(photo by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)
Well, tomorrow is the first of October and what does that mean? Well, to many nothing, but in many places it means the total and complete end of summer. In some places things change completely once October arrives. In summer villages and towns, bustling with beachgoers in July, August and although a bit less, also in September, bars, restaurants, and shops will close for autumn and winter. The streets are suddenly empty. One no longer hears the happy cries of children and the conversations of the many adults. The silence is welcomed and appreciated…at first…but I reckon that after a few days things will become quite depressing. But that is the way the world moves in many places…
(photos by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera)
Summer means sailing the blue waters of the Aegean Sea, happily hopping from Greek island to island and to the Turkish coast which is amazing in this part of the world… All I can say is that «We’ve been having fun all summer long…»
(«Luna Azul»/Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)
On the bridge over blue waters running peacefully, warriors, priests, princes and kings are floating in the molecules, that give life to the water, that creates the river and gives movement to reflections. Fantasy, Like the smoke from my Gitanes, gives life to the characters who represent, who recite my poetry, who engage us in the game called history that never ends, or that perhaps one day, when the moon abandons our earthly sky, it will…
En si, no se sabe con entera certeza quien lo pintó, los expertos…mare meua…se lo han atribuido a Leonardo da Vinci, y piensan que es del 1500, mas o menos. Ahora pienso que después de todas las restauraciones que se le han hecho al cuadro ha de quedar muy poco de lo que pintó Leonardo, si es que es Leonardo el verdadero autor de la obra.
Pero para que te enteres, este cuadro estuvo perdido por muchos años y apareció en 2005 muy restaurado. Lo expusieron en una exposición de Leonardo da Vinci en el National Gallery de Londres, 2011-2012. Allí los sabios expertos lo atribuyeron a Leonardo. Pero como el cuadro no esta firmado…
Y ahora chúpate esta, ¡Salvator Mundi se vendió en subasta (Christie’s New York), en 2017 por 450.312.500,00 USD que ahora son 449.625.773,44 euros! ¡El cuadro mas caro del mundo! Si es de Leonardo, es la única pintura de ese autor que está en manos privadas. Después de la venta el Salvator Mundi no la hemos visto mas. Alguien dijo que en 2019 vio el cuadro en el yate Serene, propiedad de Mohamed bin Salmán, príncipe heredero de Arabia Saudita. Parece ser que fue él el que lo compró. También se dice que que le pidieron al presidente francés Emmanuel Macron, y al Museo del Louvre, exponer la obra junto a la Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) para legitimarla como obra de da Vinci, pero Macron se negó rotundamente.
The most expensive painting in the world, and no, I did not paint it…
Nobody really know who did paint it, the painting is not signed. The experts…oh the experts…have attributed it to Leonardo da Vinci, supposedly painted in and around the year1500. However, after the many restorations it has undergone throughout the centuries, if da Vinci really painted it, by now there is little left of his work. That is if he really was the painter…
Now, for your information, this painting remained lost for many, many years. It surfaced in 2005, fully restored and was exhibited in a Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London, (2011-12). It was there where these knowledgeable wise men said it was the work of Leonardo da Vinci. If so, it is the only da Vinci in a private collection.
And now get ready, Salvator Mundi sold at auction (Christie’s New York), in 2017 for 450.312.500,00 USD, which is now 449.625.773,44 Euros! The most expensive painting ever sold. After it was sold it has not been seen again, at least not by the public. Someone said, in 2019, that the painting is hanging in the luxury mega-yacht Serene, property of Mohamed bin Salmán, crown prince of Saudi Arabia. It looks like he bought it. It was also said that it was asked to the French president Macron and Le Louvre to exhibit the painting next to the Mona Lisa to legitimise it as an authentic da Vinci, but both rejected the request.
This painting has an amazing history and I urge you to investigate further. Who knows if it is authentic or a copy or who really painted it, so it is a mystery to explore. Here is a link to an interesting article.
There is something so special about this part of the world. Although history was and is being made everywhere, the history of the Aegean Sea, its islands and coasts attracts me too much. I am thinking that in a past life I must have been from this part of the world…
(Mavra Volia beach/photo by FBC/All Rights Reserved)(Photos by and property of FBC/OCS Valencia/All Rights Reserved)
(Photo by and property of Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved/Derechos Reservados)
El mundo es la vida y es lo que te imaginas cuando piensas que demasiada sanidad equivale a un tanto insoportable de locura,
y demasiada locura quizá te lleve de la mano hacia la sanidad vivida en sueños cuando los sueños suelen convertirse en realidad,
pero peor es la locura de creerte que el mundo es como lo ves cuando el mundo es la vida y la vida no es como la percibes sino como te la imaginas.
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Nota Bene
El Euro-Ku es mi manera de honrar el haiku japonés no siendo japonés ni teniendo la vida, la historia y las experiencias de un poeta japonés que escribe haiku. Como hombre occidental y europeo no veo el mundo de la misma manera y por ende no puedo expresarme dentro de un género tan especifico, y por eso he desarrollado el Euro-Ku que es la forma de escribir un haiku no siendo japonés. Lo escribo según mis conocimientos, cultura, vida y vivencias.
El Euro-Ku esta compuesto de tres frases (partes) que se unen la una con la otra y no importa cuantas silabas tenga. Tambien tiene que estar acompañado por una ilustración propia del autor.
JaZzArt en València 