One of the original Cholo Graffiti Artists is Chaz Bojorquez. His large canvas is the grey monster behind the Keith Haring car. Chaz was a hippie who started out putting names on the walls to define identity, Latino identity. This was the foundation of the Cholo Graffiti. When he saw a tag he saw a complaint and when he saw bunch of tags in the neighborhood he saw a petition. His work is fascinating and if you delve into it, you begin to understand the significance of understanding culture. He can tell you about the symbols, lettering, fonts, and the script of Teen Angel style used for drawings and tattoos. He grew up writing beautiful script letters on the side and back windows of low rider cars. Before he tagged he was taking art classes. He went to Chouinard School of Art in 67 and like the Warhol scene and the Ferus Gallery guys, Chaz did not see any Latino artists in the spotlight. Then he worked hard to develop his style, his art. He developed an image called Senor Suerte that has a lot of different styles from the 60s, the skull is Mexican, the hat on the skull represents the Black Civil Rights Movement. At the core of the work of Chaz Bojorques is cultural pride and strength.
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