Cardenas, Cecilia

"A Look from the Past to the Present"

Pencil & Charcoal on Paper

16” x 11”

High School Junior

Artist Statement: My piece "A Look from the Past to the Present" depicts me in the future graduating high school and looking back to my Aztec ancestor. 

I want to convey the meaning that your family members will always be with you, even if they're that far down the line. I convey this even further because on my ancestor’s helmet, I've written my last name and my family member’s initials in Aztec symbols. 

Also, the coin that looks like a house on his helmet is shown on my graduation cap, further demonstrating the meaning that your family members will always be with you.   The water is supposed to mean the path I'll soon follow to start my life, long, windy, and sometimes bumpy.

Artist Bio: I am a 16-year-old realism portrait artist. My passion is to draw, and I have no doubt about it. Any time you see me, I'm always working on a piece, whether it is Marilyn Monroe or Jeepers Creepers, it all falls in the same category, me and my interests.  I've been drawing for about 6 years now, and my main goal as a young artist is to explore how far art can take you in life, such as tattooing. I want to become a tattoo artist when I get old enough, which I've already been practicing for about a year now.