JaZzArt en València

Verdad, ¿No?

Venga, comencemos reconociendo que Anni Albers fue profesora de la famosa Bauhaus, que nació en Berlin de una familia judía acomodada y que fue una gran diseñadora de textil, tejedora y pintora. Y, por supuesto, no fue autodidacta, en su juventud recibió clases particulares de arte en varias academias… Anni nació el 12 de junio de 1899… En 1925 se caso con el renombrado arista y pedagogo Josef Albers… Fue innovadora trabajando con tejidos, usando técnicas como la reflexión de la luz, absorción del sonido, y durabilidad. De sus diseños publicados le encargaron varios tapices… Fue alumna de Paul Klee… los Albers, siendo ambos profesores de la Bauhaus, se trasladaron a vivir a los alojamientos del profesorado junto a Klee y Vasili Kandinsky… Durante estos años Annie viajo a Italia y a España… En 1931 se habría convertido en una de las pocas mujeres a cargo de un taller en la Bauhaus, en la sede de Dessau… En 1933, con la llegada de Hitler y el cierre de la Bauhaus, los Albers se trasladaron a EEUU donde comenzaron a impartir clases en Carolina del Norte… En 1949 Anni Albers fue la primera diseñadora en tener una exposición monográfica en el Museo de Arte Moderna (MoMA) de Nueva York… Anni Albers murió en 1994 en Connecticut.

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Let’s begin by recognizing that Anni Albers was a teacher at the famous Bauhaus, born in Berlin to a well-to-do Jewish family, and was a great textile designer, weaver, and painter. And, of course, she was not self-taught; in her youth, she took private art lessons at various academies… Anni was born on June 12, 1899… In 1925, she married the renowned artist and educator Josef Albers… She was innovative in working with fabrics, using techniques such as light reflection, sound absorption, and durability. From her published designs, she was commissioned for several tapestries… She was a student of Paul Klee… The Albers, both being professors at the Bauhaus, moved to live in faculty housing alongside Klee and Vasily Kandinsky… During these years, Annie traveled to Italy and Spain… In 1931, she would have become one of the few women in charge of a workshop at the Bauhaus in the Dessau location… In 1933, with Hitler’s rise to power and the closure of the Bauhaus, the Albers moved to the US, where they began teaching in North Carolina… In 1949, Anni Albers was the first designer to have a monographic exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York… Anni Albers passed away in 1994 in Connecticut.

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A veces sueño con los paisajes de mi ciudad y no se si los estoy viendo o los estoy imaginando. Pero la imaginación se nutre de lo que uno experimenta y vive, de lo que uno prueba y ve y de lo que uno lee y estudia…

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Sometimes I dream of the the sights of my city and I am not so sure if I am seeing them or imagining them. But the imagination is substantiated by what one experiences and lives, by one tastes and sees and by what one reads and studies…

A city is like a glove, it either fits perfectly well or it will be too large and fall off one’s hand or too small and will not allow one’s fingers to enter. So a city must be perfect for one’s soul and spirit to truly engage and one’s endeavours succeed…

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La ciudad nos tiene que venir como anillo al dedo, si el anillo es muy grande se nos caerá y si es muy pequeño no entrará en el dedo. La ciudad tiene que ser de la medida perfecta para que nuestro espíritu surja y para que todo lo que hagamos cobre éxito...

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Now this was «the» band during the early 60’s, of course without counting The Beatles… But the sound of The Kinks, their guitar riffs, their powerful vocals and provocative lyrics, made them a force to reckon with in those days and beyond… They formed in Muswell Hill, London, in 1963 by the brothers Dave and Ray Davies… Their song «You Really Got Me» (1964) made it to the number one in the UK and hit the top 10 in the US… But the Kinks were not only about this proto-punk sound, like in «You Really Got Me» and «All Day and All of the Night«, they also delved into British Music Hall, folk, and country. They were influenced by many types of music and they influenced many that came after… Songs like «Lola» (1970), «Destroyer» and «Come Dancing» are prime examples of their sound and why I became a fan, at a very young age, and still am… The Kinks! Five singles in the Top 10 Billboard; Nine albums in the Top 40. In the UK they had 17 Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums; Four Kinks albums certified Gold. The lads have sold over 50 million records worldwide. In 1990 the four original members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2005 they were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Quite a record. They disbanded in 1996. Efforts to reunite have been unsuccessful so far, but who knows. The power groups of the 60’s and 70’s are the only ones filling stadiums and arenas nowadays, so maybe…

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I really loved this beautiful Catalan city… It is small, charming and with great food and drink. I hope you enjoy the video and let me know what you think.

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Ronda, a most beautiful city in the province of Málaga is definitely a place to consider while visiting Andalucía… Check it out and you tell me if this is not gorgeous…

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We, at Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia never stop thinking, never stop doing, never stop living art… So, here are some things…unfinished…that will soon brighten our days. Although the days in Valencia are usually bright…

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Parece ser que los girasoles están floridos, esta es su temporada…

It appears like sunflowers are blooming everywhere. This is their season…

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At first your shadow burst like lightning on your fine manicured lawn,

At second glance I realised it was a torch backlighting statues on your fine manicured lawn,

And then there were flowers blooming in the night and dancers of marble and bronce danced like moonbeams all around me…

C.2025 – Francisco Bravo Cabrera – Valencia, España

Well, I must confess that I knew little about this painter born in St. Petersburg in 1914. Another one they skipped at art school… He was an artist that worked on canvases, illustrations and also textiles… He is known for his impasto and also, they say, abstract landscape painting. I would not really consider them landscapes if they are abstract and if they are landscapes they I would not call them abstract. But such are the «experts» (good grief experts!)… In 1919 his family fled to Poland because of the Bolsheviks. Both his parents died there and he was sent to live with an older sister in Brussels that set him up with a Russian family… de Staël, of course, studied the fine arts. He studied decoration and design at the Brussels Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts… He then travelled throughout Europe and even to Morocco… He joined the Frech Foreign Legion in 1939… In 1941, after being demobilised from the service, he moved to Nice and there he met Jean Arp, Sonia Delaunay and Robert Delaunay. It was there and with their artistic influence that he started creating his first abstract paintings, or «Compositions»… I think his work is rather interesting and I am sure it was much more interesting in their time. However, I think he is an important artist to know as he is definitely a part of art history.

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