Circuit Breaker (11/30/2013) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker. Rai Cruz, a father figure to the Manila street art scene, was introduced to street art by one of his art students, Jo Ocampo.
The Deep Blue. Rai fell in love with street art as a medium, happy to reach more people through his work and not exclude those who cannot afford the gallery or museum fees.
Hunger (July 2012) by Rai Cruz, PaksiwFilipino Street Art Project
Hunger
Hunger
Hunger
Ligaw na Organismo (Lost Organism). "These works are part of an on-going series of mine featuring a bizarre entity with large eyeballs which occasionally incorporates some figures as well.The primary objective in these works is to insinuate critical thinking in the viewers.The eyeballs are present to suggest that its viewers are seeing a creature of some sort. It also suggests that the city is one big entity wherein the organic and inorganic are somewhat in harmony. Early in this series I utilized the color red because it was my available paint. Later on I consciously selected it because it immediately attracts attention." - Rai Cruz
Ligaw na Organismo II (Lost Organism II)
Ligaw na Organismo III (Lost Organism III). Rai's work often contains eyeballs, confronting viewers directly and challenging them to see their environment in a new way.
Pusali. "These works are part of an on-going series of mine featuring a bizarre entity with large eyeballs which occasionally incorporates some figures as well.The primary objective in these works is to insinuate critical thinking in the viewers.The eyeballs are present to suggest that its viewers are seeing a creature of some sort. It also suggests that the city is one big entity wherein the organic and inorganic are somewhat in harmony. Early in this series I utilized the color red because it was my available paint. Later on I consciously selected it because it immediately attracts attention." - Rai Cruz
Open Heart of the City (4/17/2012) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
Open Heart of the City
Open Heart of the City
Open Heart of the City
Mang Rudy Mcbayawak (Mr. Rudy Mcbayawak - Monitor lizard) (10/2/2012) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
Mang Rudy Mcbayawak
Mang Rudy Mcbayawak
Mang Rudy Mcbayawak
Sticky 1. "Sticky Series: these are some of my earliest works. The Watcher Series evolved from this idea. The original intention was to create artwork that will easily grab attention, a work that can easily adapt to different space considerations, and an artwork that somehow confronts its audience." - Rai Cruz
Sticky II
Sticky III
Sticky IV
Sticky V
Sticky VI
Sticky VII. Rai is currently a professor of fine arts at Mapua University in Intramuros, Manila.
Sticky
Drips
Boxed In
Don't be Closed Minded
Unnecessary Complexity (12/12/2013) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
Unnecessary Complexity
Unnecessary Complexity
Untitled
Split (January 2013) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
Split. More of Rai's work can be seen on his website, www.raicruz.com.
Split
The Next Victim (1/5/2014) by Rai CruzFilipino Street Art Project
The Next Victim. "A friend and fellow street artist, Lamok, told me that in the area where I painted this, there is on-going violence that often results in the loss of lives." - Rai Cruz
The Next Victim
Robobliss Head. Robobliss murals are from the Bliss Market Project organized by artist and curator J Pacena II.
Robobliss Right Arm
Robobliss Left Arm
Rai Cruz x Kaff-Eine (11/27/2013) by Rai Cruz, Kaff-EineFilipino Street Art Project
Rai Cruz x Kaff-eine. While Rai usually works alone, he will sometimes collaborate with other street artists. This is a collaborative piece with Kaff-eine, an Australian street artist who visited the Philippines to paint in 2013.
Rai Cruz x Kaff-eine
Door
Digital Vision
Digital Vision
Out of the Box
Artist—Rai Cruz
