finding duende: sigh

Monday, May 3, 2010

sigh

my favorite picture i took of sergio

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AnonymousMay 3, 2010 at 3:09 PM
What a beautiful photo.
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AnonymousMay 4, 2010 at 7:36 AM
feels like you captured a lovely moment.
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The meaning of duende as in tener duende (having duende) is a rarely-explained concept in Spanish art, particularly flamenco, having to do with emotion, expression and authenticity. In fact, tener duende can be loosely translated as having soul.

"The duende, then, is a power, not a work. It is a struggle, not a thought. I have heard an old maestro of the guitar say, 'The duende is not in the throat; the duende climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet.' Meaning this: it is not a question of ability, but of true, living style, of blood, of the most ancient culture, of spontaneous creation."

- Federico García Lorca