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He elegido los cuadros de la ultima etapa pictórica de la gran artista norteamericana Dorothea Tanning para ejemplificar lo que es y hasta donde llega la figuración en el arte plástico. Como ya os he dicho, solo hay dos tipos de arte, el arte figurativo y el arte abstracto y no confundáis esto con los estilos y los movimientos artísticos, pues no son la misma cosa. Acordaos que todo lo que no sea figuración es abstracción en el arte visual. La abstracción no puede contener ningún rasgo de figuración, ni elemento alguno que se asemeje, aunque sea remotamente, a las cosas de la vida, o sea a la naturaleza. La figuración viene de muchas maneras. En estos cuadros que os he elegido como ejemplares, veréis las figuras distorsionadas, y los colores que surgen casi de la nada, pero por muy abstractos que parezcan, los cuadros siguen siendo, por ley y por convenio, arte figurativo.

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I have chosen the paintings from the last pictorial stage of the great North American artist Dorothea Tanning to exemplify what figurative art is and to what extent it reaches. As I have already mentioned, there are only two types of art: figurative art and abstract art. And do not confuse this with artistic styles and movements, as they are not the same thing. Remember that everything that is not figurative is abstract in visual art. Abstract art cannot contain any traits of figuration or any elements that resemble, even remotely, the things of life, meaning «things» found in nature. Figuration comes in many ways. In these paintings I have selected as examples, you will see distorted figures and colours that emerge almost from nothing. But no matter how abstract they may seem, the paintings remain, by law and by convention, figurative art.

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Hay mucho que decir sobre la obra de Dorothea Tanning pues a lo largo de su vida experimentó, buscó y se desarrolló en varios estilos. Os invito a buscar mas sobre esta gran artista.

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And there is much to be said about Dorothea Tanning. Her career took her through several styles of art. I invite you to look further.

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Picasso dijo que el arte era una mentira que nos hace darnos cuenta de la verdad, y que el arte abstracto, o sea, la abstracción, no existe ya que todo parte de algo para llegar a otra cosa y que como siempre se parte de la realidad, la abstracción no puede existir. Pero… Aunque valoro mucho a Picasso, el genio, el artista, pintor, escultor, innovador etcetera, no valoro tanto su discurso. Picasso, cuando hablaba, lo hacia pensando en sonar como un artista y decía cosas que un artista debería decir. Eso es filosofar sobre el arte y las filosofías las acepta uno o no, no son leyes inmutables. La verdad es que el arte abstracto si existe, y es más, tuvo…y tiene…más éxito que el cubismo o que casi todos los ismos, (las vanguardias del Siglo XX), porque sigue vigente y creciendo, no solo en la pintura pero en la escultura y la fotografía también. La abstracción es una manera de expresar utilizando el lenguaje de los colores y las formas geométricas y asi, sin rasgos de figuración, transmitir una idea, una emoción (o varias) y un sentimiento.

Aqui os dejo algunas de mis abstracciones en pintura y en fotografía…

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Picasso said that art was a lie that makes us realize the truth, and that abstract art does not exist since everything starts from one thing to reach another one and that, as always, it all departs from reality, thus an abstraction cannot exist. But… Although I consider Picasso a genius, a great artist, painter, sculptor, innovator, etc., I do not value his discourse on the same level. Picasso, when he spoke, did so thinking about sounding like an artist and said things that an artist should say. That is philosophizing about art, and one either accepts philosophies or not; they are not immutable laws. The truth is that abstract art does exist, and moreover, it had… and has… more success than cubism or almost all isms (the vanguards of the 20th century) because it remains relevant and growing, not only in painting but also in sculpture and photography. Abstract art is a way of expressing using the language of colours and geometric shapes, and thus, without figurative traits, convey an idea, an emotion (or several) and a feeling.

Here are a few of my abstract artworks both as paintings and as photographs…

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Y eso no es bueno, no?

Una de las ciudades mas antiguas de la Europa occidental. Fue fundada por los fenicios con el nombre de Ulissipo, en honor al gran héroe griego Ulises u Odiseo… Despues llegaron griegos y cartaginenses y la conquistaron. Le siguieron los romanos e hicieron a Lisboa la capital de la Lusitania romana poniendole Olisipo… La ciudad moderna tiene una población de 547.773 almas, que equivale a un 26% de la población del país… Bueno os diré que me ha encantado Lisboa, aunque mi visita fue corta. Pero os digo que esta ciudad que hay que vivirla, sentir su energía, penetrar en su bullicio, codearse con su gentío, degustar su gastronomía y beber de sus vinos. Venga, que vale la pena una visita, y cuando lleguéis, preparaos para subir y bajar calles porque es una de las tres ciudades construida sobre siete colinas… La gente, guay y majas, elegantes y muy amantes del arte… Os doy las gracias a todos vosotros mis coleccionistas portugueses! Lisboa, otima!

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Lisbon is one of the oldest cities in Western Europe. It was founded by the Phoenicians under the name of Ulissipo, in honor of the great Greek hero Ulysses or Odysseus… Then came the Greeks and Carthaginians who conquered it. The Romans followed, making Lisbon the capital of Roman Lusitania and naming it Olisipo… The modern city has a population of 547,773 souls, which accounts for 26% of the country’s population… Well, I’ll tell you that I loved Lisbon, although my visit was short. But I can say that this is a city that must be experienced, feeling its energy, immersing in its hustle, mingling with its crowds, savoring its cuisine, and sipping its wines. Come on, it’s worth a visit, and when you arrive, be prepared to go up and down streets because it is one of the three cities built on seven hills… The people, cool and nice, elegant, and very fond of art… I thank all of you, my Portuguese collectors! Lisbon, awesome!

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Uma das cidades mais antigas da Europa ocidental. Foi fundada pelos fenícios com o nome de Ulissipo, em homenagem ao grande herói grego Ulisses ou Odisseu… Depois vieram gregos e cartagineses e a conquistaram. Seguiram-se os romanos, que fizeram de Lisboa a capital da Lusitânia romana, dando-lhe o nome de Olisipo… A cidade moderna tem uma população de 547.773 almas, o que equivale a 26% da população do país… Bom, posso dizer que amei Lisboa, embora minha visita tenha sido curta. Mas digo que esta cidade precisa ser vivida, sentir sua energia, mergulhar em seu bulício, misturar-se com sua gente, degustar sua gastronomia e beber seus vinhos. Venham, porque vale a pena uma visita, e quando chegarem, preparem-se para subir e descer ruas, pois é uma das três cidades construídas sobre sete colinas… O povo é legal e simpático, elegante e muito amante da arte… Agradeço a todos vocês, meus colecionadores portugueses! Lisboa, ótima!

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Beaches are amazing to me, especially these…

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The image above is of the painting «Interchange» by Willem de Kooning. It was sold for 300 million USD in 2015. It was painted in 1955 and classified as «abstract expressionism» by the «experts» (good grief the experts!). The painting, oil on canvas measuring 200,7 x 175,3 cm, hangs in the private collection of Kenneth C. Griffin, an American hedge fund manager…

I reckon that having been sold for that incredible amount of US dollars one can say that it is the best abstract art painting in existence today. Right? Well, no… When I taught art to pre-schoolers I saw many compositions that would rival this one, for sure. But, beauty, and worth, is in the eye of the beholder, and Mr. Griffin beheld this painting and bought it, it set a record, and now it is the highest paid abstract work, of the ones in the market for there are some in museums that will never be sold and we will never know how much they would sell for.

Reference «Bad» abstract art, or what I think is bad, well…

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Spillwords.com presents: El Retrato de la Boda, a poem by Francisco Bravo Cabrera, a poet who uses words, music and paints on a canvas …

Source: El Retrato de la Boda

Dramatic, powerful, beautiful… God’s canvas, the sky, shows us nature is the real artist… These pictures were taken during the summer of 2024 in the Aegean Coast of Turkiye.

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This Ukrainian painter was born in 1885. She studied art in St. Petersburg, Germany and Paris. Sonia died in 1979 in Paris. Although her career started as a post-Impressionist in France, she later moved towards abstraction and those are the paintings that have made her well known in art history.

Here is a lot more about her and images of her art…

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The image above is of the painting «Interchange» by Willem de Kooning. It was sold for 300 million USD in 2015. It was painted in 1955 and classified as «abstract expressionism» by the «experts» (good grief the experts!). The painting, oil on canvas measuring 200,7 x 175,3 cm, hangs in the private collection of Kenneth C. Griffin, an American hedge fund manager…

I reckon that having been sold for that incredible amount of US dollars one can say that it is the best abstract art painting in existence today. Right? Well, no… When I taught art to pre-schoolers I saw many compositions that would rival this one, for sure. But, beauty, and worth, is in the eye of the beholder, and Mr. Griffin beheld this painting and bought it, it set a record, and now it is the highest paid abstract work, of the ones in the market for there are some in museums that will never be sold and we will never know how much they would sell for.

Reference «Bad» abstract art, or what I think is bad, well…

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