#art, Philosophy In A Painting…

(«Celia»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

«Celia» is a painting that did capture my philosophical viewpoint on music, life, creativity and destiny back when I painted it, which was in 2003. This painting is part of my permanent collection…

The painting is in parts and was made in parts, combining what could have been several paintings into a whole that flows. Life flows in from the past to the present to the future, shaping destiny and letting destiny shape her…

The dancer is the marionette of the choreographer…

The singer is a slave to the composer…

The window lets in the colours of the day…

The drummer leads us on marking the minutes, hours, days…

The crowds are we, the people… Some are strong, large, beautiful, some are smaller, incognito, looking but not being seen. Such are we, the people that populate reality, that create memories, ideas, art, and the path to the future. It could be good, but…

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#art, Surreal-Expressionism at OCS Valencia

(«Manzana Dentro»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera)

What can I say about Surreal-Expressionism? Well it is a visual form so better I show you…

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#poem, «Sunrise Impresses»

(Photography by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

SUNRISE IMPRESSES

The black fingers of the night begin to loosen their grip…

Curtains rise and the mountains look like early morning guests
arriving for a cup, bringing a smile…

The stillness shudders briefly as it feels the warmth of the light…

The light that filters through the sky turns from yellow to white…

The light that God has given us is a useful light.

Colours begin to bloom like the flowers in my grandma’s garden…


Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 28 JUL 2025 – Türkiye

#art, The Crucifixion in Art

(«El crucificado»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

One of the most famous scenes in human history and one that has intrigued artists throughout the centuries…

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#art, Ancient Roman Mosaics

(«Legion»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

Got to say these are truly impressive… Have a look and tell me what you think…

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#art, If You See the Soft Glow of the Interior Light, Paint It

(Francisco Bravo Cabrera or Bodo Vespaciano?/It doesn’t matter it is an actor portraying one of the two/All Rights Reserved)

An expressionist painting is a painting that surges, (yes, like acid reflux) from within the artist, the image, or expression cannot be stopped. It doesn’t mean that it will be painted ipso facto but it will eventually make its way on to a canvas or something. Expressionism began as a result of the difficulties of war in Europe, specifically in Germany, later in Austria, but the art form spread quickly all over Europe and then to the American continent.

To paint one has to have a few things clear in one’s head. One has to know where the composition will be placed. Will it be on paper, canvas, wood, metal, cardboard, old newspapers? One has to know the medium. Will it be acrylic paint, oil, pencil and ink, markers, or what? Then comes step two, the one where things get a bit more defined. What size will my painting be? What exactly am I going to paint? Will it be abstract, or figurative? Will it be painted horizontally or vertically? What is the idea for the composition? Landscape? Cityscape? Fantasy? Realism? Expressionist? Cubist? Surrealist? Fauve? Ad nauseam…

For me there is a little voice inside that begins to tell me what I should be thinking about… I do not draw what I see, I see what I draw, but within… That is why my painting is not pure expressionism, it is Surreal-Expressionist Jazz Art. Why jazz art? Because it is filled with improvisation, self-expression and it swings…

The two paintings in the image are from the Miami years (1996-2018) and they have been in the collection of a fabulous collector from India who also owned a beautiful home close to Miami. They are from the first phase of Surreal-Expressionism.

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