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Émilie Charmy, French painter of the early 20th-century avant-garde in Paris. (1878-1974). In Paris she became connected to modern movements such as Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Fauvism. She gained recognition for her bold use of color, expressive brushwork, and unconventional subjects. She painted still lifes, landscapes, portraits, and notably female nudes, often depicting women with a directness and psychological intensity unusual for her time. Her style, although assuming the artistic innovations of contemporaries like Matisse, was described as both raw and sensuous. She achieved success during the 1920s and 1930s, her reputation later faded, and only in recent decades has her contribution to modern art been fully reassessed.

Representative Work

“Autoportrait” (Self-Portrait), 1906

This painting exemplifies Charmy’s expressive approach: loose, visible brushstrokes and a focus on psychological presence rather than idealized beauty. Her self-portraits often blur identity and performance, reflecting her exploration of the artist’s role and inner life.

Bueno, a veces preguntáis que hay que saber para hacer arte y yo os diría que hay que saber de todo y de nada. El arte es algo que desarrolla el artista trabajándola. Pero hay que estudiar diría yo también. El arte es una disciplina profesional y el que quiera ejercer como artista y así ganarse la vida tiene que prepararse, como cualquier otro profesional lo haría. No creo que pensareis que un medico se hace leyendo algunas paginas en el internet que tengan que ver con la medicina, por eso también tenéis que creer que así no se hace un artista tampoco. El artista tiene que tener conocimientos técnicos y también relacionados al dibujo y a la pintura, y como ya he dicho con la teoría del color. Y vamos, hay que dar clases de dibujo y de composición como también muy importante…de historia del arte. No me mal entiendas, no digo que tengas que ir a la uni o a una acidemia particular. No creo que sea imprescindible, aunque recomendable. Pienso que el mejor artista es esa persona curiosa, que mira y ve lo que otros no y que busca, que se plantea situaciones o «problemas» y luego busca la manera de resolverlos. Siempre he dicho que el arte es la búsqueda. Y si me pedis que hable del arte conceptual, no lo haré, pues no me llama para nada la atención y no lo considero disciplina dentro de las artes plásticas. Quiza se relacione mejor con el teatro…

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Well, sometimes you ask what one needs to know to create art, and I would say that one needs to know everything and nothing at all. Art is something that the artist develops through practice. But I would also say that studying is important. Art is a professional discipline, and anyone wanting to work as an artist and earn a living must prepare, just as any other professional would. I don’t think you believe that a doctor is made by just reading a few pages on the Internet related to medicine; therefore, you also have to understand that that’s not how an artist is made either. The artist must possess both technical knowledge and skills related to drawing and painting, and as I’ve mentioned, an understanding of color theory is crucial. Furthermore, one should take drawing and composition classes, and equally important… art history. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not saying you have to go to university or a private academy. It’s not essential, although it is advisable. I believe the best artist is someone curious, who observes and sees what others do not, who explores, examines situations or «problems,» and then seeks ways to resolve them. I’ve always said that art is the search, but you must find. If you ask me to talk about conceptual art, I won’t, as it doesn’t interest me at all, and I don’t consider it a discipline within the plastic arts. Perhaps it’s better related to theater…

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Colours in art are the expression of the power of the spirit of the work. A work of art must vibrate with the energy of the times…

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This song «People are Crazy» is actually a reply to the question «what is life?» The reply is simple (as are all good replies) «God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.«

This is a narrative country song about a young man who meets an older veteran in a bar. They talk about life, faith, and experiences, leading to the repeated line: “God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.” Later, the young man learns the old stranger was a wealthy man who left him his fortune, reinforcing the song’s theme about life’s unpredictability.

The song was composed by: Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones. They wrote the song after coming up with that central phrase as a kind of simple “truth” about life, then built a story around it.

The song was recorded by Billy Currington and released in March 2009 as the second single from his album Little Bit of Everything. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming one of Currington’s biggest hits and It also crossed over to the mainstream Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 37.

The song was a major success in country music that year and even won Song of the Year at the CMA Awards (2009), highlighting how strongly it resonated with audiences.

In short, it’s a feel-good country story song built on a memorable, philosophical one-liner about faith, everyday pleasures, and human unpredictability.

I hope you enjoy it and perhaps learn a thing or two about life… 😊🙏🍻

CHEERS

Colour and movement, figure and form, expressionism and abstraction = Jazz-Art

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Después de retirarse de Hollywood, esta actriz norteamericana dedicó su vida a la pintura. Es artista figurativa interesada mayormente en el impresionismo. Pinta en óleo y en acuarela. Considera la pintura como «el amor de su vida» y una forma idónea de la expresión personal. Novak pinta muchos paisajes, al igual que retratos y también los elementos que le inspira la naturaleza que rodea su vida tranquila y bucólica en su rancho de Oregón. Kim Novak no es una improvisada ni «auto-didacta», estudio arte y recibió clases de reconocidos artistas como Harley Brown y Richard McKinley. Lamentablemente, un incendio en su casa (año 2000) destruyó la mayor parte de su obra. Pero volvió al caballete y comenzó de nuevo a pintar. Kim Novak nació en Chicago, Illinois, EEUU en 1933 y comenzó su carrera en el cine en 1954 con Columbia Pictures. Picnic fue su primera película (1955).

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After retiring from Hollywood, this North American actress dedicated her life to painting. She is a figurative artist primarily interested in Impressionism. She paints in oil and watercolour. She considers painting as «the love of her life» and a fitting form of personal expression. Novak paints many landscapes, as well as portraits and the elements that inspire her from the nature surrounding her tranquil and bucolic life on her ranch in Oregon. Kim Novak is neither an amateur nor «self-taught»; she studied art and took classes from renowned artists like Harley Brown and Richard McKinley. Unfortunately, a fire in her home (in 2000) destroyed most of her work. But she returned to the easel and began to paint again. Kim Novak was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1933 and started her film career in 1954 with Columbia Pictures. Picnic was her first movie (1955).

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Siqueiros fue pintor, escritor, diplomatico, activista y militar. Nacio en Chihuahua, Mexico (1896). Es, sin duda alguna uno de los grandes del muralismo, al igual que Diego Rivera y Clemente Orozco. Estudio en la escuela de Bellas Artes y luego en París estudio el cubismo y le pintura de Cezanne. Tambien en la capital francesa fue donde conoció a Diego Rivera. Viajo con Rivera por Italia estudiando de los grandes maestros del Renacimiento. Siqueiros buscaba el realismo, bien en su obra como en su escritura, que aclamara a los pueblos proletarios de México y el mundo. Evitando, claramente, los clichés del «primitivismo» y el «indianismo» que estaban muy a la moda. Murio en Cuernavaca el 6 de enero de 1974.

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Siqueiros was a painter, writer, diplomat, activist, and soldier. He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico (1896). He is undoubtedly one of the greats of muralism, alongside Diego Rivera and Clemente Orozco. He studied at the School of Fine Arts and later in Paris, he explored Cubism and the paintings of Cézanne. It was also in the French capital where he met Diego Rivera. He traveled with Rivera through Italy, studying the great masters of the Renaissance. Siqueiros sought realism, both in his work and in his writing, which praised the proletarian peoples of Mexico and the world. He clearly avoided the clichés of «primitivism» and «indigenism» that were very fashionable at the time. He died in Cuernavaca on January 6, 1974.

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This song «People are Crazy» is actually a reply to the question «what is life?» The reply is simple (as are all good replies) «God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.«

This is a narrative country song about a young man who meets an older veteran in a bar. They talk about life, faith, and experiences, leading to the repeated line: “God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.” Later, the young man learns the old stranger was a wealthy man who left him his fortune, reinforcing the song’s theme about life’s unpredictability.

The song was composed by: Bobby Braddock and Troy Jones. They wrote the song after coming up with that central phrase as a kind of simple “truth” about life, then built a story around it.

The song was recorded by Billy Currington and released in March 2009 as the second single from his album Little Bit of Everything. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming one of Currington’s biggest hits and It also crossed over to the mainstream Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 37.

The song was a major success in country music that year and even won Song of the Year at the CMA Awards (2009), highlighting how strongly it resonated with audiences.

In short, it’s a feel-good country story song built on a memorable, philosophical one-liner about faith, everyday pleasures, and human unpredictability.

I hope you enjoy it and perhaps learn a thing or two about life… 😊🙏🍻

CHEERS

Estamos saturado de imágenes, relatos y formas. Pensar en la idea de la originalidad es una chalada. Los artistas siempre han dialogado constantemente con el pasado, apropiándose de estilos, temas y técnicas para darles un nuevo significado. Esto no es una limitación, es una verdad fundamental: el arte no avanza mediante rupturas totales, ni vanguardias, sino a través de reinterpretaciones. Ser un artista creativo no significa que sepas o puedas inventar desde cero, sino como puedes transformar lo ya existente.

La famosa frase atribuida a Picasso —“los buenos artistas copian, pero los grandes artistas roban”— apunta precisamente a esta idea. Copiar implica reproducir superficialmente una obra; “robar” es absorberla, entenderla y reconfigurarla hasta hacerla propia. El artista que “roba” no oculta sus influencias, las integra de tal forma que el resultado final adquiere una identidad nueva. Así, lo importante no es la novedad del material, sino la singularidad de la mirada. Al fin y al cabo, todo lo que tocó Picasso lo convirtió en algo genial y superior a lo anterior.

En nuestra era, marcada por el acceso ilimitado a referencias culturales, esta perspectiva es muy importante. La originalidad ya no es la invención de formas inéditas, está en la capacidad de establecer conexiones inesperadas entre elementos conocidos. Un creador actual trabaja, en cierto modo, como un editor: selecciona, combina y resignifica fragmentos del inmenso archivo cultural disponible.

Por eso no te frustres pensando o lamentando la “falta de ideas nuevas”, sino reconoce que el arte siempre ha sido un proceso de reciclaje creativo. La innovación no es que desaparezca, es que cambia de lugar: deja de estar en el origen de las ideas y pasa a manifestarse en su reinterpretación. El verdadero valor del arte radica en cómo cada artista logra convertir lo heredado en algo vivo, personal y relevante para su tiempo.

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We are saturated with images, narratives, and forms. The idea of originality is a delusion. Artists have always engaged in a constant dialogue with the past, appropriating styles, themes, and techniques to give them new meaning. This is not a limitation; it is a fundamental truth: art does not advance through total breaks or even art vanguards, but through reinterpretations. Being a creative artist does not mean that you can invent from scratch, but rather how you can transform what already exists.

The famous phrase attributed to Picasso —“good artists copy, but great artists steal”— precisely points to this idea. Copying means superficially reproducing a work; “stealing” is to absorb it, understand it, and reconfigure it until it becomes one’s own. The artist who “steals” does not hide their influences but integrates them in such a way that the final result acquires a new identity. Thus, what matters is not the novelty of the material but the uniqueness of the perspective. After all, everything Picasso touched became something brilliant and superior to what came before it.

In our era, marked by unlimited access to cultural references, this perspective is very important. Originality is no longer the invention of unprecedented forms; it lies in the ability to establish unexpected connections between known elements. A contemporary creator works, in a way, like an editor: selecting, combining, and resignifying fragments from the immense cultural archive available.

That’s why you shouldn’t get frustrated thinking or lamenting the «lack of new ideas,» but rather recognize that art has always been a process of creative recycling. Innovation doesn’t disappear; it changes location: it ceases to be at the origin of ideas and instead manifests itself in their reinterpretation. The true value of art lies in how each artist manages to transform what is inherited into something alive, personal, and relevant to their time.

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Ya os habia dicho que el arte es cosa totalmente objetiva, que el subjetivismo esta en aquellos que observan, juzgan y desarrollan teorías sobre lo que están mirando. El artista crea sobre una base solida, fundada en sus conocimientos de la vida y en su manejo de la técnica de la pintura. El arte no tiene lógica, ni tiene que ser entendida. El arte tiene que lograr una respuesta espiritual y visceral en el observador, eso sí, para ser considerada buena. El arte no tiene que ser figurativo, puede ser totalmente abstracto o mitad y mitad. La abstracción tiene que obedecer una sola norma: no se puede parecer a nada que se pueda identificar como parte, o perteneciendo, al mundo natural. Y el arte figurativo es todo lo demás. Hay que tener bien en cuenta que lo que plasma un artista sobre la tela o sobre cualquier superficie, o lo que esculpe un escultor en cualquier material, es el resultado de su vida entera, su formación, su (buen) gusto y su deseo de comunicar. Y finalmente, no vayáis a pensar que el arte decorativo tiene menos valor que el arte filosófico, intelectual o perteneciente a cualquiera de las vanguardias artísticos, porque todo el arte es decorativo.

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I have written many times that art is a totally objective thing, that subjectivism lies in those who observe, judge, and develop theories about what they are watching. The artist creates on a solid foundation, based on his knowledge of life and his mastery of the technique of painting. Art has no logic, nor does it need to be understood. Art must achieve a spiritual and visceral response in the observer; that is essential for it to be considered good. Art doesn’t have to be figurative; it can be entirely abstract or a mix of both. Abstraction must obey one rule: it cannot resemble anything that can be identified as a part of, or belonging to, the natural world. Figurative art encompasses everything else. It is important to keep in mind that what an artist captures on canvas or any surface, or what a sculptor shapes in any material, is the result of his entire life, his training, his (good) taste, and his desire to communicate. And finally, do not think that decorative art holds less value than philosophical, intellectual, or avant-garde art, because all art is decorative.

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