Los Montana's Blog - Presented by 12ozProphet.com

OS GEMEOS ‘STRIKE TWICE’

2012-02-08T21:54:20+00:00

When the stars align there is a huge energy produced by big artists which are some of the best people. Os Gemeos came with the heat like they always do and chopped it up a bit with us. Here is an excerpt from that conversation during the inauguration for the Aryz exhibition.

Click here to read the interview.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 Day, 19 hours, 2 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday February 8, 2012

SCANER (DA-KG) BACK… ON CANVAS!

2012-02-06T17:43:55+00:00

Once again, he’s demonstrated his huge production capability… and this time it’s not street graff; he’s got a new kick… canvas!
Here are some pictures plenty of paintings of his latest series that he just displayed at an expo in Montreal where he grew up. There’s also a video preview of the show.

* More pics here.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 days, 23 hours, 12 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday February 6, 2012

SCANER (DA-KG) BACK… ON THE STREETS!

2012-02-06T15:40:04+00:00

Last wall productions, tags, throw ups, silvers and a video!

* Click here for more pics.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 days, 1 hour, 16 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday February 6, 2012

MONTANA SHOP RIO DE JANEIRO

2012-02-03T09:09:41+00:00

The official Montana Colors store in Rio de Janeiro is a specialized point-of-sale that is boosting the Carioca graffiti scene. It is situated in the Tijuca neighborhood, right in the heart of Rio in a well connected area with easy access from the rest of the urban setting.

Apart from the entire range of Montana Colors products, at the Montana Colors shop Rio de Janeiro you ‘ll also be able find a comprehensive catalog of products related with the graffiti world and a wide selection of international brands and accessories. They always maintain a strict criteria of selection and quality.

* Galería Vitrine da Tijuca. Rua Conde de Bonfim, 346. Subsolo – Loja 107 (Tijuca – Rio de Janeiro). Tel: 0055 (21) 2234 2741

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 7 hours, 47 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Friday February 3, 2012

INTRODUCING TO THE WORLD… SURE-40HK (CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA)

2012-02-02T23:11:32+00:00

“SURE is from the best city in South Africa, Cape Town! Born and raised in Cape Town and painting graffiti more actively than your average since 2006 with a lot more to come! Streets highways and trains have never been the same. Representing 40Hk crew, and the infamous drinking crew TRD. In such a small scene, with so much security, policing and gangsterism its important to have people push as hard as Sure to keep things moving in an every day struggle to stay up!” Toe007-40hk

Please tell us your name and how long you’ve been painting?

I write Sure, 40hk, and been writing since 2006.

* Click here to read the interview.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 17 hours, 45 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Thursday February 2, 2012

IT´S A LITTLE BIT LATE, BUT IN CASE YOU DON´T KNOW…

2012-02-02T07:04:53+00:00

2012 MONTANA COLORS X MTN-WORLD CALENDAR

One year, twelve months, 365 days. Forms and colors intermix in the heads of thousands of writers and artists throughout the world. From the mind to paper, and from paper to the wall. It’s as simple, and complicated, as that.

Murals of all shapes and sizes, never big enough to capture so much imagination, never big enough for the text representations of our voices, your voices, on the street.

Metropolises, cities, towns, islands, nature, factories, sewers, the underground, big streets… Graffiti writers, graffiti artists, illustrators, painters, all squaring up to face the canvas, or a freshly painted wall, or metal, or wood, or the dirty and gray concrete… or alongside their crew, their collective, their team, all working towards a common objective; for the glory, and for the satisfaction of sitting back and contemplating a job well done.

These are all moments. And what we have to show you is 12 of these moments from MTN-WORLD from 2011. We want to share them with you, and store them in this document, while we await a new year, charged with new sensations.

Barcelona, 2011

* Extra special thanks to: Ground Release Team, Richard Roberts (Eurocultured Festival), Sat & Dems, Aryz, Opium, Brk192, Trun & Wais (Tad crew), Brazo de Hierro, Ana B. Alonso (Abalon), Inti (Stgo Under Crew), Shot B & Spank, Rime, Musa, Sunk, Fátima, Reso, Sheila Blige, Impas, Katowice Street Art Festival, Radoslaw Kazmierczak, Kapi, Raquel Fialho y Ogre (Potos Carres Festival).

Cover photo courtesy of Ground Release Team. Back cover artwork by Sawe.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 1 Day, 9 hours, 51 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Thursday February 2, 2012

MTN COLORS APP READY FOR DOWNLOAD

2012-02-01T17:31:33+00:00

Finally there is an iPhone application that really comes in handy for graffiti writers. All the information and news about Montana Colors and our spray paint products now in the palm of your hand.

> Download MTN App.

Click here for more information.

* This first version of the Montana Colors app has been made with iPhone devices in mind. We hope to soon be able to make a version which is compatible with all devices. Just give us some time!

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 1 Day, 23 hours, 25 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday February 1, 2012

‘THOSE AMAZING YEARS’ WITH RUBEN-ASR (MADRID)

2012-01-31T12:57:15+00:00

We’re launching a new section on our site, reserved for the major players in their scene back in the day. In this section, they’ll tell us about their experiences with graffiti and how their day to day life was.

Thanks to Madrid Revolution, we can kick of the whole thing with an important player at the beginning of the Madrid movement; Rubén ASR.

“If I had to define that era, I would do it with the following words: freedom, emotion, rivalry, adventure… from the moment you woke till the moment you slept, you thought of just one thing: PAINTING.”

Click here to read the interview.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 3 days, 3 hours, 59 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday January 31, 2012

ANDRE GONZAGA AKA ‘DALATA’ IN AMSTERDAM

2012-01-30T10:41:31+00:00

Facade done by Andre ‘Dalata’ in Heesterveld (Amsterdam). Click here to see more pictures.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 4 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday January 30, 2012

VISTA (ROYALS CREW)

2012-01-29T20:05:46+00:00

If you are familiar with the game, it isn’t necessary to explain to you who this guy is, or anything about his crew. Besides, we will tell you about his latest trip to Moscow. We have the photos… so we thought it was a good idea to get to know him a little more.

Click here to read the interview.

This article was posted by Los Montana 1 week, 4 days, 20 hours, 51 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Sunday January 29, 2012

‘OLD BURNS’ BY DEMS333

2011-11-02T13:59:45+00:00

Via Dems MTN World blog.

2005

2006

2007

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 1 week, 1 Day, 20 hours, 57 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday November 2, 2011

HONOLULU ESTRIA BATTLE

2011-11-01T18:00:52+00:00

The 3rd Estria Battle of the 2011 season took place on September 3 at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, in Honolulu, HI. 12 artists battled it out, KATCH1 took 1st place, and Ckaweeks came in 2nd. Both competed in the battle finals in Oakland. More info at Estria Battle website.

Thanks to all the Estria Battle Production Team for the incredible work you are doing.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 1 week, 2 days, 16 hours, 55 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday November 1, 2011

‘BIEN URBAIN’. ART IN PUBLIC SPACES

2011-10-29T22:49:34+00:00

Here are some of the first images of the “Bien Urbain” festival which was held in Besancon, France. Some of the top names in street art were there, including San, Sam3, Escif; and Nelio, Tblr*one and Zerozedrip, amongst others, representing France, who were filling this town in the east of France, with color. This video shows the main piece which they put together.

BIEN URBAIN - la palissade from Studio Flying Pou7 on Vimeo.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 1 week, 5 days, 12 hours, 7 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Saturday October 29, 2011

POTO CARRES (ST. ETIENNE/ FRANCE) 2011 VIDEO

2011-10-27T23:05:12+00:00

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Evidently, not everyone is always in agreement on such matters, but this time, it couldn’t be more true.
We told you all about it before…and now here it is… Potos Carrés Festival 2011.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 2 weeks, 11 hours, 51 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Thursday October 27, 2011

‘FUCKING HELL JOHN’ VIDEO

2011-10-25T18:02:57+00:00

The wall of an old abandoned warehouse was the canvas which Sunk chose to paint for the most recent gathering of Fucking Hell John, this July at Den Bosch -a.k.a. Damn Balls- in Amsterdam (Holland).

The idea was that each writer would paint large 10 meter pieces on the almost 4 meter high wall so that they could be seen from the other side of the river.

Unfortunately, everyone couldn’t sync their diaries, and the wall ended up being painted over two consecutive weekends. With uncharacteristically bad weather for that time of the year, Flai and Musa (Barcelona), and Cater and Sunk (Holland) started the wall, and then Dilk (Nottingham, UK), accompanied by a few friends from the ‘Hotsnakes’ (Pims and Neas), finished it off.

Friends, Pim and Leon, filmed the process on the first weekend. The final result: 250 m2 of color and style. Here’s the video and some photos.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 16 hours, 53 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday October 25, 2011

TILT ‘ENDLESS OBSESSION’ X MTN 94

2011-10-24T22:09:11+00:00

One name. One obsession. A black and white loop. Hypnotic. Overwhelming. This is Tilt in the Big Addict Series 001. Directed by Benjamin Roudet (Big Addict). Music by ‘Dick Laurent is Dead’ (D.L.I.D.)

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 12 hours, 47 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday October 24, 2011

BRK192. ‘BBQ ON THE ROOF TOP’

2011-10-16T19:48:29+00:00

Sweet toof, Cept, Snoe and Brk192 in London

Check his blog on MTN-WORLD clicking here.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 8 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Sunday October 16, 2011

VII EDITION OF THE ‘POTOS CARRES’ FESTIVAL (ST ETIENNE, FRANCE)

2011-10-14T18:28:41+00:00

Like a good wine, the Potos Carres festival in St. Etienne (France) always leaves us with a good taste in our mouths; it has really become an Autumn event which we eagerly await.

This seventh edition took place on Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of October, and the à la carte menu included Soten, Monster, Ogre, Aroe, Drop, Malakai, Belin, Tretxe, Tonce, Kash, Izzy, Aple76, Reso, Dely, Staff, Inti, Peack, Tchad, Gris, and Brusk.

Go on, have a taste; it’s still hot.

Info and photos: Ogre

MORE PICTURES CLICKING HERE

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Friday October 14, 2011

MTN94 FLUOR WITH APEX

2011-10-14T16:19:43+00:00

Who mentioned fear? Not Apex, of course.

Simple. Said and done. The six 94 fluorescent colors, dancing in the hands of this writer. We advise you to put on sunglasses and some sunscreen, so you can enjoy this, risk free.

APEX VS. MTN94 Fluorescents from MTN COLORS USA on Vimeo.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 18 hours, 37 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Friday October 14, 2011

KENS X ASTRONOTE MUSIC

2011-10-13T15:51:25+00:00

Thanks to Allcityblog here you have this video with KENS painting a wall. Background music by Astronote.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 4 weeks, 19 hours, 5 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Thursday October 13, 2011

‘HALFTONE’ BY BN CREW (MILAN, ITALY)

2011-10-12T21:53:03+00:00

We just received this video from Milan, of a recent creation by the BN Crew. Under the name, ‘Halftone’, you’ll find some elegant pieces by Opain, Beps, and Rebel Phantom.

Open up your ears.

Halftone from rebel phantom on Vimeo.

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 4 weeks, 1 Day, 13 hours, 3 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday October 12, 2011

BLU in Greece…

2011-10-12T10:39:38+00:00

This article was posted by Los Montana 3 months, 4 weeks, 2 days, 17 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday October 12, 2011

From D.O.C.S. productions…

2011-10-11T23:07:59+00:00

It´s nice to see this video again…

Doing only Letters from the 70’s from crookedshit on Vimeo.

Crooked Shit Website

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 1 hour, 48 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday October 11, 2011

ATTENTION ATTENTION… THE ALIEN BOY

2011-10-11T15:49:03+00:00

This 16 year old guy from Badajoz is incredible; one day we found some photos in our inbox of him dressed up as an Alien, can doing a piece. We thought it was so great and spontaneous that we asked if we could publish them. He was delighted and, of course, said yes. He says that his alias is ‘Mortadelo’, though in the piece he writes ‘Mortis’. He’ll send us some more soon; we await the next chapter with bated breath, Alien Boy!!

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 9 hours, 7 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday October 11, 2011

MR. STARE. BACK TO WORK

2011-10-11T11:18:51+00:00

Autumn is on its way, though it doesn’t seem to have affected the biorhythms of this Canadian writer STARE. On previous occasions he has shown us that he has no fear of heights, and now you can see that he really is equally comfortable on any terrain.

Here’s Montreal from a view-point! Drop by and take a look.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 13 hours, 37 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday October 11, 2011

KREAL * TAD CREW

2011-10-10T15:55:17+00:00

New video from Trun about Kreal´s (TAD) wall ‘DOPE VISION’ for PROTVOR Gallery.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 1 Day, 9 hours, 1 minute ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday October 10, 2011

NEONSKI’S DAY OFF

2011-10-10T13:09:54+00:00

Any normal day can end in multiple different ways, sometimes in a stressful way, and that’s no good for anybody. In this video, Neonski, the president of Montana Colors North America, shows us his way to combat those difficult days, by painting it all away, and sharing that moment with a friend, like Pek.

Enjoy the video.

Neonski’s Day Off from MTN COLORS USA on Vimeo.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 1 Day, 11 hours, 46 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Monday October 10, 2011

APES X HEROKID. CONCRETE WALLS PROJECT CHAPTER 04

2011-10-06T07:51:33+00:00

I live in place where you can find everything, a place where nothing is free.Wide open streets, full of light. Narrow streets, dark, dank, easy to get lost in. Constant paradoxes that speak only truth. And without question, my city is full of lies.  Everything mixes, everything is blurred, the people, the buildings, the vehicles, and the walls.  But there is something I can’t stop seeing, no matter where I look. Like a plague: letters. Letters of every shape and nationality. Letters, letters and more letters. With sinuous curves, and exaggerated angles. Some tell stories, while others look like discarded umbrellas in the metro. Big letters, small letters. ABC’s that become labyrinths, engulfing us.

  “My city sits on the edge of an ocean of letters.” APES (HDA, Barcelone)

Wall artist: APES. Video produced by Herokid. Supported by Mtn-world.
Subtitles: Shawn Sayles. Music by: Laura Llopart. Cinematographer: Albert Salas.
Edit 3d & Animation: Scar Studio.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 5 days, 17 hours, 5 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Thursday October 6, 2011

BNE FOUNDATION

2011-10-04T12:27:50+00:00

You get home. You turn on the tap. You let the water run for a bit so that it’s nice and fresh. You fill up the glass and drink. Every day, whenever you want.

Today we invite you to submerge yourselves in BNEWATER.ORG. This website is the sum of thoughts of BNE, a graffiti writer who, after traveling around the world, leaving a trail of stickers, tags, and pieces, realized that the above situation is fiction for most of the world, and that he could do something to change that fact.

From that moment, BNE decided to channel his energy/art towards achieving change in a part of the world. How? By bringing drinkable water and sanitary systems to people in developing countries, via his foundation.

If graffiti writers are the voices of those that don’t have one, BNE has decided to raise his voice so that it is heard loud and clear.

We encourage you to raise your own voice alongside this project, and be part of the change. CLICK HERE to find out how.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 1 week, 12 hours, 29 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Tuesday October 4, 2011

THE TAD CREW AT IT AGAIN

2011-09-21T12:03:51+00:00

If you put Retro, Wais, Trun, and Wert 159 together with some spray cans, a few effects, and the right dose of humor… what do you get? Basic math. From Saint Petersburg with love… The TAD Crew.

This article was posted by Los Montana 4 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 12 hours, 52 minutes ago.
©Los Montana & 12ozProphet - Wednesday September 21, 2011