Murals

As part of its collection Montreal’s Great Artists, MU is paying homage to Emile Nelligan and Montreal poets (Gaston Miron, Hélène Monette, Josée Yvon, Marie Uguay and Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau) with a mural created by Les Hommes de lettres.

The objective of the mural created by graffiti artist Labrona is to brighten up the grey columns and ceiling of the Jarry metro station’s entrance.

The mural Alegría produced by MU and created by artist Julian Palma has not only beautified the building, but also provided the Bloomfield Park users with a window on public art. It’s the third mural produced by MU in the Parc-Extension neighbourhood.

MU took up residence on the Savoie Avenue (between St-Denis and the Grande bibliothèque) to paint on the walls an ode to literature, thanks to the talent of several muralists selected by a jury : Jason Botkin, Five Eight, Les Hommes de Lettres, William Patrick & Adam Sajkowski, Gene Pendon, Bruno Rouyère & Dominique Desbiens, and XRAY.

The mural Comme un jeu d’enfants was created by internationally renowned urban artist SETH (Julien Malland), visiting Montreal especially for this project. Inspired by the past, SETH likes to weave the history of the area into the narrative of his work. For the last eight years, the theme of the murals in the borough has been the convergence of cultures and what is more, the location of the mural — at habitations Saint-Grégoire — marks the entrance of the St-Michel neighborhood. SETH has thus chosen to depict two children of different origins, running towards each other with their faces – which aren’t visible – merging into one another, an image consistent with his artistic process.

Dominique Desbiens was asked to create a 1500 square feet mural based on the theme “The convergence of cultures”. The artist chose to express the theme by focusing on what unites us, rather than what sets us apart.

This 630 square feet mural was created by Hélène Fleury based on the theme The Latin Quarter, at the heart of cultural creation. She chose to express it by highlighting the aspirations and ambitions of young people as well as the neighbourhood’s history of literature and education.

The artist Carlito Dalceggio was asked to create a 12 by 5 meters mural in the Latin Quarter based on the theme “At the heart of cultural creation.” Using his distinctive vivid and whimsical iconography, the artist chose to express the given theme by creating his own interpretation of Boticelli’s Venus, the quintessential muse and source of inspiration for all creators.

Initially, this 400 square feet mural was not planned as a 2008 project but was specially commissioned following the success of Carlito Dalceggio’s mural located up the street at 1755 St-Denis.

Nayan wished to involve the neighborhood residents in creating a colorful mural that would reflect the bond that has been built between the Patro center and the community over the last century. Using the triangle shapes in Rafael Sottolichio’s mural, the artists added two figures that are helping each other climb higher. One of the figures is made up of mirrors, which renders the mosaic interactive. Painted spirals, a visual element also taken from Sottolichio’s mural, were added by Peru Dyer to complete the multi-medium mural.

Produced by MU, Entre ciel et terre was created by Isabelle Duguay (Art Educator) with the help of youth from Habitations Jeanne-Mance (HJM) in the context of mural art workshops offered to them by MU. Painted on the wall of Parc Toussaint L’Ouverture’s center building, the mural is a graphic representation of the four elements.

As was the case with the other murals produced in the Quartier Latin, the theme given to the artist Peru Dyer for this 800 square feet mural was “At the heart of cultural creation”. The artist’s creative source lies within his quest for the purity of a pristine world, represented by a utopian landscape, rich in resources.

2014 marks the 125th anniversary of the Old Brewery Mission. Opened in 1998, the Patricia Mackenzie Pavilion is now the largest shelter for women in Canada. To mark this historic milestone while beautifying their living space, MU produced Eclosions, a mural on the building’s two façades.

This 224 square foot historical fresco was made by artist Roger Alexandre in collaboration with calligrapher Luc Saucier for the 400th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain’s passage on the Richelieu River. The mural offers a retrospective of the city of St. Jean-sur-Richelieu and highlights memorable events that contributed to its history and development, an illustration of the city’s past and its roots. The work was produced in studio using acrylic on fiberglass panels.

The mural is part of a celebratory series initiated by MU in 2010 called Montreal’s Great Artists. It draws inspiration from the colorful stained glass of the Champ-de-Mars station, originally created by Marcelle Ferron and bequeathed to the STM by the Quebec government in 1968. Ferron, an Automatiste artist, was one of the first to create an abstract piece to be integrated to the city’s architecture.

Under the artistic direction of Robert Lepage, MU produced a third mural in partnership with ONE DROP. After Montreal and Ottawa, the mural was painted in Quebec city, on the 250 square meters wall of Ex Machina, to bring to light the value of water and the critical importance of water-related issues.

This 2,000 square feet mural was created by Julio Moreno and Peru Dyer and produced by MU in collaboration with ONE DROP in an effort to raise the community’s awareness on water-related issues while contributing to the beautification and revitalization efforts of the Hintonburg community, known for its social and artistic involvement.

This third mural in the Verdun borough was produced by MU as part of the beautification and revitalization of the sector’s commercial district. The 1,100 square foot mural illustrates artist OTHER’s playful take on life in the neighborhood.

This is Monk.e second mural produced at the Habitations La Pépinière, in partnership with the Montreal Municipal Housing Office and Projet Harmonie.

Created by Philippe Mastrocola, this mural represents the graphic and colourful esthetic of a young graffiti artist.

Inspired by the work of artist Ed Muybridge, the mural transforms the flat surfaces of the building into a three-dimensional playground to allow an exploration of a cat’s movement.

This artistic and playful mural, measuring 1,500 square feet, was produced on August 15 and 16, 2011 by ten EN MASSE artists to mark the new 2011-2012 season of the ESPACE GO theatre. EN MASSE was given carte blanche to transform the walls and ceiling of the theatre’s loading dock (located on St. Laurent Boulevard) in black and white.