Near the west end of Little Bourke Street are 4 large murals that feature people.
below: First there is this couple whose bed is high above the street – painted by Fintan Magee
below: The old man, pictured above as well as here, was painted by Smug, aka Sam Bates.
below: Next to the old man are two women in blue painted by Rone.
below: Last, is this portrait of a young man looking skyward, by Adnate (whose portrait of a mother and child is featured in a mural seen in Albany Alley that was shown here in a previous post).
The previous blog post was about a large Montreal mural by Kevin Ledo that was a portrait of a woman called Mary Socktish. There are a number of other murals in the city that have a woman, or women, as the main feature. These are some of them – the following photos were taken on four visits to Montreal between 2015 and 2021 and some of these murals may no longer exist.
below: One of the older murals in Montreal, a graffiti granny, old woman by ASHOP Productions
below: A mural by five8art, a young woman looking skyward.
below: By a Depanneur at Pins and Hotel de Ville, a large mural of two seated women and their scarf by Australian artist Fintan Magee.
below: A mural by Rone, another Australian artist.
below: Sorry is Not Enough, a mural by Denial (or Enjoy Denial) with a shout out to Black Lives Matter
below: From 2018, this mural by Drew Merritt and Sainte Famille and Milton (photo taken in 2018 as well)
below: A tribute to Lea Roback (1903-2000), by Carlos Oliva (aka Hsix) in 2014. Roback was a textile worker who became a trade union activist, feminist and pacifist (among other things). She fought for woman’s suffrage in Quebec (1936), she played a role in helping to organize 5,000 garment workers who had been on a three-week strike in 1937, and that is only a small fraction of what she accomplished.
below: by Sandra Chevrier, pop culture references to Superman and Batman
below: A collaboration between Cyrielle Tremblay and Poni (aka Hilda Palafox, painted in 2018. Working in an imaginary garden maybe?
below: A whimsical black and white of women astronauts, guitar players, skate boarders, astronomers, and others. It is the work of Le Monstr, aka Benjamin Tran.
below: A mural from 2014 putting a spotlight on the call for justice for missing and murdered indigenous women.
below: A watery scene, ‘Off the Deep End’ by Nice ‘N Easy (aka Allison Matherly and Jeffrey Noble). This is only a small section of the mural; it covers the whole wall and there is another pink life ring floating in the water.
below: A few zany and lovable characters by Kenny Scharf
below: Blue lattice, or pulsating waves, or something like that, by Hoxxoh
below: A large Mona Lisa over the entrance by 2alas (aka Andrew Antonaccio)
Two large murals featuring women’s faces can been seen on Little Collins street just east of Exhibition street. Both were painted by street artist Rone. The most prominent mural is 12m high and can easily be seen from the street.
below: Slightly back from the street is a smaller mural with the faces of three more women. Most of Rone’s work features women’s faces.
below: To me, it looks like she is trying to rub or scratch off the security camera.
Surrounding the CitiPower Collingwood power substation at the corner of Easey and Wellington streets is a large monochromatic mural. It is by Juddy Roller (a company specialising in street art and graffiti management) and it involved collaboration between street artists including Rone, Adnate, Mayo, Guido Van Helton and Askew.
The script/writing on the mural was painted by Mayo.
The portraits were by Askew, Rone, Guido and Adnate.
This mural was also made possible with the support of CitiPower Powercor, The Neighbourhood Justice Centre and City of Yarra.
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