Art History: Art Naive (Art Naif)

This is certainly part of Art History, although it doesn’t really have much to do with the professional, philosophical and profound aspect of art. After all Art is an academic subject one studies at university, right? Well, a lot of these artists said they did not need that, all they needed was some paint, a canvas and a couple of brushes. Would Engineers, Medical Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers and other professions say that amateurs pretending to be engineers, doctors, dentists and lawyers be the same as the ones that have suffered through 4 to 6 years of uni training?

And don’t get me wrong, I love Grandma Moses and Henri Rousseau. I don’t think much of some of the others, especially Frida Kahlo. You see, she is taken as an icon of women’s liberation, or feminism, but if you read her published diary and any other articles or books…very few…written about her, you will realise that she was definitely no feminist. She was a submissive woman who suffered gratuitously at the hands of an abusive husband and she still held him at the highest standard. That is not what a feminist believes and it is not how a feminist acts. So, especially if you are a fan of this artist, let me know what you think…

Well, here is my version of Naive Art. I do enjoy a lot of it…

(2022)

Let me know what you think…

Cheers…

VISIT «CUENCA» in Castilla La Mancha, Spain!

(Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, All Rights Reserved)

This is the land of my maternal grandmother and also of many lovely, hard working and hard living people in the La Mancha region of Spain. Of course there is much, much more than this short video could ever hold, so if you are visiting Spain, I truly encourage you to venture into the plains and mountains of La Mancha, it will be an experience you will treasure and not soon forget.

Check it out:

(2022)

Cheers…

Gisela Tabú #3

(Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

This is my newest piece. Measuring 60 x 80 cm, I painted it with acrylic paint on canvas. It is part of a series. The first Gisela Tabú I painted at Omnia Caelum Studios Miami back in 1998.

I should give a little background…

Gisela was a character I developed for a play (musical comedy) that I wrote in 1993, which was presented in Miami. While working with the actress to develop the character we joked and played around with what would be prohibited, or taboo, when interacting with Gisela. We decided it was everything, so we called her Gisela Tabú (taboo in Spanish).

The first painting, which is in a private collection in the US, is basically a portrait of Gisela, the character of the play, and symbols of her interactions in the play. The play was called “Alas” (“Wings”).

(Although not a very good picture…lamentably it is the only one I have…this is «Gisela Tabú» the original, from 1998. Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

“Gisela Tabú #2” has also been sold, to a collector in Portugal.

(“Gisela Tabú #2”, image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

I consider the paintings to be “Contemporary Expressionism” and, as in many of my paintings, the “characters” exist in a pop-abstract (sometimes surreal) background.

Here are some details of GT3:

(Images property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

Cheers…

Euro-Ku: «To Those That Have Minds That Hate

(Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, All Rights Reserved)

For those who walk this earth without ever knowing: you reap what you have sown …

to those that have minds that hate and dream of destruction, eternity awaits…

since you’ve traded embraces for bullets and kisses for pain, and smiles for the bitterest of tears, and very soon, you’ll get what you fear…

C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera

Valencia, Spain   

Sundays Tunes on a Saturday! «Casey Jones»

Well, this one takes me back to the ninth grade! Wow! Getting the first drags…did I say drags?…of the seventies! Since I was more into Bowie, Beatles, Stones and other British bands, I think I first heard of The Grateful Dead…and this song…back in 1971 and loved it! I had just gotten a new guitar and I immediately learned this one! Of course I wasn’t riding that train, and I wasn’t high on cocaine, (a drug I have never touched – don’t do drugs, drugs be bad), but I did get to like The Grateful Dead, although I was way too young to be a Dead Head…

So here is my first tune for Sundays Tunes (of course on played on Saturday):

(On Workingman’s Dead 1970)

«Casey Jones» was played in every Dead concert from 1969 to 1974, a total of 300 times! It was written by Jerry Garcia (music) and lyrics by Robert Hunter.

Bon dia! – Good Morning!

(FBC/OCS Valencia/All Rights Reserved)

Me parece una barbaridad que representantes del gobierno digan que la muerte (asesinados) cumpliendo con su deber, en acto de servicio, de dos guardias civiles sea un “accidente laboral.” Hay que tener muy poca vergüenza para decir esto.

+++

I think it is horrible that representatives of the government state publicly that the death (by assassination) in the line of duty of 2 agents of the Civil Guard was a “worksite accident”. You have to be very shameless to say that.

Bona vesprada! Good Afternoon! (ESP/Eng)

Hoy vemos la poca vergüenza que tienen esos políticos que, con absoluto desprecio, dicen que la muerte durante el cumplimiento de sus deberes de dos guardias civiles fue un “accidente laboral”. Hay que ser muy ruin para decir eso. La Guardia Civil es un cuerpo de la seguridad de estado que actúa de forma oficial para hacer cumplir la ley y perseguir a los transgresores. Sufrieron un asesinato al cumplir con sus labores. Un accidente laboral es cortarte un dedo con el filo de un papel. Hace falta que se sepa y que nos demos cuenta de cómo piensan esta gente.

+++

Today we see the shameless attitude of certain politicians who, with complete disrespect, describe the deaths of two Civil Guards in the line of duty as merely a “workplace accident.” Calling it that is deeply insulting and morally disgraceful.

The Guardia Civil is a state security force whose mission is to enforce the law and protect society from criminals. These officers were not victims of an ordinary accident — they were murdered while carrying out their duty to serve and defend

#travel, «Nerja, para que la conozcas» – «Getting to Know Nerja»

(Nerja, Andalucia/photo: Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved/Derechos Reservados)

Llegamos a Nerja navegando la costa de Andalucía y nos quedamos encantados…

We sailed to Nerja following the coast of Andalucía and we were enchanted…

(Ok, all you have to do is: like, share, subscribe. and it is FREE!)

GRACIAS – CHEERS