Faith saved us from the savages that we were, losing faith makes us savages again
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Trifulca —01 Doy gracias por haber llegado hasta aquí by j re crivello
Robert Lenkiewicz was born in London in 1941, son of Jewish refugees that fled from Nazi Germany… At 16 years of age he was accepted at Saint Martin’s School of Art and later attended the Royal Academy of Art… He relocated to Plymouth after his neighbours in London complained that he allowed drug addicts, derelicts, and who knows who else to shelter in his studio… He gained recognition with his giant mural on Plymouth’s Barbican (1970’s)…
In the 1990’s he began to get more and more recognition… 42.000 of his countrymen attended a retrospective of his art in 1997 at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery… He died in 2002 of a heart attack with only £12 and a huge debt… Some media reports placed Lenkiewicz’s estate somewhere around £6.5 million. Maybe because of his library of antique books on witchcraft, the occult, metaphysics and medieval philosophy. Yet when Sotheby’s auctioned the entire estate in 2003 it raised less than £1 million.
SOME OF THE WORK OF ROBERT LENKIEWICZ
He never cared about courting the London art crowd or acceptance from anyone who would not accept him on his own terms. A true artist.
(Sorry but I could not find the dates of any of the work, except for the mural and even that was just in the 1970’s)
CHEERS…
«The Composer» as an art print, is a new work that I have uploaded to my gallery at Fine Art America, the only company that does my fine art prints, who handles the entire transaction and who ships to you quickly. This is a great way to support original art at affordable prices. Check out my gallery at Fine Art America often as I often revise the work I upload.
CHEERS…
Arguably one of the icons of the 60’s 70’s and beyond. I’m not going to say he was the leader of The Beatles because I think that honour really goes to Paul, but John certainly was a force to be reckoned with during those years when the lads was fab…
After The Beatles, well, his life was shortened but in close to ten years he did some good things and a lot of rubbish too. But here is one not heard of too much (maybe because it says too many truths) but that I think is a little jewel (in spite of Yoko’s vocals).
THE LUCK OF THE IRISH
Ok, one, two, three, one two, three
If you had the luck of the Irish,
You’d be sorry and wish you were dead
You should have the luck of the Irish
And you’d wish you was English instead
A thousand years of torture and hunger
Drove the people away from their land
A land full of beauty and wonder
Was raped by the British brigands
Goddamned
Goddamned
If you could keep voices like flowers
There’s be shamrock all over the world
If you could drink dreams like Irish streams
Then the world would be as high as the mountain of morn
In the ‘pool they told us the story
How the English divided the land
Of the pain and the death and the glory
And the poets of auld Eireland
If we could make chains with the morning dew
The world would be like Galway Bay
Let’s walk over rainbows like leprechauns
The world would be one big blarney stone
Why the hell are the English there anyway?
As they kill with God on their side
Blame it all on the kids and the I.R.A.
As the bastards commit genocide
Aye, aye
Genocide
Okay
You should have the luck of the Irish,
You’d be sorry and wish you were dead
You should have the luck of the Irish
And you’d wish you was English instead
One more time
You should have the luck of the Irish,
You’d be sorry and wish you were dead
You should have the luck of the Irish
And you’d wish you was English instead
Hey, yes, you’d wish you were English instead
CHEERS…
Todo pasa, no hay que desesperarse, por muy mala que estén las cosas,por lo mucho que te engañen o que te suban el IVA, los malos gobiernos, como todo lo demás, también pasarán…
«One Kiss Too» is a new image that I have uploaded to my gallery at Fine Art America, the only company that makes fine art prints of my work. Here you see «One Kiss Too» as a canvas print. There are more styles to choose from. Visit my gallery at Fine Art America for more. This is a fabulous way to have original art at very, very affordable prices. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and they ship quickly to you.
CHEERS…
The one you see above «One Kiss» is the framed print, but there are other styles… I have revised my gallery at Fine Art America, the company that makes my fine art prints to include several new items like «One Kiss». Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and they ship to you quickly. Fine art prints, of high quality, is a phenomenal way to own original art at very affordable prices.
CHEERS…
Well, I am really not going to elaborate too much on this. I am referring to the statue of Sharira in Barranquilla, Colombia. It’s over 6 metres high. Is this public art, or what is this?
Shakira, the 46 year old Colombian singer who lives in Miami, who was sentenced in Spain for tax evasion, who was married to Gerard Piqué, who started her career in 1991, whose first great success was with the album Pies descalzos, and who from there went on to become the Latin artist with more awards, whose father is North American of Lebanese origin and whose mother is Colombian with Catalan and Italian ancestry, Shakira, whose name means “grateful” in Arabic, had the greatest collaborative triumph of her career in 2023 with her collaboration with Bizarrap (Argentinian rapper) that won her 4 Guinness world records. The song alluded to her breakup with Piqué.
Well, here is the statue of this phenomenal singer, composer, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist. It stands in her birthplace of Barranquilla, Colombia. The statue is made of bronze and aluminium and measures 6,5 metres. It is situated on the shores of the Magdalena River in the Malecón del Río Park. On the base it has this inscription:
“Hips that do not lie, an unmatched talent, and a voice that moves the masses”
The singer was not there for the unveiling but was represented by her parents. The unveiling took place on the 26th of December (2023). The sculptor was Yino Márquez, a local artist from Barranquilla. He was assisted by students and alumni from the Escuela Distral de Artes.
CHEERS…
I’ve always thought that the most beautiful form of artistic expression was the song, and there are some phenomenal examples throughout history. But one that has always stuck in my mind as having some of the most meaningful lyrics is one that Linda Creed wrote and which Michael Masser put music to, «The Greatest Love of All«. Personally I prefer the 1977 George Benson version, but if you like Whitney, go for hers…
Here are what I consider to be some of the most beautiful intentions included in those lyrics…
«I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride…»
Give the children a sense of pride… Show them the beauty they possess inside…
I don’t think that parents are really doing that in more, at least not in a grand scale. If children had a sense of pride they would not be joining gangs, committing petty crimes, bullying, smoking, vaping, doing drugs, engaging in hazardous and dangerous activities. A sense of pride prevents those ill had and self-destructive patterns of behaviour.
And what is the beauty they possess inside? Have parents forgotten the delight of children to let loose the reigns of their imaginations and play? Yes, because no one plays anymore. They play videogames and other online activities, alone, in their rooms. Through their imagination children learn, strengthen the synapses and develop abstract thinking, creativity, awareness and most importantly they learn to see the beauty that is inherent in each other and instinctively respect it. But if it is not nurtured, it is as if it had never been there.
The song goes on, it is a masterpiece for sure. I encourage you to listen and to let your heart feel, think and absorb the message. And yes, we do think with the heart. «Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.2
It can be a smashing good way to start a new year, no?
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
Is the greatest love of all
And if, by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love
Ha llegado el dia primero y ya todo nos parece nuevo. Pero el recuento de los días, digamos los almanaques, han cambiado varias veces a través de los años. Tuvimos el almanaque chino, maya, hebreo, persa, islámico, Gregoriano, Justiniano, y hasta la leyenda del tiempo fantasma. Bueno todo esto me indica que el contar los días, semanas, meses y años es todo una construcción arbitraria hecha para facilitarle la vida a alguien, pero bueno. Así contamos los años y lo seguiremos haciendo seculum seculorum.
Hay gente que se queja del año viejo y se alegran por verlo pasar. Esta bien, buenas razones tendrán para ello. Otros se entusiasman por celebrar la Nochevieja con amigos parientes y otros por ahí piensan que el año venidero va ser su año, que en el si que se van a destacar, van a ganar un pastón y además adquirir gran fama. Quizá…
Yo, por mi parte, no le quito la illusion a nadie. Lo mío es lo mío, pero se compartir y si hay que celebrar, pues venga, ¡Fiesta! Pero aparte de todo sigo como una locomotora sobre las líneas de un ferrocarril…que espero que sea largo…que no se detiene. Ha cruzado montes, valles, montañas, ríos y hasta un gran mar, adquiere experiencia, y va siempre tratando de compartir sus miguitas de sabiduría. Voy con un ojo critico y despierto fijándome bien en los que están a los lados de las líneas del ferrocarril y les sonrió, y elevo mi espíritu a Dios, lo alabo y le doy gracias. Estoy satisfecho…
Doy gracias no solo por las grandes cosas que he logrado en el año que se «marcha», pero por los que las han logrado conmigo. Por mis buenos amigos, por la buena gente que Dios ha puesto en mi camino y por mi mujer que es el factor catalizador de mi vida. Yo no hago resoluciones, yo simplemente trato de seguir logrando, aprendiendo y buscando la oportunidad de compartir amor, conocimientos y amistad no importa el año que sea.
Pero bueno, si tengo que hacer una resolución, haría esta. En el 2024 voy abrir un gimnasio llamado «RESOLUCIONES?». Funcionara las primeras dos semanas del año como gimnasio y luego el resto del año será un bar. ¿Te apuntas?
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