JaZzArt en València

GRACIAS – CHEERS

Bueno, la modelo de la pintura es Tognina Gonsalvus que nació en la Isla de Francia en 1572 y fue una de las hijas de Petrus Gonsalvus, o sea el Salvaje Gentilhombre de Tenerife. La niña, como su padre, padecía de hipertricosis.

Pero vamos al grano. El cuadro, pintado por Lavinia Fontana (Bologna 1552) en 1583, el pasado 4 de junio fue subastado en Francia por la cantidad récord de 1,55 millones de euros. El lote había estado valorado en no mas de 120,000 euros. No solo es un récord para los cuadros de Fontana sino que demuestra que las artistas de la antigüedad están ganando cada vez mas y mas terreno. Esto ayuda también a las mas modernas y las de ahora, si siguen creando con la misma inspiración, energía y talento.

Debemos conocer que Lavinia Fontana fue una de esas pocas que si obtuvo reconocimiento como un pintora en su época. Fue la primera mujer (que se conoce) de la historia del arte que tuvo su propio atelier, además tuvo encargos desde España y fue nombrada pintora pintora oficial del papa Clemente VIII.

La subasta fue hecha en el castillo de Artigny, cercano a Tours, por la casa francesa Rouillac.

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Well the model, Tognina Gonsalvus, born on the Isle de France in 1572, and the daughter of Petrus Gonsalvus, the Gentil Giant of Tenerife, was born with hypertrichosis, like her father…

But let us get to the point here. The painting, by Lavinia Fontana (Bologna 1552) was completed in 1583 and on June 4, 2023, it sold at auction for 1,55 million euros. The lot had been appraised at no more than 120,000 euros. This is not only a record for the works of Fontana but a major accomplishment for women artists of the remote past whose works are gaining more and more value. This will help all women artists, and if the contemporary ones create with such energy and talent, it will certainly help them gain parity with male artists.

Let me explain that Lavinia Fontana was one of those rare examples in the existence of women in Art History. She received recognition in her lifetime as an artist. She was the first woman artist (that we know of) who had her own studio. She received various commissions from Spain and was appointed the official painter to Pope Clement VIII.

The auction was held at the Castle of Artigny, nearby Tours by the French Auction House of Rouillac.

Lavinia Fontana (Bologna 1552- Roma 1614)

Aquí os dejo el vídeo que le he dedicado a otra gran mujer artista…

And here I leave you with the video that I dedicated to another great woman artist…

Gracias…

Cheers…

A mi siempre me ha fascinado… No, no Joan Miró, sino la fama que ha logrado… Siempre ha sido un misterio para mi y realmente me gustaría saber que ven en sus cuadros, claro, a los que le gusten. Me da la impresión que si no fuera sido por su familia, que conocía a mucha gente importante y que tenía conexiones…y pasta…y que organizaron y abrieron la Fundación Joan Miró, a Joan no lo recordaría hoy nadie… Y tenían que abrir una fundación, digo yo, porque si no, ¿Donde iban a meter todos esos cuadros? Y solo me refiero a su obra de arte no a su persona que no tengo porque no creer que era una bella persona.

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I have always been fascinated… No, not by Joan Miró, but by the fame he has achieved… It has always been a mystery to me and I would really like to know what people see in his paintings, of course, those people that actually like them. I have the impression that if it hadn’t been for his family, who knew a lot of important people and had connections…and money…and who organized and opened the Joan Miró Foundation, no one would remember Joan today… And they had to open a foundation, I mean, where else would they put all those paintings? And I am referring only to his paintings not to his person who I have no reason to believe that he was anything other than a bang on good chap.

Hasta un vídeo hice de este artista, ¿Qué os parece?

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I even made a video of this artist. What do you think?

Aquí os dejo los tres que más me gustan… ¿Fenomenales, no? Como se ve que se los curro bien currados, hasta el nombre, pues se titulan Inmersión Azul.

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Here are the three that I like the most… Phenomenal, aren’t they? You can tell that Joan put a lot of effort into them, even to find a suitable title, well maybe not and he just called them Blue Immersion.

Si eres fan de Joan Miró, si lo consideras un gran pintor, y te fascinan sus cuadros, dímelo, explícamelos porque no les encuentro ni pies ni cabeza. Y no hablo de Miró el tío, probablemente habría sido una persona amable y simpática, no lo conocí. Me limito a criticar su obra artística exclusivamente.

Gracias…

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If you’re a fan of Joan Miró, if you consider him a great painter, and you are fascinated by his paintings, tell me, explain them to me because I can’t make heads or tails of them. And I’m not talking about Miró the guy, he probably would have been a kind and friendly person, I didn’t know him. I simply limit myself to criticizing his artistic work exclusively.

Cheers…

ASK

Did I hear you right?
Did you really say that I can ask
and that you will give me whatever I want?

So my friend, then I’d say
give me a rainbow.
No!

Instead,
give me a magic tornado,
one that would sweep from the earth all the ugliness,
all the misfortunes, all the pain,
suffering,
disease.

A storm with a magic broom to sweep away
everything that we’re afraid of.
Let it’s flash floods,
instead of destruction, wash away the sadness,
wash away the pain,
so that after the rain
we can smile
and forget all our hardships.

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This poem does not imply that the damages caused by tornadoes are valuable and good, instead it refers to the idea of a cleansing storm that would only wipe from our midst negative things and leave all the good people and good things unharmed. It is figurative and most certainly not literal.

Thank you.

I wrote this poem back in 2021

Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 19 FEB 2021, València, Spain

Uno de los mas importantes escultores…y artista…del Siglo 20. Alguien que si no conoces todavía, deberías conocerlo pero ya! Aquí en el vídeo conocerás algunas de sus obras pero hay muchas mas y te urjo que las busques…

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One of the most important sculptors…and artists…of the XXth Century. Someone that if you don’t already know, you should get to know right away! Here in the video you will see some of his works, but there are many more and I urge you to look for them…

OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ALBERTO GIACOMETTI

Gracias…

Cheers…

Kubin, a nightmarish illustrator, but an all around good guy, I think…

Cheers…

Las naranjas son el símbolo de nuestra Valencia y lo mas obvio que veras si andas por nuestras calles en otoño e invierno… Naturalmente tenían que ser algo importante para mi cuando me pidieron que representara la ciudad en un cuadro. Esto fue lo que hice…

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Oranges are the symbol of our Valencia and the most obvious things you will see if you walk through our streets in autumn and winter… Naturally then, when I was commissioned to do a painting about the city I chose oranges. Here it is…

GRACIAS – CHEERS

I’ve been that grain of sand beneath a seagull’s black beak,

that held the tide from swallowing the beach.

I’ve been the single rock that children’s hands couldn’t reach,

that ocean’s bathed

with tides

on days

when lonely spirits dreamed of love…

I thought I had accomplished all that I came to do,

and I would be returned to where I lived,

but time has passed,

a million days,

I’ve been forgotten,

why such delay?

When lonely spirits dreamt of peace…

You might not recognise me if you see me again,

I will no longer be the one I was.

The salty shores,

the brilliant sun,

the thought of being so far from home…

I’ve done all I was asked to do, my mission’s success,

has surely been recorded and well known,

but still I linger here,

no hand has come for me yet,

perhaps I’m meant to walk these lands

pretending to forget…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 22 JUL 2023, València, España.

En el arte hay solo dos formas de pintar o esculpir: de forma figurativa o abstracta. La figurativa se entiende bien, pues la composición la reconoces de una forma o de otra. Todo lo demás es abstracción, pues la abstracción no puede contener nada identificable como algo que pertenece al mundo en que vivimos.

Pero… Todo proviene de algo, no hay cosa que exista en un estado perenne de abstracción. Así que os pregunto ¿Existe la abstracción?

Cuento con vosotros para saber la respuesta…

GRACIAS…