photo by: Mariana Sabido
KRUS
Sofia Cruz (KRUS), Lisbon 1989, studied product design at Lusófona University.
She quickly developed a very strong authorial aspect in her work. As such, her pieces test the boundary between design and the visual arts.
A cosmos that exists to be lived.
Applying painting to different materials and surfaces, the color is the way to transmit sensations to the people and suggest new environments.
Sofia collects moments and immortalizes them in a non-figurative way.
All pieces are unique and made by hand in studio KRUS in Lisbon, Portugal.
FESTIVALS AND COLLABS
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2024
Lovers by the sea - Installation for Gliding Barnacles in Figueira da Foz, Portugal
KRUS x MUSTIQUE - Limited Edition Short Sleeve Shirt handmade by KRUS
Whispers of serenity - Installation for the Waking Life Festival
Day dream - Sculpture for Locke Hotels, Lisbon, Portugal
Everything can be Movement - Illustration for Locke Hotels, Lisbon, Portugal
2023
Taking Art to the Beach - Installation for Gliding Barnacles, Figueira da Foz, Portugal
KRUS x MUSTIQUE - Limited Edition Short Sleeve Shirt handmade painted by KRUS
2022
KRUS X JULIANA PENTEADO - Illustration for a Totebag
KRUS X LUPITA PIZZARIA - Illustration for Pizza box
KRUS x MUSTIQUE - Limited Edition Short Sleeve Shirt handmade painted by KRUS
2021
KRUS x MUSTIQUE - Limited Edition Short Sleeve Shirt handmade painted by KRUS
Participation at Muro Festival, Gau
2020
Street Intervention in Senegal by invitation of Portuguese Embassy.
Live intervention in the designers' fashion show Away To Mars in Moda Lx.
KRUS x FLO - 2021 Seeds Calendar
KRUS x MUSTIQUE - Limited Edition Short Sleeve Shirt handmade painted by KRUS
Street Intervention at A Lata Delas Festival, Gau
Participation at Conversas na Rua Festival
Street Intervention at CEVICHERIA collaboration with Fúlvio Capurso
Facade intervention at SELINA Gerês
2019
Participation at LAP (Loures Art Public) Festival
SEEDHOUSE ART Mural Painting
Creation of Case Studies in collaboration with Apewood
Set Design - Participation at Festival AMADORA BD
Artistic intervention on garbage can for Zero Waste Lab and Lisbon City Council
2018
Participation at LAP (Loures Art Public) Festival
Facade intervention at "THE INDEPENDENT COLLECTIVE" with Pedro Peixe
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
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2024
CORRENTE DE AR - Beato innovation district, Lisboa, Portugal
2023
LISBON BY DESIGN
ABSTRAKT 2.0 in REM - Espaço Arte, Porto, Portugal.
PORTUGAL A CORES in Fabrica Features Lisboa.
2021
Group show with +50 Portuguese artists in Casa Aberta, Santos, Portugal
Collective Exhibition YOUR ARE ART in shopping Braga Parque
2019
Shows residents MARIA 16 - applied arts workshop
2018
ART IN THE GARDEN with Joana Limão
2016
Exhibition CARGO VILLAGE UNDERGROUND
ACADEMIC DEGREE
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2008
Degree and Master on Equipment and Space Design (Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias)
PUBLICATIONS
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Urbana Magazine
Activa Revista
Observador Magazine
Capsule Book - Pictoria Vol 2
Type
Wescover
The Artsphere
Mustique Blog
Amadora TV