▁Ma cond o , ▁the ▁imag inary ▁town ▁written ▁about ▁in ▁" 1 0 0 ▁Years ▁of ▁Sol itude " ▁by ▁García ▁M ár quez ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature , ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁set . ▁Indeed , ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁this ▁ess ence ▁to ▁No ble ' s ▁art work ▁that ▁prov oked ▁Gab o ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁it ▁when ▁he ▁said : ▁ ▁" There ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁painting ▁of ▁Miguel ▁de ▁la ▁Esp ri ella , ▁" No ble ", ▁an ▁explos ion ▁of ▁light ▁that ▁comes ▁from ▁a ▁background ▁of ▁sh adows , ▁the ▁g lare ▁of ▁the ▁universe ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁veget able ▁ser f dom ▁populated ▁by ▁birds ▁and ▁drag on f lies . ▁What ▁makes ▁an ▁impact ▁are ▁his ▁ch iar os cu ros ▁with ▁that ▁essential ▁valid ity ▁that ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁present ▁in ▁Rem brand t . ▁But ▁in ▁the ▁concrete ▁case ▁of ▁No ble ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁about ▁im itation , ▁but ▁continu ity , ▁of ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁is ▁forever ▁in ▁renew al ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁that , ▁last s . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁surv ival ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁its ▁real ▁mode ▁of ▁expression ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁understanding ▁it ." ▁[ Pub lished ▁in ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁magazine ▁FA MA ▁( 2 0 0 0 )] ▁ ▁S cul pt ure ▁No ble ' s ▁bronze ▁sculpt ures ▁reflect ▁more ▁upon ▁the ▁normal ▁cultural ▁events ▁that ▁occur ▁in ▁Colombia