I recently received a very gracious invitation from the crew at Montana to jet out to Barcelona. Though originally conceived as a business trip, it turned out to be a week long series of amazing sights, incredible meals and really, really great company. I’ve been somewhat determined to avoid getting sucked into attending the BBB trade shows they hold out there (or any of the recent Magic trade shows for that matter), so this was my first trip to Spain. At the urging of Luis, who happens to be one of the North American distributors of Montana Paint, as well as some convincing from Os Gemeos, who we’re just coming off the tail end of a show they’d had in Madrid, I had the perfect excuse (and extra motivation) to set a date and finally shoot out there. I’ve been building with Jordi (the owner of Montana) and Angelo (Montana’s Director of Marketing) for the last several months on various projects (more on that later...) and we’d also been planning a photo shoot for an upcoming feature planned for 12ozProphet.com so it seemed like perfect timing.
After getting to know Jordi, Angelo, Albert and the rest of the Montana Crew, I can say with confidence that now I’ll definitely use any excuse I can come up with to swing back out to Barcelona. I’ve often heard that people in Spain are well known for their generous nature and hospitality, but the guys behind Montana Colors are some of the most genuine and good hearted people I’ve ever met. In addition to being able to confidently claim ownership over the best quality spray paint in the world, and being a major supporter of Graffiti Art culture globally, they also have the best spots in Barcelona for paella, tapas and sangria on lock. Anyhow, you’ll be seeing the results of our collaboration really soon, but in the meantime, here’s some photos from the trip…
JFK Airport while going by at 300mph.
I’m not 100% certain, but I believe these are the French Alps. Regardless, I thought it looked pretty amazing.
One of the many beautiful beaches in Barcelona.
We rolled out to this beach-side local spot with a crew of like 20 people. This is the 30 pound paella dish they served us up with.
Angelo throwing it down at the paella table.
A sneak peak at the Nitro 2G Color line Montana will be dropping in the next couple weeks.
The Montana flag ship store in Barcelona.
Obviously, there’s no way you can roll through town with a crew of dudes from Montana without having someone linger behind and start writing on stuff.
Otavio and Gustavo (Os Gemeos) horsing around with Jordi
One of the main Montana factory buildings wrapped in art from Os Gemeos and Nina.
Part of the Montana assembly line where the Alien cans get their trademarked low pressure valve system inserted.
More Os Gemeos artwork… This time masterfully adorning the bathroom wall to the main offices.
Posted on March 05, 2008 at 10:50 PM
