JaZzArt en València

1) Frida Kahlo. Mediocre, did not know how to draw or paint. At best a naïve artist, but hardly even there. It is hard for me to even call her a bad artist, because I tremble to use the word «artist» when referring to her. However, since her death they have converted her into the «queen of merchandising».

Need I say more about this supposed artist that never added anything to art history? (Sorry if you are a fan. I am hot here to discourage you. This is simply my opinion).

2) Joan Miró. Boring to the extreme. He never experimented, he never searched. He did not even mix colours. What for? Buy the tubes, they already come mixed and then «create» a series of paintings using simply the colours (primary ones) as they come out of the tube. Finish series in ten minutes. If his family had not opened the Joan Miró foundation where would all those canvases be? I suspect collecting dust in some attic or basement. However, I do believe he was a smashing good sort of chap.

3 A + B) (A)Yoko Ono. If she had not married John Lennon (who she did her best to seduce back in the late 1960’s), nobody would have ever heard of her. And that would have been hunky dory. The only thing she does worse than art is singing, composing and performing. Cannot say anything else about this woman, except that she may actually also be Yayoi Kusama, there is a likeness, no? That allows me to segway to #3 (B), Yayoi Kusama. Great curtain designs for the home of a blind man…

Let me be clear on this very important point. I am judging only the art that these artists have brought to the world. I do not know these people personally therefore I make no judgements on their personality, lifestyle or anything like that. It is nothing personal. If you are a fan of any of these or of any of the ones in the forthcoming part 2, I am so sorry, but this is my opinion based upon a lifetime of study in art and art history. And I also base these opinions on common sense and good taste.

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Well, what can I say about Queen? All I can say is that they are a phenomenal band that sounds as good today as they did back in the 1970’s when they ruled!

Queen was formed in 1970 with Freddie Mercury, (vocals and piano); one super guitarist Brian May, and drummer Roger Taylor. Bassist John Deacon arrived to the band a year later. They were the most powerful band around, uniting prog-rock with hard-rock and then pop-rock and great videos on MTV, back in the day. There has been a ton of band, both in the UK and in the US and the world, that have said they were influenced by Queen, and I believe it.

Made in Heaven (1995) was the last Queen album with Freddy Mercury. It reached number one in the UK and number 58 in the US. It was Queen’s best selling album. In 1997, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon recorded the group’s final song «No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young)«. One of the few Queen songs that does not feature the lead vocals of Freddy Mercury. The song was included in Queen Rocks, a compilation album from 1997.

Queen’s last appearance was at the 1990 Brit Awards which honoured the band’s contribution to British music. Freddie Mercury was given a posthumous award in the 1992 Brit Awards for his contribution to the music world. Queen was awarded the best single award for «These are the Days of our Lives«, from the album Innuendo (1991).

Almost all of Queen’s songs are phenomenal, but I had to choose one. Here it goes and I hope you like it.

«These Are the Days of Our Lives» is attributed to all of the members of Queen but it was really mostly written by drummer Roger Taylor. The song was released as a single on the 5th of September, 1991, Freddy Mercury’s birthday. The song is included in the 1991 album Innuendo.

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This is my first of May tradition, to listen to The Bee Gees sing this song. Since I am not a Marxist I do not celebrate the Workers Day. Although I am not an American, I tend to think that Labour Day, as it is celebrated in the US on the first Monday of September, is a much more appropriate occasion to honour every worker of the world.

I hope you like the song…

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Meet Malc Wright, an Interview by Francisco Bravo Cabrera

Please follow the link to the entire article/interview

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This is my first of May tradition, to listen to The Bee Gees sing this song. Since I am not a Marxist I do not celebrate the Workers Day. Although I am not an American, I tend to think that Labour Day, as it is celebrated in the US on the first Monday of September, is a much more appropriate occasion to honour every worker of the world.

I hope you like the song…

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STATUS AND REDEMPTION
(Wile listening to L’Histoire du Soldat/Stravinsky)

Where is the status you sought out to have,
sitting in classrooms, waiting on tables,
mopping up washrooms and cleaning the stables,
of a noble patrician descended from Rome
degenerate, misogynist
sick and alone?

Now you wipe off his drool and you wince with disgust,
but he does not see you as ignore you he must,
this cynical spectre of mansions and theatres,
with political influence like a fattened old realtor,
who displays all the land in hopes that a buyer
comes licking his hand, his hand, stained with faeces mucous and urine,
and all forms of filth and dead cells.

They’ve all rotting skin that will fall from their faces
as they seek to win one more day at the races.
One more day, to the good folks dismay,
who will forever be thankful when they’re all on their way
to a horrific paradise just made for their type,
filled with varmints and parasites torture and strife.
Which is what they deserve, which is what they have given
to all those who wanted to just to make a good living.

So where is the status, my charming young lady,
that you wanted to gain when you wondered if maybe,
within that golden castle you’d find your reward,
but you just found corruption and a perverted old man
who promised and promised but proffered quite nothing
but a stain on your soul and a rip in your clothes.

Status is nothing to search for in life,
seek first your redemption.
Everything else you will get in due time.

C.2025, Francisco Bravo Cabrera – 16 APR 2025 – Valencia, España

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Aquí van dos mas de los grandes que impusieron e hicieron avanzar las vanguardias artísticas del S. XX y que además influyeron mucho sobre muchos pintores e ilustradores posteriores.

Here are two more of the great painters that formed and advanced the art vanguards of the XX C. who also influenced artists and illustrators to come.

Gracias…

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Well, what can I say about Queen? All I can say is that they are a phenomenal band that sounds as good today as they did back in the 1970’s when they ruled!

Queen was formed in 1970 with Freddie Mercury, (vocals and piano); one super guitarist Brian May, and drummer Roger Taylor. Bassist John Deacon arrived to the band a year later. They were the most powerful band around, uniting prog-rock with hard-rock and then pop-rock and great videos on MTV, back in the day. There has been a ton of band, both in the UK and in the US and the world, that have said they were influenced by Queen, and I believe it.

Made in Heaven (1995) was the last Queen album with Freddy Mercury. It reached number one in the UK and number 58 in the US. It was Queen’s best selling album. In 1997, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon recorded the group’s final song «No-One But You (Only The Good Die Young)«. One of the few Queen songs that does not feature the lead vocals of Freddy Mercury. The song was included in Queen Rocks, a compilation album from 1997.

Queen’s last appearance was at the 1990 Brit Awards which honoured the band’s contribution to British music. Freddie Mercury was given a posthumous award in the 1992 Brit Awards for his contribution to the music world. Queen was awarded the best single award for «These are the Days of our Lives«, from the album Innuendo (1991).

Almost all of Queen’s songs are phenomenal, but I had to choose one. Here it goes and I hope you like it.

«These Are the Days of Our Lives» is attributed to all of the members of Queen but it was really mostly written by drummer Roger Taylor. The song was released as a single on the 5th of September, 1991, Freddy Mercury’s birthday. The song is included in the 1991 album Innuendo.

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https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/francisco-bravocabrera

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