Montana Cans LOOKBOOK 2024 – back in black! We’re happy to unveil the Montana Cans LOOKBOOK for 2024, and this edition is particularly special! It’s been an exhilarating year, filled with events, collaborations, and of course, our continuous commitment to fostering the vibrant culture of graffiti and street art. The past year, we’ve journeyed through numerous Jams and events, championing the graffiti culture and creating opportunities for artists to interact and showcase their work. Our involvement ranged from facilitating platforms for emerging talents to celebrating the contributions of legendary figures in the graffiti world. And let’s not forget, we also expanded our innovative product lines! #montanacans #germanspraypaint
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Jepsy REVOK: "Graffiti
Jepsy REVOK: "Graffiti always looks best on a train, and some of the best graffiti I have ever seen on a train read..." INTERVIEW Montana Cans Location Mainz, DE Photography JEPSY, Montana Cans Henry Chalfant Profile @jepsy.trd MONTANACANS ICONIC SERIES FEAT. JEPSY JEPSY – a name, a myth, a legend. His timeless, classy, and New York-infused letters have influenced generations of writers worldwide ever since the 1990s. Critically acclaimed publications such as his volume of the On the Run Blackbook series turned into ultimate genre classics. The first edition from 1997 was republished in 2010 with some updates, which once more solidified JEPSY's status. No wonder: bursting with lovely styles, crisp outlines, well-balanced color combinations, and lush analog pictures of trains, today's beholders quickly develop a decent amount of nostalgia flipping through the pages. Another decade later, his characteristic semiwild styles have not lost their initial allure. So, what artist could fit better into the Montana Iconic Series than this member of the famous TRD crew from the golden era of German train graffiti? 28 ICONIC SERIES JEPSY
“I have hardly seen anyone else who was that perfect and outstanding on the trains” KENT While preparing for upcoming projects, we chatted with the maestro over coffee in an industrial area near the tracks. Meeting him in his natural habitat was a total coincidence. What are the odds? MONTANACANS Hey, JEPSY, it's a pleasure to meet you! What are you up to? JEPSY Wait, what? Haha, thank you, likewise! As you see, I am picking up some supplies for an upcoming exhibition. Let's grab a coffee; I got a couple of minutes to talk if you want. MC Yeah, I had to look twice if it was actually you. Since time is limited, let's jump right into it. How do you feel about releasing your personal edition of the Iconic series in 2023 after so many years in the game, and is there a reason behind your choice of color? J Yes and no – where to start? To provide some context: The choice of colors was and still is always very important to me. What shades should I fade into the fill-ins if I opt for a light or dark-colored outline? There must be some balance in the mix to make certain elements pop. I do not have a favorite color, as I mostly combine them. Moderation and placement are essential, and I can work with anything. So, a single color itself is not too important but rather what you do with it. When I had the chance to work on my own can, which is an absolute dream project, I tried to take a step back. After so many years of writing, I tried to tell a story instead of singling out my favorite shade of, let's say, greens. MC Sounds interesting. Could you expand on that? J Sure. Look at the final design of the can. It shows one of my favorite pieces on one of my favorite canvases. Specifically, I called it the love train, a train model named Karlsruher Kopf, to be exact. The can commemorates one of my best pieces and represents the German steel train era. Practically, to fit the design, the roof must be grey to be authentic. Apart from that, that grey covers really well, a quality that should not be overlooked. Overall, the concept is a playful approach to showing my heritage and havingfun with it. ICONIC SERIES JEPSY 29
