Chanoir

Chanoir
Born
Alberto Vejarano

1976 (age 49–50)
Bogotá, Colombia
AwardsOrdre des Arts et des Lettres
Websitewww.chanoir1980.com

Chanoir, also known as Alberto Vejarano (born 1976), is a French-Colombian contemporary street artist.

His nickname is a reference to a poster of the famous Parisian cabaret Le Chat Noir, by Théophile Steinlen.[citation needed]

Biography

Chanoir became active in the streets of Barcelona at the beginning of Y2K, where he did the documentary Murs Libres. In 2002, he became the founder of Collectif 1980 with other artists such as Jean-Philippe Illanes, Alexandre Sirvin, Hugo Garcia, et Ernest Añaños Montoto.[citation needed]

His father, Gustavo Vejerano, is a painter.[citation needed]

Expositions

Collaboration with brands

Amongst his most notable commercial work are:

Other works

Murs libres, a documentary about the street art crew of Barcelona with Jean-Michel Alberola

Further reading

Notes

  1. ↑ "Chanoir". Artsper (in French). 2020-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Musée en Herbe" (PDF). Musée en Herbe (in French). 2011-12-20.
  3. ↑ "Chanoir, street artiste Franco-colombien". Strip Art (in French). 2018-04-22.
  4. ↑ "Quand le street art rencontre le chic de L'Hermitage". Ouest France (in French). 2018-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Le Street-art investit La Celle-Saint-Cloud". Le Parisien (in French). 2018-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Vous êtes des animaux !". Lyon France (in French). January 2019.
  7. ↑ "One, Two… Street Art !". SIG (in French). 10 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Le M.U.R, ou comment l'art urbain s'est fait une place à Aix-les-Bains". L'Essor Savoyard (in French). 2022-01-28.
  9. ↑ "Chanoir, graffitis con gatos de colores que revolucionan las paredes en las calles de París". El Mundo (in Spanish). 2016-08-10.
  10. ↑ in 2002. "Chanoir". Cornette de Saint-Cyr (in French). 2011-12-20.
  11. ↑ Street Art: The Spray Files, HarperCollins, 2004, p.180