Gene Pendon has a Bachelor degree in Fine-Arts (drawing and painting) from Concordia University. In 1998, he co founds Heavyweight Production House (HVW8), now based in Montreal and in Los Angeles. He also co creates the Heavyweight Art Installation, an international project that partners live painting to music and to urban cultures.
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Artwork description
In 2014, MU took up residence on Savoie Avenue (between St-Denis Street and the Grande Bibliothèque) to paint an ode to literature on the walls, thanks to the talent of several muralist artists chosen by a jury: Jason Botkin, Five Eight, Les Hommes de Lettres, William Patrick and Adam Sajkowski, Gene Pendon, Bruno Rouyère and Dominique Desbiens, and XRAY.
A true encounter between visual arts and literature, these “word walls” highlight the historical significance of the area as a hub of knowledge (Université de Montréal, UQAM, Montreal literary school, etc.), the 100th anniversary of the Saint-Sulpice Library (located on Saint-Denis Street) and the 45th anniversary of UQAM in 2014, as well as the 10th anniversary of the Grande Bibliothèque in 2015.
As part of its Les bâtisseurs culturels collection, MU is this time paying tribute to Dany Laferrière with a mural created by Gene Pendon, started in 2014 and completed in 2015.
Launched in 2010 by MU, the Les bâtisseurs culturels collection aims to recognize the invaluable contribution of creators from the metropolis across various artistic disciplines, whether they are Montrealers by birth or adoption, to the local, national, and international prominence of the Montreal cultural scene.