Romantic Rebel Man

About the artist

Chauncey (@chaunceychnc) is a stylist, songwriter, mannequin, muse, and good friend. SLZL says, “Chauncey reminds all that the biggest artistic creation we can render is that of the self. His own body is his primary artistic production, the continuously blank page and canvas that he shapes into something new and exciting. All of his other art comes out of the constant self-fashioning and creating he does.”

Chauncey CHNC: “an expressionist with enigmatic and delicate words, with a lyrical style filtering anywhere between lullaby and sticky pop. Often picturing someone trying to escape themselves but ending up face to face with a mirror. As a Libra, the chase of balance and the highs and lows, the lust for perfection, inform the unique perspective of a life led and lived in dualities: the mixture of naïveté and cunning, neediness and self-possession, innocence and eroticism, radiance and damage. In a world where perception is reality, constant yearning for self-reflection to process trauma and monitor growth in hopes to inspire others, to find beauty in the ugliness, life after death, and reality in the surreal.” 


You have plenty of ties
Little anchors rotating in your mind
You're not gonna talk down to me
Maybe square off with one of those guys
Complicated pocket squares 
Nailing sad girls - somewhere 
Forgotten 
You become a new boy everyday 
Barely meeting job requirements 
From now on only dress shirts 
Sartorial depression is inexpensive 
Tingles down your spine 
Suit coats and folds
A romantic rebel man 
You become someone new everyday 
From now on - let's fix that 
In a corner calling 
Now you pick up?
New ties usually never require love 
Getting squared away- mixing brown and blue 
Guesswork-looking for the smartest move
Chenin blanc. Blackout shades.
Oysters at the Hyatt- poppy and patterned 
Maybe square off with one of those guys
The suited romantic rebel man 
On articulated knees- worn out figures 
Dirty but expensive -The coolest detail 
We know everything you want 
Stretch a tenth or less and transplant a face on another man 
Idea awful. Effect profound. You're gonna talk down to me
You have plenty of ties. Little anchors rotating in your mind
Exacted and opinionated- wandering anxiously 
Careful preparation. Familiar sensation 
Coordinate- a wide brimmed hat
Creative pinstripes and trailblazers 
The worst feeling you've ever had 
Admit it. You're a little curious 
Specific shots- cum drops- dry cleaner 
You want, you get, you become 
Tacky, sexy and intense 
You become someone new everyday 
Diving into the pretentious 
Seeing God alternatively
Careful preparation. Familiar sensation 
Orgasm. Inquire. Explore 
Bigots are rarely good in bed
From now on - let's fix that 
Sartorial depression is inexpensive 
I'll sing you a new song 
Dump your girlfriend - and move on

Check out our other featured works by CHNC: Demon Design Issues and Starve.