Catrina Cempasúchil

Abstract

“Catrina Cempasúchil”
This is sacred culture and traditionally I do this makeup as celebration for our deceased love ones to honor them.

Creator

Blanca Altamirano

Title

Catrina Cempasúchil

Date

2021

Medium

SFX Make Up & Art

Description

[ID: A black background with a woman dressed in various adornments (top to bottom): she is wearing a head garland of yellow and orange marigolds with black leaves. Face decorated in Día de los Muertos designs, black and white paint to symbolize the skeletal structure of the face. Eyes with all-black contacts looking towards the camera. Head is covered with a black veil. Black shirt with neck and partial chest exposed and decorated with black and white paint to show the skeletal structure of the neck and chest. One arm is covered with a long-sleeve design of the skeletal structure of the hand and arm; the hand is holding a foldable fan decorated with a skull and yellow flowers. At the bottom of the foldable fan are yellow and red strings. Lower right-hand corner reads in white font “Blanca Altamirano @ily_LA12x]

Citation

Blanca Altamirano, “Catrina Cempasúchil,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed April 28, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/867.