El Güegüense
14”x17” Acrylic, metal leaf, glitter, and faux stones on Arches 300 gm watercolor paper.
El Güegüense (The Wise Man), or El Macho Ratón is a 16th century satirical Nicaraguan drama. It is one of Latin America's most distinctive colonial-era expressions and Nicaragua's signature folkloric masterpiece meshing music, dance and theater. Among the 14 characters, there are 4 Spaniards, one of whom I painted here. The intention was for the pieve to look almost like a theater poster/advertisement.