Cristiano Alves, known as “Ignoto” was born in 1982 in the city of São Paulo. His art colors walls around the world. His style is freehand, work done freehand, where the artist is not tied to templates. His interest in art arose when he reproduced drawings he saw on television or magazines he collected.

Ingresó al mundo del graffiti en 1996, haciendo letras sencillas de «Throw ups». Y luego lanzó a sus personajes a las murallas de la ciudad, ganando su merecido espacio y reconocimiento. En 2008 crea su personaje “Azulão”, figura principal de su graffiti, ganando reconocimiento nacional e internacional, exhibiendo su arte en varios países.
From the point of view of our criticism, his art speaks.

“Visual arts are an expression that provides a deep vision of the world that permeates the creative process of each artist. The value of a work, both in the cultural sense and in terms of recognition by society, depends on the ways in which each creator relates to the public.
Ignoto's work stands the test of time because it destabilizes those who see it.
If there are creators who are quickly identified by the system and acclaimed by it, their creation evokes a slower and more gradual identification, mainly due to the intense color and subtle movement. Consequently, his works of art stimulate and expand perceptions about the world.

His character, with a blue frame on his head, has the express intention of communicating with others. This is not a trivial image. On the contrary, it escapes simplistic frameworks and places a potential for transformation at the center of the scene, literally a distance from limited and closed squares.

Las obras de arte de Ignoto es una invitación permanente a la metamorfosis. Al observar sus creaciones, surge un deseo inmediato de sumergirse en un entorno onírico. Su obra está llena de impacto y teatralidad, ya que las expresiones a los ojos de su protagonista generan distintos sentimientos, sobre todo empatía». Dice Oscar D’Ambrosio.

Ignoto has a permanent presence in large galleries and collections in countries such as France, Australia, Portugal, the United States, Israel, Italy, Ecuador and others.