In the context of Blue Mustang, analyze the Color of the Appearance.
Some early sketches had the sculpture as yellow or pink. The choice of blue may have been inspired by Jiménez's own horse, Blackjack, a blue roan Appaloosa.
The paintwork is a tribute to the lowrider culture Jiménez grew up with in El Paso. In a 2016 April Fools' Day joke, DIA held a Facebook poll to choose a new color for the horse.
Appaloosa blue roan El Paso April Fools' Day