Faith saved us from the savages that we were, losing faith makes us savages again
VENGO DE LA PALABRA Vengo de la palabra del chorro interminable de voz del universo, de donde nunca acaba la risa del relámpago ni el quejido del …
Un bello poema de Julie Sopetrán (Editor Francisco Bravo Cabrera)
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Esta si es una de mis favoritas y una de las grandes pintoras del mundo. Lamentablemente en España no llegó a conocerse tanto como en México y la America Latina, pero hay que conocer bien su obra. Aquí os doy una pequeña introducción pero os urjo a buscar mas. Esta gran pintora catalana no lo tuvo nada fácil pues sufrió muchos horrores como la Guerra Mundial, la Guerra Civil, el exilio en México, pues siempre mantuvo su nacionalidad española, y al fin cuando comenzó a abrirse caminos en el arte, sufrió un infarto y murió. Así es la vida…
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Remedios Varo is one of my favourite artists and as well one of the great female artists of the world. Unfortunately in Spain she was not very well known, but in México she became quite famous. Here I offer you a rather brief introduction, but I truly urge you to look for more of her work which is incredible. This great Catalan artist did not have an easy life. She suffered through WWI, the Spanish Civil War, and an exile in México, as she always maintained her Spanish citizenship. When finally her career started to grow and develop, she suffered a heart attack and died. Such is life…
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Una gran artista femenina que, lamentablemente y aunque ha hechos cosas históricas, no se le ha dado el reconocimiento merecido. Esto tiene que cambiar, y aquí estamos para poner nuestro granito de arena para dar a conocer a muchas mujeres artistas que hay que conocerlas y darles su lugar en los museos del mundo.
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A great female artist that, lamentably and although she has done historical things, is not recognised as she should be. This trend has to change and I am here to do whatever I can to change it and to give women artists the recognition that they deserve and demand that they should be placed in the museums of the world.
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NOTES ON A SKETCH MADE AT A PASTURE’S EDGE Half moon in a lake blue skyReflecting cloudsCrows circling shadowsOver cut paths of SeptemberDry hay …
The Poetry of Charles van Heck (Editor Francisco Bravo Cabrera)
This is certainly part of Art History, although it doesn’t really have much to do with the professional, philosophical and profound aspect of art. After all Art is an academic subject one studies at university, right? Well, a lot of these artists said they did not need that, all they needed was some paint, a canvas and a couple of brushes. Would Engineers, Medical Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers and other professions say that amateurs pretending to be engineers, doctors, dentists and lawyers be the same as the ones that have suffered through 4 to 6 years of uni training?
And don’t get me wrong, I love Grandma Moses and Henri Rousseau. I don’t think much of some of the others, especially Frida Kahlo. You see, she is taken as an icon of women’s liberation, or feminism, but if you read her published diary and any other articles or books…very few…written about her, you will realise that she was definitely no feminist. She was a submissive woman who suffered gratuitously at the hands of an abusive husband and she still held him at the highest standard. That is not what a feminist believes and it is not how a feminist acts. So, especially if you are a fan of this artist, let me know what you think…
Well, here is my version of Naive Art. I do enjoy a lot of it…
Let me know what you think…
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These three are very interesting and quite different in style and approach to their creative process. I think they are a great special edition to this series of «Art History in One Minute (videos)«.
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The art world is not failed, but neither static: it is going through a deep transformation, with clear stagnation at the “super-sales” level, alongside growing dynamism at more accessible tiers, driven by new generations, emerging regions, and technology. Here’s a detailed overview:
In short: the luxury tier is stagnating or declining.
This shows a democratization of the market, with broader access and participation.
This global recalibration suggests a more inclusive and culturally rooted future.
Technology isn’t replacing art but expanding it.
On forums like Reddit, artists and gallerists stress the fatigue of the traditional market, post-COVID financial strain, and a disconnect between contemporary art and collectors:
“It’s been the worst couple of years for many artists… I showed 23 new paintings and only sold two…”
Calls for transparency and decentralization are rising: “democratize art and make it part of the community, with reasonable prices.”
The art world is restructuring its center, shifting from the spectacular to the meaningful, from speculative to authentic.
These are facts, and supposedly the opinion of «experts» (good grief experts!) who offer opinions according to who knows what «expertise». Most of these so-called experts are not artists but «analysts», who, like the talking heads that want to interpret the news for us, want to tell us that what they think is the truth.
In my opinion the art world, per se, does not exist any more. It is the art business (as you can tell by the facts provided above). Artists today have an opportunity to set their own pace as successful outsiders. No one needs a gallery any more if one knows how to use the internet to advantage. Your gallery is the world wide web and your collectors come from all over the world. You set your prices, you create your trends, you develop your style and if you are successful, well, then it is your new «vanguard of the 21st Century».
And yes, digital programmes and AI are tools and if one is wise one will use them wisely and create. There is no stopping the creative process so do not be afraid of technology. Just do not get sold on fads and on those who laud and applaud mediocre and bad artists.
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One from the 17th Century and one from the 18th to 19th Centuries, but both phenomenal artists. VALENCIARTIST has featured something very important that occurred recently reference one of the paintings of one of these artists Aniella di Beltrano… I hope you enjoy this special edition of the «Art History in One Minute (videos)» limited series…
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There are things on earth that completely contradict the «official» history as recorded and supported by so-called «experts» (good grief experts!). It is well known that there are many other sites older than the pyramids of Giza, like Göbekli Tepe in what is now Türkiye. There are other sites discovered, and being discovered, with monuments, art and clear evidence of an advanced culture all over the world. But «experts» choose to deny their existence or say that what people are calling a structure or a temple is a natural formation. And how do they know this? Well, they are experts…
These «experts» say that they pyramid complex of Giza is approximately 2.600 years old. How the hell did they come to that conclusion when many others that have studied the complex, along with comparative studies of the region say that the pyramids could be three or four time older? Well, they are «experts» and they do not like to be contradicted.
The Texas rock wall, in the town of Rockwall, Texas, is another example of evidence of an advanced culture perhaps 10-15.000 years old that the so-called experts are saying that it is nothing more than a natural formation. The wall, found buried, is over 7 stories tall (21 metres) and as long as 20 miles (32,19 Km). Areas of the wall show what might have been windows and in some areas there were actual rooms found. But, because it does not fit into their narrative…which they refuse to change/amend…the geologists and other «experts» say that it is only a natural formation. Nothing to get hung about…
Well, we know that every time there is something strange seen, whether in the sea, the sky or the land, and we do not know what it is, some «expert» says that there is rational, logical and scientific explanation for it. In my mind those are key words that mean «we are the experts and we will lie to you» and that way they can continue with their «scientifically» accepted theories without letting the «facts» get in the way. The strange cloud we saw coming into the shores of Portugal early in July comes to mind. Although it looked to all as something «otherworldly» the experts quickly said that it was only a type of cumulous cloud that rolls on itself and looks strange. Hmm…
And of course we have the Art experts deciding what is authentic and what is fake. They tell us that a painting someone found in a rubbish bin in Weehawken (NJ) is really a lost masterpiece. And that a painting, such as the «Salvator Mundi» was really painted by Leonardo, because it looks like something he would have painted. Well, there were many artists in Leo’s day that painted just as good and very similarly. Leonardo was one of many, not an exception. Of course, except to the experts.
So I’ve no use for such «experts», neither in art or in science. The real scientists, the ones that have the knowledge, the academic titles and the track record, are men and women with open minds, as all investigators should be. They do not go around making assertions on things that they do not understand. And what they do work on are things for the benefit of our health care and life in general. For me to believe an «expert» he has to show me how he got to the level of supposed expertise. Otherwise, to me, he is just one more charlatan out there selling snake oil…
* The image is of a portion of the Texas rock wall
Now it is your turn, tell me what you think…
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