ed ▁with ▁different ▁media ▁to ▁achieve ▁his ▁characteristic ▁level ▁of ▁quality , ▁using ▁ac ry lic ▁and ▁oil ▁paint , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pens , ▁markers , ▁metal ▁pain ts ▁and ▁sp ray s ▁more ▁familiar ▁to ▁street ▁artists . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁rich ly ▁text ured ▁and ▁s atur ated ▁surface ▁and ▁successfully ▁ev okes ▁emot ions ▁of ▁ende ar ment ▁and ▁fun ▁in ▁his ▁v ibr ant ▁can v ases . ▁ ▁‘ The ▁Ch ican os ’ ▁Ch icken ▁Story ▁( Note : ▁the ▁hum orous ▁“ Los ▁Ch ican os ” ▁title , ▁written ▁with ▁a ▁capital ▁“ C ” ▁- ▁has ▁nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁Ch icano ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s .) ▁ ▁When ▁Ce et ▁land ed ▁in ▁China ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁started ▁scri bb ling ▁visual ▁images ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁initial ▁form ▁of ▁communication ▁and ▁these ▁initial ▁do od ling ▁sketch es ▁soon ▁evol ved ▁to ▁means ▁of ▁hum our . ▁The ▁ch icken ▁references ▁soon ▁symbol ised ▁his ▁experiences ▁of ▁living ▁amongst ▁the ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁Chinese ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁eight ▁years ▁while ▁in ▁China , ▁Ce et ▁has ▁been ▁painting ▁these ▁fun ny ▁« Ch ican os » ▁characters : ▁they ▁are ▁small , ▁colour ful ▁ch ick ens ▁with ▁large ▁eyes ▁and ▁round ▁bodies . ▁When ▁asked ▁what ▁they ▁mean , ▁the ▁artist ▁has ▁all ud ed ▁that ▁they ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁par ody