Street Art #232 Benny Wilding, Montreal
On my last post about street art, @vagabundler said it was cool to find hidden arty messages, completely agree with him. That's exactly what Benny Wilding does with his fake signs on the stores that have closed. It goes completely unnoticed. I don't know how many times I walked in front of them before noticing them... I like it.
An old garage with a tribute to Scan (right)
WHERE
Boulevard Saint Laurent, Montreal.
Position on Google Maps
WHO
Benny Wilding (also Cemz or Ether) discovered street art during a trip to New York at the age of 12 in the mid-90s, influenced by the spray-painted walls all over the city. He returned to Montreal to devote himself to street art. He started in 1997 as Cemz in writing. In 2004, he started to use Ether for his writing. Often, his style combines pop-art & cartoons with a great writing of his name, true contrast between them. This series is about another part of his art with this fake signs.
On an old fishmonger
On this one we recognize a little bit thanks to the character. More about his traditional works :
- Street Art #014 Rue Mont Royal
- Street Art #074 2018 Under Pressure
- Street Art #152 Metro Beaubien
- Street Art #157 Chinatown Montrael
- Street Art #165 Collabation with Zek & Stare
During 2019 Under Pressure with Makenoize
WHEN
- 2018/2019.
Sources
My Old Posts about Street Art
#231 qWErT, EZK & Invader Paris (France)
#230 Sax Art, GZ'UP & Ender, Paris (France)
#229 Invader, MariBalti & Angel Crow, Paris (France)
#228 Jest, Montreal
#227 Unknown, Saint-Raphael (France)
Ahahaha, that's so creative, crazy and funny. Thanks for sharing these photos.
You're welcome... Nice idea good idea to revive shops that seem abandoned.
thx for sharing. really awesome art. i didn´t know that guy. thanks for the real enrichment.
Cool artist with many skills : mural, lettering and hidden stuffs like this.
Thanks... It's appreciated.
You're welcome ;-)
this is nice.. like the idea of him using the abandoned shops. I haven't heard of him before, but have to check him out :)
I like his style, a little Pop and his lettering is always stunning. Always great to see his work.