Beyung Mural @ 150 Market St

This outdoor mural in downtown Lynn is the work of Beyung, a Montreal artist, and was organized by Beyond Walls. Beyung’s style sits between figurative and abstract art: he deconstructs forms into dynamic compositions to give a second approach to an image, an idea or a memory. He favors intuitive methods, raw lines and deliberate imperfections, an approach rooted in his past as a graffiti artist.

Born in Montreal and raised in a refugee family, Beyung draws heavily on his Canadian and Chinese-Cambodian background, and that search for self-definition runs through his work. He trained in graphic design. His recent projects include a mural at the gates of Montreal’s Chinatown and The Sea Keeper, created for Canada’s 150th anniversary and Montreal’s 375th, which became the first mural painted on a bulk carrier in Canada.

What to Know

• The Sea Keeper won an award at the International Corporate Art Award 2017 in Italy.
• Beyung has taken part in Montreal’s international Mural Festival and Cambodia Urban Arts.
• His work is on permanent display at the Michel-Ange gallery in Montreal and Kbach Gallery in Phnom Penh.
• The mural is listed by the Downtown Lynn Cultural District as public art.