In the mid-1990s, under the influence of pioneering artists like Keith Haring, or the Parisian André, he decided to use the spray can as a mean of expression. The work of CHANOIR, a fusion of Pop Art and Free Figuration, based on the knowledge of the art history and driven by the sense of humour, his childhood memories and contemporary aesthetics. The artist develops a graphic style marked by vibrant colours, flat planes and characters with the simplified shapes, signature of both logos and tags.
Cat lover, CHANOIR chose his artistic name in a reference to Steinlen’s poster: “le cabaret du chat noir”. His “CHA” ( “cat” from french) logotypes, drawn spontaneously, constantly change shapes. Naive and always expressive, they communicate their emotions to passers-by, according to the mood of the creative. Alberto’s father, Gustavo Vejarano, Colombian esoteric artist, transmitted to him the spiritual approach.Thus, CHANOIR conceives art as a transmission of energy from mind to mind, with the aim of entertaining and playing with the spectator.Since his beginnings, Alberto Vejarano has been constantly pushing the boundaries between graffiti, street art, logotypes and tags. Over the years he integrates into the post-graffiti universe the Kawaii and cartoon aesthetic, like current emojis. If the vitality of Latin and South American cultures animates him, it is in the streets of the 19th arrondissement of Paris that CHANOIR began his artistic journey, where he created his first CHA. And it is the street that still attracts him. For its freedom, its independence, its power of expression and for the people who populate it. It is the street that constantly disguises and transforms itself like Alberto’s CHA. Over the years, CHANOIR has extended his art towards performance, installation, photography, design and video art.Jean-Michel Basquiat is a major source of inspiration for CHANOIR, but also icons such as Snoopy, Barbapapa, Monsieur Madame, Hello Kitty, the Shadoks, the Smurfs and Gumball. He is passionate about parietal art as well (also referred to as “cave art”) as its totemic paintings evoke the mystical power of primitive arts
In our new creative talk Chanoir will share with us what art represents to him, his most remarkable collaborations, including recent NFT collection, his vision on the current digital art rise as well as his creative plans for the future.
