JaZzArt en València

The sun rises every morning…at least we think so…from the east and the coffee maker (la cafetera) sits on top of the stove waiting for the fire so that the coffee can rise and do its phenomenal job of making my mind ready for a new day…

I do not utter a single word to anyone until I have had my first sip of coffee…

Just like the sun is the light that is useful to us for everything we do in the day, coffee is useful to clear the particles of dreams left behind in our heads and prepare us for the experiences we need in the waking time line of existence. Dreams are our experiences through other time lines. Don’t believe what the «experts» (good grief experts!) say. There are more mysteries in life than what they can even imagine…

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Well, it appears that in 1982 Andy Warhol gave up tickets to go see Ozzy Osbourne to go have dinner at Mr. Chow’s. Yet that year they did meet.

Here is what Mr. Warhol said about The Prince of Darkness: «The rock kid who ate the heads off bats.»

And here is what The Prince of Darkness said of the artist: «I met Andy Warhol, but he was a weirdo surrounded by eccentrics.»

I fully agree with both impressions. Warhol was half right, Ozzy was a rock kid, but he only ate the head off one bat… And Ozzy was spot on about the boring, weirdo who did serigraphs of cans of Campbell soup…

So long Ozzy…

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I have to say that there have been some great years in my life, but most of them have a 3, like 73, 93, 2003, 2013, and 2023… And in 2003 I established, in the city of Miami Beach, Omnia Caelum Studios Miami. Of course now, since 2018, it is Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, as we have relocated to Valencia, Spain. Omnia Caelum Studios València was established in 2019, so if you count the numbers they equal 3. And we are happy here in València… So, here are some of the colours that created my paintings that were exhibited during our first tour which started with the state of Florida (Sarasota, Bradenton, Key Biscayne and Miami), New York (Manhattan and Brooklyn) and ended in Spain (Fuendetodos, Aragón).

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Y si fueras croqueta harías feliz al mundo entero!

Yes, the poems are ready…well mostly…and I am finally decided on publishing my first poetry book, but I’ve lots of questions…

Any ideas, suggestions or advice? It would be greatly appreciated.

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I have to say that there have been some great years in my life, but most of them have a 3, like 73, 93, 2003, 2013, and 2023… And in 2003 I established, in the city of Miami Beach, Omnia Caelum Studios Miami. Of course now, since 2018, it is Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, as we have relocated to Valencia, Spain. Omnia Caelum Studios València was established in 2019, so if you count the numbers they equal 3. And we are happy here in València… So, here are some of the colours that created my paintings that were exhibited during our first tour which started with the state of Florida (Sarasota, Bradenton, Key Biscayne and Miami), New York (Manhattan and Brooklyn) and ended in Spain (Fuendetodos, Aragón).

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DEAD FLOWERS
(Euro-Ku)

Here today burned tomorrow
growing close to walls
reaching to the sand
that is bathed by the sea…

Swaying with the rhythm of the wind
that travels where you
do not know…

Only God knows
where the wind goes
but dry flowers
dance…

Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 27 JUL 2025 – Antalya, Turkiye

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Just in case you do not know what a Euro-Ku is…

I invented the Euro-Ku in 2022 in an effort to compose a Haiku that would be fitting the history, culture, language and spirit of a Western poet. As I wanted to honour the traditional Japanese form, I adapted it to something that would be more fitting to a European. I decided that the syllabic count was unnecessary as it only works with the nuances and forms of the Japanese language and not with Latin, Greek, Germanic or Slavic languages. So in the Euro-Ku you do not have to worry about counting syllables. The Euro-Ku has three parts (stanzas) but they can be as long or as short as you want or need them to be. However, the verses have to flow evenly, smoothly and reasonably into each other. No phrases that disappear into outer space. And finally the Euro-Ku must be accompanied by a photograph, painting, drawing or any other form of illustration done by the author, Try it…

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«Salva» (Salvador Dalí) is now a Fine Art Print, and only available through my gallery at Fine Art America. Fine Art America handles all the transaction and ships promptly.

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«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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