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

WHEN PASSION MEETS PRECISION. 

MONTANA-CANS - HIGHEST QUALITY MADE IN GERMANY 

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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: 


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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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www.montana-cans.blog 

#GERMANSPRAYPAINT 

#BLACKARTISTSERIES 

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BLA 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 

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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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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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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 

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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. 

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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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annual 

street art 

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in Stavanger 

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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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topsprayEr 

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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! 


Watch the video: 

bit.ly/Moscow-Video 

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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. 

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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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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 

murals. Making it possible that every pedestrian becomes a gallery visitor.

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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 

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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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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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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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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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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 

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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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Beggs was born 

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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 

through 

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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Find all images on: 

www.montana-cans.blog/wallsofwir 

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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photography by Alexander Krziwanie 

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THE MONTANA ACRYLIC SERIES 

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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watch all Videos on www.montana-cans.blog 

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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www.montana-cans.blog/acrylicseries 

#acrylicseries #montanamarkers 

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Nitro Combi formula on freight 

for instant Graff updates check www.montana-cans.blog/graffiti

#nitrocombi 

#Germanspraypaint 

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IMPRINT 

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 

© 2017, Montana-Cans 

All rights reserved. 

Reprinting, even in part, only with the approval of the 

publisher. No liability can be accepted for unsolicited 

photos, slides, films or manuscripts received. 

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