Cali Cantu

Cali Cantu
Cinco de Mayo: Fiesta Postponed, 2020

Drawing, "Fiesta Postponed" representing a  Cinco de Mayo festival goer wearing a mask

This drawing was especially difficult for me to construct because this drawing style is a part of my culture that I have not yet explored.  I am Mexican-American and proud of it. I’ve always strived to find ways to bring in my culture to my work and I knew I had to do this right now with everything the world is going through with this pandemic.  Many events, gatherings, and celebrations that we all look forward to have been affected by COVID-19 and Cinco de Mayo is one of them.  My family and I area finding new ways to celebrate our culture during this time and that is what inspired this piece. This fiesta may be postponed but the fiesta is still happening.