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tumult, hope crouches down, andmemories coil around a weak core that is but waiting for a newdawn. Ceñadepicts once againhis grandmother, awoman thatmeans a great deal for the artist. Thework Ocaso ( Sunset ) canbe seen at theEuropeanModernArtMuseum inBarcelona; it is a magnificent piece, filledwith sensitivity and sweetness. Thework that wedisplay here, LaVentana ( TheWindow ), not only successfully illustrates the unmistakable style of the youngmalagueño artist, but alsobrings out profuse emotions in us, sparkles of kindnesswoken from the contemplationof theplacid, of what has been come to terms with, what has been lived, of what still has a capricious beauty; a charm that evendecline cannot strip it of – it is nowotherworldly. It is surprising to find somuch space in such little ornamentation. There is neither lack nor excess. Quite the expressionof craftsmanship. LuisaNoriega 97