Eric Villeneuve has been involved in the arts for almost 25 years. In early 2000, he turned his attention to music, co-founding the legendary local Montreal band Plywood ¾. He went on to produce several albums by major artists on the Quebec music scene. In the course of his career, he has had the chance to rub shoulders with some of today’s leading artists, both in technical assistance for the installation of 1%, and in his role as technical director at the Quartier des Spectacles. During his time at the Daily tous les jours art and design studio, he had the chance to collaborate on the creation of a work made of plastic, permanently installed at the Pointe-à-Callière
Considered one of the pioneers of the graffiti scene in Montreal, Zek has been painting the walls of the city since 1993. His dedication, talent and love for this art form have earned him the respect of all. He devoted himself during the first years of his career to pure and hard lettering, and developed different typographies, pushing his techniques to the maximum and quickly becoming one of the most recognized Montreal graffiti artists. His style is recognizable by the precision of his features, his attention to detail and his lively color combinations. He is also recognized for the realism of his figurative works and his large-scale productions. Ambassador of Montreal graffiti, he has traveled to several countries and collaborated with some of the most recognized graffiti artists
Born in 1956 in Laval, Zïlon is a self-taught and versatile artist who is not only considered a leading figure of the Montreal underground punk movement of the 70’s and 80’s, but he is also recognized as one of the pioneers of Quebec street art, making this practice and its aesthetics known internationally. He currently resides in Montreal.He paints on canvas, paper, wood and even on the walls of Montreal, these faces His androgynous faces are his signature, recognizable among thousands, multiply, accumulate, overlap, to expose, even to tell, the emotions of a man, his generation and the movement that carried it. Whether they are composed of a multitude of colorful elements, or simple
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