The art piece is known as Quinceanera by
Carmen Loma Garza illustrates a very commonly celebrated Mexican tradition that
encompasses the transformation of a young girl into her women's hood. Important
components that construct a successful Quinceanera compose of a church ceremony
in which the young girl shows her gratitude to her divine power, a huge event/
party as a form of thanking those who help her celebrate as well as her
traditional dances in which the young girl demonstrates her talents typically
through dances. Garza, however, specifically focuses on one component of this
important day for a young woman by truly illuminating the focal moment leading up to
or after the church ceremony. I believe this picture documents the various
stages a young woman goes through on her special day by placing fifteen Quinceanera
actively moving throughout the image. I was able to identify every scenario in
the image as a result of being a male escort, chambellan, of the Quinceanera. I
think this image conveys the message of beauty and stress which ultimately it
true for most of these girls and it is perfectly depicted by the Quenceanera
running across the front of the church without her shoes or heels. Furthermore,
though I was able empathies to this picture on a deeper understanding because I
had my own. Yes, I was a male who had Quinceanera and followed through all the
same steps of a traditional Quince celebration. Though it started off as a
joke, the end result was more than I even expected to make it such an
interesting day. I as well endured all the struggles and wonderful moments of
this tradition and can first hand testify to the exact validity of Carmen Lomas
Garza’s art image.
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