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Spanish art brand
Montana Colors , also known as MTN , or sometimes Spanish Montana
[1] (to distinguish it from German brand Montana Cans), is an art company founded by Jordi Rubio in
Barcelona in 1994.
[2] The majority of its products are designed for use in
graffiti .
[3]
[4] They are considered to be one of the best spray paint brands in the world.
[5]
[6]
[7]
Collaborations
In a collaboration with
Beyond the Streets , MTN have created custom paint cans with artists
[8] including
Jean-Michel Basquiat ,
Keith Haring ,
André ,
[9]
[10]
Chor Boogie ,
[11]
Ron English ,
[12]
Mister Cartoon ,
[13] and
Shephard Fairey
[14] as well as brands
Carharrt
[15] and
Casio .
[16] And apaint named Rita Grey in honour of Spanish politician
Rita Barberá being "responsible for the disappearance of countless amounts of graffiti."
[17]
Montana Colors have sponsored street art festivals in Australia,
[18] the USA
[19] most notably
Beyond The Streets .
[20]
[21]
Relationship with Montana Cans
Montana Cans, a German paint brand, began in 1995 after Montana Colors pulled out of a brand deal with German company after they already had the rights to use the name Montana.
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References
^ Nitzsche, Sina A.; Grünzweig, Walter (2013).
Hip-Hop in Europe . LIT Verlag Münster.
ISBN
978-3-643-90413-3 .
^ Schacter, Rafael (2013-09-01).
The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti . NewSouth Publishing.
ISBN
978-1-74224-653-6 .
^ Greenbaum, Hilary; Rubinstein, Dana (2011-11-04).
"The Origin of Spray Paint" . The New York Times .
ISSN
0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-07-03 .
^
"Radical Graffiti Chic" . City Journal . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^ Complex.
"The 15 Best Spray Paint Brands Available In America" . Complex . Retrieved 2023-07-03 .
^
"Forget the Patio Furniture; Express Yourself with the Best Spray Paints for Artists" . ARTnews.com . 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2023-07-03 .
^ Ross, Jeffrey Ian; Lennon, John F.; Kramer, Ronald (2020-09-01).
"Moving beyond Banksy and Fairey: Interrogating the co-optation and commodification of modern graffiti and street art" . Visual Inquiry . 9 (1): 5–23.
doi :
10.1386/vi_00007_2 .
ISSN
2045-5879 .
S2CID
225332859 .
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"Shepard Fairey Designs 3 Montana Spray Paint Cans With BEYOND THE STREETS" . Hypebeast . 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-07-03 .
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"Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & André Saraiva Custom Spray Paint Cans" . Hypebeast . 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2023-07-03 .
^ juliarp.
"You Can Now Buy Basquiat, Keith Haring, and André Saraiva Spray Paint Cans" . Complex . Retrieved 2023-09-01 .
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"Chor Boogie x Montana Colors Spray Can" . Hypebeast . 2011-08-20. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
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"Ron English x MTN Limited Edition Spray Can" . Hypebeast . 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
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"Upper Playground x Montana Colors Artist Series Cans: Mr. Cartoon & MQ" . Hypebeast . 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
^
"Shepard Fairey Designs 3 Montana Spray Paint Cans With BEYOND THE STREETS" . Hypebeast . 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
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"Carhartt x Montana Colors Limited Edition Spray Can" . Hypebeast . 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
^
"CASIO G-SHOCK x Montana Colors Can by Zeta" . Hypebeast . 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
^ Tolonen, Jonna (2017-11-20).
"Power of paint" . SAUC - Street Art and Urban Creativity . 3 (2): 20–29.
doi :
10.25765/sauc.v3i2.78 .
ISSN
2183-9956 .
^ Mutton, Troy (2022-03-30).
"An Epic New Street Art Festival Is Taking Over Mount Lawley This April!" . Perth is OK! . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^
"Graffiti murals of Marvel heroes revive North Beach building destroyed by fire" . Yahoo News . 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^ Little, Colony (2018-05-16).
"Beyond Banksy: This Massive LA Exhibition Dramatically Expands the Story of Graffiti" . Artnet News . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^ Hamanaka, Kari (2018-05-03).
" 'Beyond the Streets' Looks Back — and Forward — at Street, Graffiti Art" . WWD . Retrieved 2023-09-18 .
^
"Montana Colors or MTN Colors - Graffiti Supplies for Artists and DIY" . sprayplanet . Retrieved 2023-09-19 .
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"We Were There - XVI: Bitten & Capped | MTN-News" . www.montanacolors.com . Retrieved 2023-09-19 .