Faith saved us from the savages that we were, losing faith makes us savages again
Primero agradecerle a Juan Re Crivello, ese gran mago y excelente escritor que idealizó algo tan fenomenal como MASTICADORES y me invitó a formar parte, y segundo a vosotros. Ademas queria identificar el cuadro de Leonardo que menciono y es este:
Gracias…
If you have not visited Cádiz, in Andalucia, Spain, at least take a look, you might like what you see…
CHEERS
If you have not visited Cádiz, in Andalucia, Spain, at least take a look, you might like what you see…
CHEERS
I had heard of his name but knew very little about Raza… Raza lived and worked in France for most of his life. He was born in Kakkaiya, Mandla, now Madhya Pradesh, India, in 1922. Although he lived in France from 1950 to 2010, he always maintained strong ties with his country and was well known there as well as in France… Raza received many honours for his work:
His painting Saurashtra sold for over three million US dollars at Christie’s in 2010.
Raza was a well educated artist. He started his art training at the Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai, from 1943 to 1947. Once he moved to France in 1950 he studied at the École Nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts (ENSB-A), in Paris from 1950 to1953, having won a French government scholarship. He was awarded the Prix de la critique in Paris in 1956. He was the first non-French artist to receive the honour.
His work was mostly expressionist at first but gradually went transitioning to abstract. He also incorporated elements of Tantrism from Indian scriptures. He continued to re-invent himself and his art, leaving behind the expressionist landscape and opting for more of a geometric abstraction and «Bindu». Raza believed Bindu was the centre of creation and existence which progressed towards forms, colours, energy, sound, space and time.
Reza died at the age of 94 (2016) in New Delhi and is buried next to his father’s grave in Mandla city’s kabristan.
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CHEERS
HABLEMOS DE LAS BUENAS INVERSIONES
Y las mejores inversiones son los cuadros de Gerhard Richter. El valor total de sus obras subastadas (en USD, dólares) es de 214.734.793… Le siguen las obras de Andy Warhol, 197.433.540… las de Yayoi Kusama, 190.513.356… En total las obras post guerra y contemporáneas generaron cinco billones de dólares (USD), mientras que las obras de los Impresionistas y de Arte Moderno generaron 4,5 billones en 2023. Asi que a invertir en los nuevos artistas que seguramente en pocos años sus obras llegaran a valer mucho más que todas estas juntas. El arte mola…
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LET’S TALK ABOUT GOOD INVESTMENTS
And the best investments are Gerhard Richter’s paintings. The total value of his auctioned works (in USD) is 214,734,793… This is followed by Andy Warhol’s works, 197,433,540… Yayoi Kusama’s, 190,513,356… In total, post-war and contemporary works generated five trillion dollars (USD), while Impressionist and Modern Art works generated 4.5 trillion in 2023. So, it’s a good idea to invest in new artists, whose works will surely be worth much more than all of these combined in a few years. Art is cool…
HABLEMOS DE LA LOCURA
«Interchange» (1955) de Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) es la segunda obra más cara, hasta ahora, vendida en 2015 por 300 millones de dólares (USD). La más cara sigue siendo «Salvator Mundi» (circa 1500), obra atribuida (por algunos) a Leonardo da Vinci que se subastó (Christie’s NYC/2017) por más de 400 millones de euros. Claro está que hay obras que jamás se venderán y que nunca sabremos su valor monetario, pero asi gira este mundillo del arte en su viaje a través del universo de los sueños…
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LET’S TALK ABOUT MADNESS
«Interchange» (1955) by Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) is the second most expensive artwork. It was number one in in 2015 when it was sold for 300 million dollars (USD) so far. However, the most expensive one now is «Salvator Mundi» (circa 1500), a piece attributed (by some) to Leonardo da Vinci, which was auctioned (Christie’s NYC/2017) for over 400 million euros. Of course there are paintings which will never sell and we will never know their value in currency, but that is how the mad, mad world of art spins across the universe of dreams…
GRACIAS – CHEERS
If you have not visited Cádiz, in Andalucia, Spain, at least take a look, you might like what you see…
CHEERS
It has been a most rewarding experience to collaborate with one of the most phenomenal poets that I have ever met. I am honoured and thrilled to have been a part of the writing of this poem.
CHEERS
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