Salut Gilles in Chinatown (Montreal), Tribute to Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian F1 driver.
WHERE
Chinatown, Corner of Boulevard Saint Laurent and Boulevard René-Lévesque, Ottawa, Canada.
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.
Very interesting interview of this artist for Mural Festival...
Last mural for Le P'tit Fest du Nord, 2018 (Saint Jérôme, Québec)
Cléopatra (landmark in Montreal), Watercolor, 2019
Some of his works on old Street Art post :
- Street Art #014 : Rue Mont Royal
- Street Art #074 : 2018 Under Pressure
- Street Art #152 : Metro Beaubien
WHEN
- 2018. Still Visible.
Sources
Benny Wilding Instagram
Interview for Mural Festival
Wiki about Gilles Villeneuve
Le P'tit Fest du Nord
My Old Posts about Street Art
#156 Christina Mazzulla & Willy Wales, Montreal
#155 DRPN & Mique Michelle, Ottawa
#154 Dom Laporte, Ottawa
#153 123KLAN, Montreal
#152 Benny Wilding, Montreal