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Thinking Magically

Marsha James

   NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - They say a picture is worth a thousand words.
   The paintings of Jorge A. Yances evoke a mysterious interplay between
   past and present, reality and fantasy, a style called magical realism.

   "I paint first and foremost because it is a necessity for myself. It's
   something that I have to do almost every day, even if I take just the
   pencil and just draw on a blank paper. It is a feeling of satisfaction
   of the body and the mind to be able to create something," he says.

   For more than 15 years, Yances has created paintings using vivid colors
   and delicate brushstrokes. Yances' artwork has been critically
   acclaimed and exhibited throughout the United States, South America and
   Asia.

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