Today’s profile is of Cruz, a wonderful
artist from Brazil who along with Calma and Asa are known as the Faca
Crew.

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Cruz - The Vitals

Age: 18 years old
/>Hometown: Mogi das Cruzes, near Sao Paulo
Where
do you now live?: Mogi das Cruzes
How long have you been
creating street art?: I?ve been doing this for about 4 years.
/>What did you do last night?: I drew and slept very bad.
/>What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner?: I hardly ever
have dinner, so I sometimes eat junkfood.
Who is your
favorite fictional character?: Robert the Robot (my brother?s
character)
What do you currently have in your pockets?:
Keys and some makers.
If you were given “more time,” what
would you do with it?: I would draw and paint more
Who do
you love?: My family, my girlfriend and the eternal Galera Sapao (Big
Frog Guys)

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Cruz - The A’s to Our Q’s:

Wooster: How did you get started in
creating art for the street?

Cruz: I started tagging
walls with friends, after that I involved myself in graffiti. Then I looked for
other ways to make art, by stencil and posters, for example.

/>Wooster: What other street artists do you most admire and
why?:

Cruz: Gemeos for me are the best,  because it
was by watching them that I began to be interested in grafitti and stuff. I?m
keen on Obey and Buff?s posters and on other guys as well, such as the writers
of Brazil: Onesto, Victhe, Herbert, Binho, Ciro, Speto and many more. I also
identify myself with Barry McGee. Two guys that i have worked with, Calma and
Asa, are great. In summary, I can say that I like a bit of evereything relating
to art: from mosaic to photograph, just what involves expressions of a point of
view.

Wooster: What’s your favorite city,
neighborhood, or block, to post and/or to see street art?

/>Cruz: The city of Sao Paulo

Wooster:
What inspires you now?

Cruz: My
inspirations are the details of day-by-day, meeting different stuff,  Sao Paulo
pollutions and some flashes of my mind.

Wooster:
What are you currently working on?

Cruz:
At the moment I?m drawing and painting on cardboards and there?s a door
that I’m starting to paint soon. But I’m always working on characters, using
simple materials, such as medicine boxes, lottery tickets and packages in
general.

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For more
images, check out Cruz’s fotolog.