Culture • Street art

Astro: Funk, style and monsters

Funk, style and monsters are the focus for Astro, a Montréal graffiti artist who started painting in the mid-1990s.

A vibrant mural featuring an array of colorful cartoon characters and monsters with exaggerated facial expressions, surrounded by tropical leaves and abstract shapes against a black background.

His inspirations range from old-school New York graffiti, to European and Japanese cartoons. In addition to graffiti, he creates paintings and illustrations for various clients. He also has a colouring book (below)

Colorful illustration featuring various whimsical characters and creatures with expressive faces, surrounded by playful graffiti-style text that reads 'Les Graffitos Volume 2'.
Colouring book by Astro (on Instagram)

Astro (also known as Mr. Astro) last month unveiled “two new styles” of work (see the 2 images below)

An abstract colorful illustration featuring stylized cartoon characters with exaggerated features and vibrant colors, showcasing playful expressions and dynamic poses against a dark background.
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Colorful abstract artwork featuring various cartoonish characters with exaggerated features, playful expressions, and vibrant colors against a gray background.
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More information on this well known artist at Public Art Montreal, here.

His Instagram, here.

Full image from the banner at the top of the page:

Vibrant mural depicting cartoon characters among colorful foliage, featuring playful expressions and whimsical elements on the side of a building.

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