{"id":498567,"date":"2025-02-14T14:59:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T13:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/?p=498567"},"modified":"2025-02-14T15:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T14:01:01","slug":"we-talk-w-humberto-cruz-the-pop-artist-of-our-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/en\/we-talk-w-humberto-cruz-the-pop-artist-of-our-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"We talk w\/ Humberto Cruz, the pop artist of our generation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Global success came when he designed the graphic identity for <strong>Karol G<\/strong>&#8216;s album \u2018Ma\u00f1ana Ser\u00e1 Bonito\u2019, but<strong> Humberto Cruz <\/strong>had created many more fantasies before that. The San Diego-based Mexican illustrator is known for having transcended his artistic personality amidst a sea of uniformity with chaotic, vibrant and spontaneous works full of references to 90s pop culture and\/or fashion icons, illustrated alongside hearts of thorns, bunnies or animated characters in harness or BDSM outfits. With all of them he has intervened in <strong>Zadig<\/strong> bags, <strong>UGG <\/strong>clogs,<strong> Pull and Bear <\/strong>pieces or even beauty products for the Korean brand<strong> Banila Co<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these compositions or digital collages, there coexists a social background reflected in messages of social activism or sexual liberation. Art as redemption in a queer universe with demons, angels and positive messages that \u2018shout out the colour\u2019 that she feels in her virtual archive <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iscreamcolour\/?hl=es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@iscreamcolour<\/a><\/strong> stimulated by nostalgia, but also by mental health or social problems.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-820x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498524\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-820x1024.webp 820w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-768x959.webp 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-1230x1536.webp 1230w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-973x1215.webp 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-700x874.webp 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX-508x635.webp 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-work-illustration-.format-webp.width-2880_9dLlLBm3IcE0sorX.webp 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>On the occasion of his latest collaboration with <strong>Manolo Bakes<\/strong> for <strong>Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/strong>, based on the love that beats in all his projects, we spoke to the <strong>Mexican artist<\/strong> to find out more about this creative union, and about his career and work in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">HIGHXTAR (H) \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong>Your work is represented by animated characters, fantasy drawings and positive messages influenced by pop culture. How do you manage to transform all these elements into an identity of your own? How do your childhood and adolescence influence this construction? Does inspiration come more from the real world or from the dream world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HUMBERTO CRUZ (HC) \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>Ever since I have my earliest memories I have always loved drawing my own characters. As a teenager in the 90s, I became obsessed with pop culture, listening to music, taking ideas from music videos and fashion magazines. That&#8217;s how my style evolved. I love fantasy and nostalgia, but I also care about the present, mental health and social issues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"498539\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-973x1216.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-700x875.jpg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n-508x635.jpg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475752700_18483152464010481_5354675035734268114_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"498537\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-973x1216.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-700x875.jpg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n-508x635.jpg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/475640659_18483152476010481_1353670163912048774_n.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> At what point do you begin to dedicate your life to art?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>I always realised that this is what I wanted to do, I didn&#8217;t think about any other career. Although it hasn&#8217;t been easy, being consistent is the best thing and always moving forward.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> What references did you grow up with that marked your style in some way? How would you define it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>My first references were MTV, comics and things like that. I would define my style as colourful, fun and nostalgic. I like to be messy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-792x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498535\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-792x1024.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-768x993.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-700x905.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944-508x657.jpeg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/f811e50a9489de15ac62a7c08b8e97f2d0e760ff_944.jpeg 944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> What ideas would you like to convey through your illustrations and\/or collages?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>I would like to convey some positive message but also put a smile on others&#8217; faces.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> You have talked about the link between your work and mental health. Is this sweetened universe in some way a way of liberation and\/or escape from reality?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>Yes it is all that, by putting down on paper my feelings and thoughts day after day. I think it&#8217;s good to free ourselves in that way, whether it&#8217;s drawing, writing or talking about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498541\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-1409x2048.jpg 1409w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-1440x2093.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-973x1414.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-700x1017.jpg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2-508x738.jpg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/000032-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> You have worked for some relevant brands such as UGG, Zadig or Zara, have you ever felt limited in your creative freedom when designing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>To this day I have felt that all these brands know very well what they are looking for from me, they know my style and that is why we have created these collaborations. I don&#8217;t think I have felt limited in my freedom when it comes to designing because I adapt to changes quickly. I like challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-811x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498531\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-768x970.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-1217x1536.jpg 1217w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-973x1228.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-700x884.jpg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4-508x641.jpg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-zadig-voltaire-collaboration-4.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Tell us about the creative process and the techniques you use &#8211; is it more premeditated and rational or more improvised and chaotic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0<strong>When I draw for pleasure I have no limits and I don&#8217;t like to plan. I like to listen to music and that&#8217;s it. If I&#8217;m going to draw on paper or canvas, I prefer to use pastels and markers. I also like to draw on the iPad.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> You archive your digital artworks on your Instagram @iscreamcolour. What does \u2018screaming colour\u2019 mean to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark>\u00a0I Scream Colour was born more than 10 years ago when I started to upload my drawings on Instagram. It means expressing with colours everything I feel at the moment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498526\" style=\"width:1168px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-48x48.webp 48w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-1440x1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-973x973.webp 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-700x700.webp 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg-508x508.webp 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kg.webp 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> How did the collaboration with Karol G impact your career, do you think it opened a new era for you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark> It was a dream come true and it came when I couldn&#8217;t have imagined it. I will always be grateful to Karol G and her team for this opportunity. It was a time of discovery and new goals for me. Everything can be possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> One of your latest projects has been a collaboration with Manolo Bakes, in which you illustrate their Valentine&#8217;s Day packaging with your characters together with messages of love and friendship. How did you decide to represent it? What is love for you? Is this your first \u2018gastronomic\u2019 incursion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>This new collaboration with Manolo Bakes has been something very special because it is my first foray into \u2018gastronomy\u2019. Working with the team was a lot of fun and I&#8217;m happy with the result, I hope you like it a lot! We wanted to represent the packaging full of pink and with the \u2018bunny\u2019 as one of the main characters that I always draw. Love for me is loving yourself and the connection we have with others.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498528\" style=\"width:1200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-973x547.jpg 973w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz-508x286.jpg 508w, https:\/\/highxtar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/humberto-cruz.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-verde-color\">H \u2013<\/mark><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> Looking ahead to 2025 and the future, what can we expect from Humberto Cruz? Any projects in the pipeline?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-rosa-color\">HC \u2013<\/mark><\/strong> <strong>I have several surprises, and some product collaborations for Korea and Japan. I am excited about this.<\/strong><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global success came when he designed the graphic identity for Karol G&#8216;s album \u2018Ma\u00f1ana Ser\u00e1 Bonito\u2019, but Humberto Cruz had created many more fantasies before that. 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