Interview to the French street artist Chanoir.
What are your artistic sources and artists that
inspire you?
inspire you?
My favourite
artists are Jim Henson, Annette Messager and Keith Haring.
artists are Jim Henson, Annette Messager and Keith Haring.
Three words to describe your work and your
style?
style?
pure cat
energie
energie
Which technique do you use to paint?
Usually acrylic
and spray (Montana
94) and over Montana Hardcore and oil painting.
and spray (Montana
94) and over Montana Hardcore and oil painting.
Which is the best thing to be an artist and
what does it mean to you
what does it mean to you
to be a street artist?
The best
thing is to feel free to express my self anywhere and anyhow, searching
something who is called me, looking at my cats, to share my art with those who like it, and to annoy those who don’t.
thing is to feel free to express my self anywhere and anyhow, searching
something who is called me, looking at my cats, to share my art with those who like it, and to annoy those who don’t.
Where can we find your works on the wall around
the world?
the world?
Mostly Barcelona , Paris
and Bogotà.
and Bogotà.
Is there a particular place where you’d like to
paint?
paint?
The
best place is the new wall I will fall
in love with.
best place is the new wall I will fall
in love with.
What are your future projects?
I want to
do less canvases and more streets.. The next project is an enormous old tv where the 1980 can perform in for “La biennale
du Havre 2013”.
do less canvases and more streets.. The next project is an enormous old tv where the 1980 can perform in for “La biennale
du Havre 2013”.
Artist portrait
Name: Alberto Vejarano
AKA: Chanoir
Nationality: Paris,
1976
1976
Studies: Academie de Beaux Arts, Paris
Active from: 1996 as Chanoir
Technique: spray, acrylic, oil painting
Subjects: especially cats, main characters of fantastic
adventures
adventures
Style: very colourful paintings with an immediate,
symple, fast style, often stylized or with a childlike style; elements from the
writing universe (lettering similar to bombing) and from the child universe
(character as cats, fantastic adventures, strong colours)
symple, fast style, often stylized or with a childlike style; elements from the
writing universe (lettering similar to bombing) and from the child universe
(character as cats, fantastic adventures, strong colours)
Places: Italy,
Usa, Mexico, Danzica, Moscow,
London, Polland, New York, Cuba,
Tunisi, Bogotà, Paris, Barcelona
Usa, Mexico, Danzica, Moscow,
London, Polland, New York, Cuba,
Tunisi, Bogotà, Paris, Barcelona
