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February 25, 2004
Profile: Salvame
Salvame - The Vitals
Age: 24
Hometown: Spanish Harlem , NYC "although I'm a proud Mexica'n."
Where do you now live?: Spanish Harlem , NYC
How long have you been creating street art?: 3 months
What did you do last night?: Prepared a whole new run of postings for this weekend
What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: Taiyaki (???????^a japanese sweet cake filled with sweet red bean and shaped into a carp.
Who is your favorite fictional character?: Robert Langdon "Angels & Demons" Author Dan Brown
What do you currently have in your pockets?: Lip Palm, Keys, $118.34 with a Versace money clip (birthday gift), Italian made switch blade (christmas gift), Hand grip to workout your forarm, and my wallet that has chain connected to my front belt loop.
If you were given "more time," what would you do with it?: Travel - go to Thailand and train Kickboxing, go to Arizona or Brazil to train Jiu-Jitsu, Take a walk around the city during working hous.
Who do you love?: My Kimi
Salvame - The A's to Our Q's:
Wooster: How did you get started in creating art for the street?
Salvame: ever loving desire to effect the public. To make heads turn but still be able to relate in some way to the art, either by appreciation or disgust. I finally had enough of seeing other execute their ideas and I knew it was time for me do as well. I needed to react and react I did.
Wooster: Why the little guy from Fantasy Island?
Salvame: Interesting you should ask. When ever I set off to do a project I always like to do it in a series. Tatto is the first of many in my first series of street art. I also like things to be a surprise as well, but what I can say is that the name of the series is, "VILLAINS." The, "S" on all my postings is very significant to my identity, artwork, and concept. The "S" stands for my identity "Salvame" which is the spanish word for "save me". So in my efforts to educate the masses I wish the public to be aware that Villains are not always our enemies but in a way they gives us the balance that is necessary in our world. I want to see if people will be able to make the connection once they see the rest of the series.
Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire and why?
Salvame: Kostas Seremetis, A young greek man of extraordinary talents for inciting and kindling my love of comics and pop art
Wooster: What's your favorite city, neighborhood, or block, to post and/or
to see street art?
Salvame: Tokyo, Harajuku (Harajuku Street)
Wooster: What inspires you now?
Salvame: Everything. It's hard to say what inspires us to do what we do. Anything that we do or see effects the person we will become and what work we will do
Wooster: What are you currently working on? Can you give us a sneak peek?
Salvame: Continuing my series of, "VILLAINS." I will continue with this theme until I fell that the world has truly understood my message.
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