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Charles
"Chaz" Bojórquez |
Charles Bojórquez,
a resident of Mt. Washington, California, began his art career
by spray-painting along riverbeds. He spent a summer at art
school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and attended classes at Chouinard
Art Institute (now Cal Arts) the year before graduating from
high school in 1967. By the end of 1969, Bojórquez had created
a symbol that represented him and the streets-a stylized skull
called Señor Suerte (Mr. Luck). It has become a gangster
image of protection from death.
Bojórquez quit what he calls "tagging" in 1986. Three of his
paintings are now in the permanent collection of the National
Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C. Four others are owned
by the Orange County Museum of Art, which acquired the work
because it reflects part of Southern California's culture. Bojórquez
is considered one of the few artists who have successfully made
the transition from the street to the gallery.
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Chino Latino.
Giclee print, 38½" x 32, 2004.
Original: Acrylic on canvas, 72" x 60", 2000. |
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