Giovanni Chiantera (aka Awer) was born in 1986 on the cliffs of Polignano a Mare, a small city on the seaside close to Bari (Italy). Since the age of fourteen, he has been creating graffiti, developing his characters into robots represented on many walls in Italy. He draws hypnotic creatures and oniric monsters with the attempt to distract people from the boredom of everyday life, giving life to artistic remedies and solutions to excape from human troubles. He has been living and studying in Milano for five years, where he started his artistic career and new collaborations. Currently he lives and works between Italy and Berlin. He took part to several exhibitions and festivals in whole Italy, Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles.