ABOUT THE ARTWORK A series of charcoal drawings entitled Duende. In the dictionary, the word is listed as “elf” or “magic”. However, in actual practice, when the word shows up in text it is rarely in the context of a woodland spirit, although that is where the word`s etymology begins. In 1933 Spanish poet and theater director Federico Garcia Lorca gave a lecture in Buenos Aires titled “Play and Theory of the Duende” in which he addressed the fiery spirit behind what makes great performance stir the emotions: “The duende, then, is a power, not a work. It is a struggle, not a thought. . . . it is not a question of ability, but of true, living style, of blood, of the most ancient culture, of spontaneous creation.” Original Created: 2018 Subjects: Abstract Materials: Paper   Styles: Abstract   Mediums: Charcoal   DETAILS AND DIMENSIONS Drawing: Charcoal on Paper Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork Size: 16.5 W x 24.8 H x 0.1 D in Frame: Not Framed Ready to Hang: Not applicable Packaging: Ships in a Box