Chaz Bojorquez: Godfather of Cholo Style

We sat down with the legendary Chaz Bojorquez during his time in Melbourne earlier this year. Chaz discusses his artistic origins, the special place that his art occupies in the streets of LA and demonstrates his iconic hand-lettering style exclusively for acclaimmag.com
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[@yourlocallad4647]

He's the man! One of a kind style that CANNOT be duplicated!

[@havenplayzpe1885]

Almost any CHOLO can not just duplicate but teach him so much.

[@geetee650]

The gangster skull is real o.g unique.

[@aog1747]

I remember my art teacher told me about him awhile back and now i see how much of an inspiration he is✊🏼

[@VORZERO]

Love this.

[@victorsanchez7104]

Este chaz es el mejor

[@vatolocosforever803]

It started in Texas, in El Paso, CHUCO Town

[@autumnsword8450]

Thats where I heard the Old English styles started from also... then they merged with Midwest/West Coast Greek alphabets to form the basis for Cholo styles. The shoeshine boys were the first to really tag up eh? With their polish to mark the corner they hustled on...

[@davidc9135]

I remember first seeing this legend in graffiti verite 2

[@chetrok1]

True style master

[@tr3sie7e]

MAESTRO ❤️‍🔥🪶👌🏽

[@adboba]

Sick

[@jesusgarcia-cc7od]

the best of the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bradycreativeart]

Respect!

[@oskarmonk]

Thank you Brother Chaz. Eye grew up in east L.A. & your work alway reminded me of Retna. Like maybe you showed him the road. Eye create audio graffiti. Like you said Chaz... The tag is created not in your mind. Multi dimension time jumping human's are we not? -BIZZART a.k.a. Gothic Cholo 💀

[@brownxking956]

💯

[@mgk357]

real tagger/graffiti artists know age has nothing 2 do with it..once ur in it..your always gonna be writing on stuff,,=-) always........... MGK357//KSAcru,,,,,,,, 361TX

[@jedim9980]

ESE CHAZ1 Y QUE PUTOS!

[@luciolynx5443]

Modern Picasso

[@goddead3393]

You God!

[@cokacolacom1000]

Grafiti is the best and worth it hey i had gotten caught by cops and they had let me finish whyle they watch because they say well they told me they love it atleast for me they loved my shit

[@MrOptik1]

Police never EVER let someone perform actual graffiti, either you were doing a commission wall or you're just flat out lying. Dude this is You Tube..I've painted several thousand dollar commission walls and painted back alleys and trains most writers who don't hop in and hope out after a year do that stuff, highways trucks yadda yadda... but to come on You Tube and talk some funky ass shit about cops loving your steeze so much they watched you do street art or graffiti without asking you right away what in the fuck you were doing and where your letter or phone call of consent was to be doing that is plain fucking fairy tales.. How fucking stupid do you think anyone would be to think that was real??!! You are the very definition of the word toy... writers don't stand and hang with cops they run like fuck. Poser.

[@AngelRodriguez-zt5eg]

Newsflash* chaz is short for chasity

[@deevalenz1045]

this dude's cool pero Cholo style started in El Paso, Tx El Chuco stand up!!