Heavyweight

There are many artists in the graffiti world who started off using spray can but now work as fine artists or designers. The Heavyweight crew is one such collective from Montreal, comprising Dan Buller, Tyler Gibney and Gene Pendon. Founded in 1998 as Heavyweight Art Installations, the crew specializes in colorful canvases, and its painting often feature life size thematic portraits of musicians or political activists on an abstract and quite complex background.