Comments on: Who is Painting the Manhole Covers?

By: Rossana Tudo

Rossana Tudo — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:16:16 +0000

this is awesome.

By: Ken Gildner

Ken Gildner — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:56:47 +0000

I really enjoy this kind of guerilla street art; if I may venture to say so, I find it a much more creative and constructive method of ‘tagging’ than your typical wall graffiti. However, I can envision politicians becoming outraged by this sort of thing because it might ‘distract oncoming motorists’, or something of the sort.

- Ken

By: Spacing Montreal » Spacing Montréal starts with a bang!

Spacing Montreal » Spacing Montréal starts with a bang! — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:48:53 +0000

[…] to learn from each other’s city: Torontonians can watch the search for the artist behind beautifully painted images on sewer grates and Montrealers can check out the laneways that get turned into art […]

By: French Panic

French Panic — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 22:52:55 +0000

I don’t know who is doing the art, but the guy I live with heard an interview with the artist on the CBC last week. Apparently he chose “ice cream friendly” colours for the one on the corner of Bernard and Parc, when the Hassidic-hoppin ice creamery opened recently.

By: Christopher DeWolf

Christopher DeWolf — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:59:21 +0000

Do you know which CBC show it was?

By: sirop

sirop — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:13:59 +0000

I think it’s Roadsworth’s work. He was arrested eventually for his “art” on Montreal streets. Still.. his art is amazing.

By: Neath

Neath — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:08:17 +0000

Very nice work- the artist should get a contract to do the whole city.

By: french panic

french panic — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:03:40 +0000

I consulted my CBC expert and he cannot remember what show it was. But it was
1. on the English CBC radio
2. in the afternoon. on a weekday.

and…..my source man seems to vaguely remember that the artist asked permission from the city and they said yep. So maybe the city knows. or the Plateau mayor person. Or maybe that Mile End historical society will know. Or maybe Bob at the fruiterie. Or the people at the Navarino.

By: gabe.

gabe. — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:03:01 +0000

Here are some more of the manhole covers in Mile End:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabeguzman/tags/manhole/

By: Spacing Montreal » Mile End’s manhole covers: the mystery is solved!

Spacing Montreal » Mile End’s manhole covers: the mystery is solved! — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:57:06 +0000

[…] month I asked if anyone knew who was painting the manhole covers of Mile End. Slowly but surely, readers started offering some leads. One mentioned that she had […]