Día Festivo
Date 2012
Dimensions 12" x 12" x 4"
Category Painting
Medium Mixed media on canvas
Genre Contemporary
Period 21st Century
Collection *Translate: Holiday

"Pun 18" Philip Cruz Villegas

"Día Festivo*" (2012)

Biography

Painter and urban artist. Obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design from Atlantic College in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2007. Won Second Place in “Graphopoli”, Biennial of Urban Art of Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico in 2008. He has exhibited in solo and group shows, painted murals and commissions, and participated in special projects held in Puerto Rico, Spain, Canada, United States, Argentina, France and Germany. Has been reviewed in numerous magazines and newspapers in Puerto Rico and featured in books like, The History of American Graffiti, Graffiti Burners Book, Graffiti Planet 1 and 2, among many others. Pun18 lives and works in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. As the essence of his work, graffiti has motivated the seamless transition into murals and painting, playing an important role in his career since he was 15 years old.