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Cristina Cardenas
Cristina Cardenas is alluded to as a post war artists. She was born in 1957 (Guadalajara Mexico). She has largely been linked to the struggle and millstones made within the Mexican culture. This has been in the past years and the contemporary Mexican times.Her artwork has been linked with the oppressive life that the minority and the ingenious groups have been subjected to. Apart from that she is largely know for her great art work such as "La Perla" which depicts her native Mexican life.

Early life and Education
In 1957 when she was born at Guadalajara, Mexico, the minority groups among other less powerful cultural practices such as the native Mexicans were being faced with oppression. This explains her move to associate his paintings work with her native Mexican culture. After completing her junior school, she is joined the Universidad de Guadalajara and graduated with bachelor of fine arts. She later moved to Tuscon in Arizona. Her she attended the University of Arizona and graduated with a master in printmaking. This happened in the mid 80's all the way to the 1990's right after becoming a United states citizen.

Art
Cardenas art work borrows a lot from the Mexican culture. That way her works comprises of many things raging from gouache paintings, dry pigments, and also acrylic printmaking methods. More to that her artworks is a reflection of a vibrant mix of high level cultural aspects from all corners of her home nation. A large number of her paintings are either done on special amate from Mexico and represents Mexican women doing pottery depicted with both large hands and legs a clear show of might. Some of these works is the "flamingo lips."

There are her other works that are more political. These are based on her creative processes in a more personal framework. These would link to her voice and views with regard to immigration issues using art. Such a painting is the Zapatista (Caversham) . Most of these paintings can be accessed in various museum in Mexico, California and Arizona.

As noted Zapatista is one of her famous paintings which comprises of Screen-print, lithograph and colle. It was created in 1998 and was among Cristina Cardenas artwork that has been recognized and got to be presented for auction in Johannesburg south Africa in the year 2020.

The second most famous painting is Flamingo lips: This is another notable artwork by Cristina Cardenas. It was created in 2005 and represents a medium of screen print.

La Raza Cosmica: The painting is part of Cristina Cardenas art work. The painting is part of Contreras gallery. Like most of her artwork the painting represents a notable blend of significant cultural elements