayEr
paint
thrEE
murals
in thE
capital
of russia
MOSES and TAPS aka the TOPSPRAYER are well
known for their unconventional Graffiti actions in
public space. Even if you never know what's coming
next with those two graffiti-individualists, it was a
big surprise when the message came out that they
are working on a mural in the city of Moscow. The
way they are, with no surprise, it wasn't just one
mural but rather three murals at the campus of the
former biggest newspaper of Russia. Followers of
MOSES and TAPS know that they are not known as
TOPSPRAYER for nothing because they painted as
much as just a very few.
MOSES and TAPS became famous on the streets.
Better than that: They became famous on the tracks
of Germany and Europe, where their pieces covered
walls and trains long before they published a book
with the title TOPSPRAYER and got even more
recognition by a wider audience. In the beginning, the
individual high-quality graffiti styles of MOSES and
TAPS couldn't be much more different. Together they
painted train systems all over the world. Nowadays,
if you think of MOSES, you think of TAPS at the same
time. With MOSES and TAPS , two characters of the
graffiti culture (or even more?) faded together and
became one, under the synonym TOPSPRAYER. The
two different styles became a symbiosis within a
corporate identity painted with Montana BLACK True
Cyan and True Yellow. At least, you couldn't even
recognize anymore who was who.
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The MOSES and TAPS
mural in Moscow is at
least, according to its
height, the biggest of
their corporate identity
paintings. They designed
two facades with their
well-known color-splashes,
throw-ups and patterns
of lines in blue and
yellow, which each of us
has already seen before,
somewhere in the worldwide
city- or landscapes.
The third mural goes a step
further. To the blue and
yellow new, bright colors –
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which break the corporate
identity – explode, as if
MOSES and TAPS wanted
to free themselves from
their self-imposed norms.
It is left to the viewer to
conclude the future path of
MOSES and TAPS . We are
already looking forward,
it seems as if it will be
colorful!
photography by Good Guy Boris
Watch the video:
bit.ly/Moscow-Video
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FACES
AND
LACES
RUS
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Since 2006 the popular FACES & LACES festival takes place regularly
in the capital of Russia. MONTANA CANS has been a long
time partner of the event and was, of course, present at the 10th
anniversary, supporting the participating artists with a wide range
of colors and products. The FACES & LACES festival is one of the
most exciting festivals in Russia and unites concerts, parties,
bmx, skateboarding, sneaker culture, streetwear, graffiti- and street
art culture every year to a unique clash of subcultures in the heart
of Moscow. The anniversary was under the motto of CITY UNDER
CONSTRUCTION and, in addition to exciting performances in all
areas – for example LIL B and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz –
it was the place to be for national and international graffiti and
street art.
The festival took place from August 6th to 7th in high-summer
conditions and Moscow presented itself at its best. The artists
had best conditions to shake the cans and become creative to
the beat of the performing DJ’s at the popular Gorki Park. The
beginning of several painted walls all over the area were done
by the Serbian twins SOBEKCIS, as well as the Russian artists
PEEKS and PLUSIER. They painted a typical Russian truck and
one of the many walls with a large color range of MONTANA GOLD
spray-cans.
www.montana-cans.blog/faceslaces2016
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Also since 2006, the SECRET WALLS live illustration battles have
been organized all over the planet. So it was a perfect match for
the battle to take place at FACES & LACES 2016, which brought
numerous artists on stage to compete in a creative way. The walls
were done by artists such as MAD (Moscow), TAME (Minsk), INEY
(Moscow), SLOOF (Rostov-On-Don), KOGAN (Berlin) and REN
GRAUN (Saint Petersburg).
Under the bustling sun of Moscow you could enjoy the colorful
impressions of the festival by wearing a classic KANGOL hat designed
by artists such as MUCH, BODIK, SUBWWAYMOSCOWW and
EGOR who used MONTANA CANS ACRYLIC marker. After so much
creative spirit the FACES & LACES festival was a successful event
not only for friends of the graffiti- and street art culture. MONTANA
CANS wishes all the best for the next 10 years. Party On!
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Wallrio
At Work
Taiwan’s
Internat
Graffiti F
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Urban art movements are not confined to specific countries or areas. They
are spreading around the globe, attempting to generate awareness and justification,
and educate the cultures that they encounter. The Wallriors festival
is an urban art and graffiti festival in Taiwan. It is held twice a year in the city
of Kaohsiung, the last one took place in November, 2016.
The organizational team behind the festival is a network of artists, observers
and idealists who work on art projects in public spaces. Their objective is to
make art accessible to a wider audience by taking it out of the conventional
gallery space and embedding it into the cities where we live - truly making art
for everyone.
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Sao-Paolo-based artist SLIKS is known as a
writer graffiti artist. But he also has mastered
the art of large-scale graffiti art as proven by
his incredible mural in bright colors.
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The Wallriors organizational team united with the
Arcade Art Gallery in order to bring international artists
to its scene. The line-up included international artists
OKUDA, SEN2 and SLIKS, but also many local artists
participated including BAMBOO, DEBE, MR.OGAY and
FASO1. Stunning murals were created all over the city
scape of Kaohsiung City.
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The streets of Kaohsiung are being formed and enriched by these incredible
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Including some old cars, which were painted and positioned
in a local skatepark as obstacles for the skaters.
This old city has grown from a small village in the 17th
century into the political, economic and industrial center
of southern Taiwan. We find the Wallriors festival to
be the perfect addition to our promotional efforts and
are happy to support its growth in the coming years.
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follow the wallriors event on:
montana-cans.blog/Wallriors
www.thewallriors.com
@thewallriors
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DUBAI STREET MUSEUM
m o n t a n a
c a n s
s u p p o r t s
t h E
d u b a i
s t r E E t
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DUBAi STREET MUSEUM
MONTANA CANS sponsors and supports the DUBAI STREET MUSEUM – the first
contemporary street art event of this amount in the Middle East. The event takes
place in the streets of Dubai over a period of five years and welcomes numerous
national and international artists to the United Arab Emirates. The DUBAI STREET
MUSEUM is curated by ROM LEVY, the founder of the blog streetartnews.net, and
SANAZ ASKARI, the owner of the MINE Gallery Dubai. Both managed to create
a great mixture of highly innovative artists such as 1010 and CASE (MA’CLAIM)
from Germany, ERNEST ZACHAREVIC from Lithuania, SETH THE GLOBEPAINTER
from France, MARTIN WHATSON from Norway, Russian artist JULIA VOLCHKOVA,
HUA TUNAN from China and INKMAN from Tunisia. These participating artists
already finished their murals during the first phase of the event on large-scaled
walls along the 2nd of December Street in Al Satwa, a district with a high-density
of retail outlets and private residential dwellings. The finished works can be seen
in our MONTANA BLOG filled with regular updates on graffiti-, street art- and
contemporary art events like the DUBAI STREET MUSEUM.
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as the official sponsor, monTana cans
provides monTana Gold spray-cans to
all the participating artists, who need
the best tools for their works on different
surfaces and highest-quality colors that
resist the harsh climate of the United
arab emirates. The unique event unites all
kinds of national and international street
art of the highest standard – no matter
if is abstract or figurative. it turns the
streets of dubai into an open-air museum
with many different ways and artistic
interpretations of „The Past“ – the curated
theme of the dUBai sTReeT mUseUm.
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DUBAi STREET MUSEUM
With German artist CASE (MA’CLAIM) one of MONTANA CANS
longtime friends is a main part of the line-up for the DUBAI
STREET MUSEUM. CASE (MA’CLAIM), who is one of the pioneers of
photorealistic graffiti, pushes not only the quality of this great event
into highest heights. Together with his graffiti crew MA’CLAIM,
he became internationally known in the early 2000s and since
then participated in several graffiti- and street art events together
with his crew mates and as a single artist. Today his works can be
found in galleries and exhibitions all over the world. In Dubai, he
finished two of the largest murals of the event. His two artworks
are dedicated to the traditional Arabic culture and combine the
curated theme „The Past“ with the typical, detailed view on the
characteristics of the society. With „Fishermen“ and „Arabic Coffee“,
CASE is once again able to capture the small particularities of
society in a large format. The artworks were done with MONTANA
GOLD and can be visited in the streets of Dubai.
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www.montana-cans.blog/dubai-street-museum
www.dubaistreetmuseum.ae
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Creating a
Whole City
in a Postcard
The best projects grow like a sprouting seed. Some spark
of an idea that was just there all the sudden, which can
then either be discarded or developed consciously or
subconsciously into a real live project. It is this genuine
evolvement that give these projects their authenticity.
One of our most recently established collaborations is our
partnership with the Greetings Tour.
The artist duo Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs are on a special
road trip in an RV, traveling to cities throughout the United
Stated for almost two years now! In these cities, they create
interactive murals, and essentially, future landmarks. The
design is based on the classic Large Letter postcards from
the 30’s-50’s which depicted the name of a city with images
of landmarks from that specific city in each of the letters.
The artists' very different backgrounds and passion for their
joint endeavor are what make this project so unique. For
Ving, the emphasis lies on them creating art for the public,
the mural artwork being something local residents will want
to identify with and appreciate in the end. Focusing not only
of popular, well-known landmarks, but also incorporating
undiscovered treasures and historical elements into their
aerosol art designs.
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Greetings tour
Combining Beggs’ photography and the help and
tips from locals has led to exclusive insights that are
featured in the letters in the mural, which then is given
back to the community in turn, especially the offline
community, but also social media and blog posts are
keeping fans from all over the globe up to date as well.
The duo is also interested in collaborating with local
artists and businesses, enriching the designs even
more, and giving each city its very own flare. In the end,
the entire project will be gathered into an extensive
publication in form of a series of linen postcards. We
love their idea and are thrilled to support them on their
artistic journey.
#greetingstour
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Greetings tour
Victor Ving is a former NYC graffiti artist who now utilizes his aerosol
art experience to create public murals for local communities. He is one
of the co-owners of Klughaus Gallery and Graffiti USA art agency.
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More on our blog:
www.montana-cans.blog/ greetings-tour
or on www.greetingstour.com
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Greetings tour
Photography and
Dance, she moved to
New York City where
she began shooting.
Lisa’s portfolio can be
found on her website
www.lisabeggs.com
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Photographer Lisa
Beggs was born
and raised in Ohio.
Upon graduating
from Ohio University
for Commercial
Photography: @Lisa Beggs
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KNALL-ORANGE for
Community Spirit
A Special Can for
a Special Brand
We’re always thrilled when other brands or artists come to us with a great idea. So, when established German
brand Jägermeister came knocking we were all ears. Skipping the deliberation process alltogether,
we were sure this was going to be awesome. To make this opportune decision even more worthwhile, we
decided to create a special-occasion-can in Jägermeister’s true orange color, namely „KNALL-ORANGE,“
which translates loosely to „BRIGHT-ORANGE“. Of course, under the pretext of designing the can’s litho
and exchanging further ideas, we had to meet the Jägermeister Team from Wolfenbüttel, who are so passionate
about their work. Naturally this – how else could it have been – was commenced by the partaking
of a shot of the legendary herb digestif from Wolfenbüttel. It is likely that precisely this, made the design
and campaign even more fruitful than we had hoped.
The can’s design is sleek and minimalistic, sporting both the Jägermeister and the Montana Logo on the
„KNALL-ORANGE“ base of the can. Of course the #wallsofwir campaign is also printed on the can.
The „KNALL-ORANGE“ color was created and mixed solely for this specific can.
All together 3,480 limited edition cans were produced and distributed, and because we know how much
our fans love our limited edition cans, we decided to incorporate this collectable into our Collaboseries.
Since the cans were not available for normal purchase, they belong to our special collectable can editions.
Jägermeister understands that within a creative heart, there is graffiti, an art form that brings people
together in collaboration, to create and enjoy. It is our pleasure to have played a part in this project and
help further this perception of what our art form is really all about.
#GERMANSPRAYPAINT
#MONTANACOLLABOSERIES
#WALLSOFWIR
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Unity
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Urban
Art
Just imagine if someone came up to you and said that they
believe the very thing you’re most passionate about is perhaps
the perfect medium to promote team spirit and bring people
together. No matter what your passion, you’d probably be pretty
stoked! We definitely were, when Jägermeister came to us with
unique proposal. We were hooked and full of enthusiasm, and
on top of it all, the mutual affinity was almost tangible.
Jägermeister is known worldwide for their top quality herb
digestif. In Germany, they're also known for their well-executed
campaigns, their good sense of humor and their love for
camaraderie.
Their #wallsofwir campaign promoted community spirit,
which is a typical topic for all of Jägermeister’s projects. The
4-week #wallsofwir campaign was focused on creating 4
large-scale murals in public spaces in four large German cities,
Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne and Stuttgart, and had a roster of 16
German artists based in those respective cities. After the first
bit of brainstorming, it was clear we had to create a special
color for this occasion related to the classic Jägermeister
Orange. "KNALL-ORANGE" which translates loosely to "BRIGHT-
ORANGE" was created and handed out for free in graffiti shops
in each city throughout the duration of the event, to further
promote it.
The project was kicked off in Hamburg by artists ANNA
T-IRON, OJEY 80, HEIS and the ALPHABET BOYS. Supplied
with a whole bunch of Montana BLACK cans, the team got to
work to create a collage-style piece in the cities party district
of St. Pauli. It turned out to be a real Jäger-masterpiece with
Jägermeister’s font logo letter J as recognition feature. Next
up, Berlin-based artists DEE DEE KID, GOGO PLATA, DEJOE and
DIE DIXONS created a real Berlin Wall of unity. Featuring all
kinds of creatures from humanoid to a more robotic faction, this
wall invites its spectators to become a part of a unique team,
including a designated selfie point for perfect angle.
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www.jaegermeister.de
#wallsofwir
We at Montana identify
ourselves as a passionate
brand which is made in
Germany. The Jägermeister
team met our passion and
raised us a cause. We are
proud to have been a part of
Jägermeister’s #wallsofwir
campaign and are grateful for
the outstanding partnership
that has been established.
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In Cologne, 4 unique styles
were combined to create an
exclusive mashup. Similar to
the incredible combination
of Jägermeister’s 56 herbs,
both of these blends combine
to become something that
is even more special. Artists
POUT SPENCER, SEMOR, THE
TOP NOTCH and RANDOM EXP
stayed true to their individual
styles, proving that team spirit
also means diversity and
multifariousness.
Last but definitely not least,
the #wallsofwir mural in
Stuttgart was to portray
community spirit quite literally.
Artists DINGO BABUSCH,
PEREZ, MOOHEE and SMOK
created a breathtaking
mural with the names of 20
Instagram-users who won
the Jägermeister contest in
September, 2016. Each name
has its very own style, creating
a colorful and powerful unity.
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Th e
Montana
Acrylic
Series
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After the MONTANA-CANS products have left our factory, we can find our
colors on various surfaces in the most varied forms of art and with the
most diverse styles all over the world. We can find the results of creative
work with MONTANACANS in public spaces and private art collections
but often we can only guess the creative process in between the production
of our products and the finished artworks. For the MONTANA
ACRYLIC SERIES we started producing a series of Studio Visits to document
how different the artists use our products and turn them into
unique pieces of art. The MONTANA ACRYLIC SERIES Studio Visits are
exciting insides into the art world and show how important the technical
part of our products is next to the creative processes.
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The Montana Acrylic Series
For the beginning of our series of Studio Visits, we met
graffiti artist and illustrator HOMBRE SUK who showed us
how he gives live to his sketched characters with the help
of MONTANA ACRYLIC products.
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The first episode was followed by a visit to designer
and artist HANNAH RABENSTEIN, who we met at the
Nürnberg Pop Festival to look over her shoulder when
she was decorating a black MINI with a wide variety of
white letters in different types, shapes and sizes.
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follow on instagram @MONTANAMARKERS
Images by Jordan Katz
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The Montana Acrylic Series
In addition, Studio Visits brought us to hand-lettering artist
ANNA T-IRON, designer JAN PAUL MÜLLER and illustrator and
tattoo artist MAX BIRKL, who are working with MONTANA AC-
RYLIC SERIES products and are representative for the widerange
of artistic possibilities the ACRYLIC SERIES is covering.
The MONTANA ACRYLIC Studio Visits are regularly published
with pictures and as a video on our MONTANA-CANS blog. They
show the differences in the everyday routines and provide background
informations to each artists thoughts. It is great for us
to see how wide the range of using the MONTANA ACRYLIC SE-
RIES is and we are already looking forward to upcoming Studio
Visits in the ateliers of participating artists.
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#acrylicseries #montanamarkers
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Media owner and publisher:
Montana-Cans
Graphic design | Art direction:
RB02 Design Raum & Montana-Cans
Frank Bässler, Alexander Krziwanie
Texts:
Lydia Scott, Ole Zimmermann
Special thanks to all contributing photographers:
Good Guy Boris (MOSES & TAPS)
Selina Miles (Murals In The Market, POW! WOW!)
Brandon Shigeta, Daniel Weintraub (POW! WOW!)
Kevin @kevintsg (THE WALL-RIORS)
Selimeins (MURAL HARBOR, THE WEIRD)
Ian Cox, Henrik Haven, Calum Lasham, Brian Tallman (Nuart)
Igor1337 (Faces & Laces)
Lisa Beggs (Greetings Tour)
Rom Levy, Zane Meyer (Dubai Street Museum)
Jordan Katz, Alexander Münch, Jok Sauer,
Alexander Krziwanie, Frank Bässler,
Dominik Baum, Manuel Wagner
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