(Photo by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)
The weightlessness of feeling cautious love as one is floating like a cloud,
can be like warm chilled breezes that caress the gentle sea,
the moistened lips, embraces, circle round like grains of sand that cry beneath one’s feet.
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A Euro-Ku is my homage to the Japanese haiku (poem), but made from a Western perspective. There are no syllabic restrictions, just three parts, which must communicate directly the message, and an original illustration by the author. The euro-ku must flow logically and not drift off into outer space. As a non-Japanese person it would be impossible for me to imitate a formal haiku as I’ve not the history or the experience of one born in Japan.
(Photo by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)
Córdoba, in Andalucía, Spain, has one of the most brilliant jewels in the jewel chest of Europe, the Mezauita-Catedral de Córdoba. To see this magnificent temple is enough to reason to visit the city. And the city is quite impressive. It is on the shores of the Guadalquivir River and boasts of one of the largest…if not the largest…Jewish quarters in Spain. The medieval city is phenomenal and then there is the modern Córdoba as well. Great food, great entertainment and many historical sites. So, in order to prepare you for a visit, I am giving you a brief tour…
(El puente nuevo/foto de Francisco Bravo Cabrera/Derechos Reservados/The New Bridge/photo by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)
No hacen falta las palabras, el vídeo lo dice todo… disfrutadlo…
Ahora que todavia sigue el invierno pensamos en el verano…
Bueno, el verano tiene sus días jodidos cuando el calor te sofoca y otros días que son una autentica gozada, asi también es la vida. Pero bueno, hay que aprovechar cuando uno tiene la oportunidad para hacerlo y a mi no me gusta perderme una. Asi que os dejo con algunas entradas del pasado que muchos no habéis visto y que espero os disfrutéis. Regreso pronto, si Dios quiere, y seguiremos con nuevas entradas en VALENCIARTIST.
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And now that it is still winter, we think of summer (at least I do)…
Well, summer has its tough days when the heat gets you down, and other days that are really enjoyable. Just like life. But, you have to take advantage when you have the opportunity to do so, and I don’t like to miss out. So I’m leaving you with some past entries that many of you haven’t seen and I hope you enjoy them. I’ll be back soon, God willing, and we’ll continue with new entries on VALENCIARTIST.
(Foto/Photo Art Digital de/by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/Derechos Reservados/All Rights Reserved)
HABLEMOS DE LAS BUENAS INVERSIONES
Y las mejores inversiones son los cuadros de Gerhard Richter. El valor total de sus obras subastadas (en USD, dólares) es de 214.734.793… Le siguen las obras de Andy Warhol, 197.433.540… las de Yayoi Kusama, 190.513.356… En total las obras post guerra y contemporáneas generaron cinco billones de dólares (USD), mientras que las obras de los Impresionistas y de Arte Moderno generaron 4,5 billones en 2023. Asi que a invertir en los nuevos artistas que seguramente en pocos años sus obras llegaran a valer mucho más que todas estas juntas. El arte mola…
(Gerhard Richter/photo Staatliche Museen zum Berlin)
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LET’S TALK ABOUT GOOD INVESTMENTS
And the best investments are Gerhard Richter’s paintings. The total value of his auctioned works (in USD) is 214,734,793… This is followed by Andy Warhol’s works, 197,433,540… Yayoi Kusama’s, 190,513,356… In total, post-war and contemporary works generated five trillion dollars (USD), while Impressionist and Modern Art works generated 4.5 trillion in 2023. So, it’s a good idea to invest in new artists, whose works will surely be worth much more than all of these combined in a few years. Art is cool…
(«Interchange» Willem de Kooning)
HABLEMOS DE LA LOCURA
«Interchange» (1955) de Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) es la segunda obra más cara, hasta ahora, vendida en 2015 por 300 millones de dólares (USD). La más cara sigue siendo «Salvator Mundi» (circa 1500), obra atribuida (por algunos) a Leonardo da Vinci que se subastó (Christie’s NYC/2017) por más de 400 millones de euros. Claro está que hay obras que jamás se venderán y que nunca sabremos su valor monetario, pero asi gira este mundillo del arte en su viaje a través del universo de los sueños…
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LET’S TALK ABOUT MADNESS
«Interchange» (1955) by Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) is the second most expensive artwork. It was number one in in 2015 when it was sold for 300 million dollars (USD) so far. However, the most expensive one now is «Salvator Mundi» (circa 1500), a piece attributed (by some) to Leonardo da Vinci, which was auctioned (Christie’s NYC/2017) for over 400 million euros.Of course there are paintings which will never sell and we will never know their value in currency, but that is how the mad, mad world of art spins across the universe of dreams…
(Salvator Mundi/attributed to Leonardo da Vinci/WIkimedia Commons/Public Domain)