Art Mural- Street Art: juin 2012

MEETING REGIMENTAL ONETON by LILY

J’ai découvert un pochoir de Regi lors d’une promenade au centre ville de Montréal, et cela a été un vrai choc.

Plus tard, j'ai eu l’occasion de voir d’autres oeuvres de lui (expositions Fresh Paint Gallery, SUBV). Cela a confirmé mes impressions.

J'ai donc voulu l'interroger au sujet de son travail et de sa vision du Street art à Montréal. Il a gentiment accepté de répondre à mes questions en Février 2012 et m’a proposé de découvrir sa dernière œuvre à la Fresh Paint Gallery.

Voici le résultat:

I found a stencil of Regi while walking in a street of downtown and that was a real shock

Later, I had the opportunity to see other stuff of him (exhibitions Fresh Paint Gallery, SUBV).

That confirmed my first impressions.

So I wanted to ask him about his work and his vision of street art in Montreal. He kindly agreed to answer my questions in February 2012 and also propose me to see his last mural at Fresh Paint Gallery about Renaissance.

Here the result :

Crédit Photo : Lilyluciole

About your work

What is your training?

I have no formal training. I never had the aspiration to be taught how to express myself. I also feel if you are being taught how to paint by someone, being taught their technique, you start to paint like them, and the goal for me is to have a style totally independent and original. I want to paint like me not like my teacher. You can attend school or be trained formally, but that’s just not the way I do things.