Charles_"Chaz"_Bojórquez
Charles Bojórquez
American painter
Charles "Chaz" Bojórquez is an American Chicano graffiti artist and painter who is known for his work in Cholo-style calligraphy. He is credited with bringing the Chicano and Cholo graffiti style into the established art scene.[1][2] He began his art career by tagging in his neighborhood of Highland Park, Los Angeles in the early 1970s. In his youth, Bojórquez was given the tag Chaz, which meant "the one who messes things up and likes to fight."[3]
He received formal art training at University of Guadalajara for Art, California State University, and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles.[4] He was influenced by the Chicano art movement and the work of Gilbert "Magu" Luján.[5]