JaZzArt en València

He podido ver algunos de estos mosaicos en Grecia y en Turquía, algunos romanos otros griegos, pero todos una autentica pasada…

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I have seen some of these mosaic in Greece and in Turkey, some Roman, others Greek but all of them phenomenal…

Gracias…

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Hay una cita (a mi personalmente no me consta, pero…) de Picasso que dice que cuando le preguntaron, «¿Que es el arte?» el maestro respondió que no sabia y que si lo supiera no se lo diría a nadie… Como he dicho, a mi no me consta que Picasso haya dicho esto, pero quizá. Picasso si dijo, y esto está en el libro de Françoise Gillot, que el arte era subterfugio y más o menos eso puede avalar el dicho, no lo se… Pero yo si os voy a contestar a la pregunta. El arte es subterfugio, Picasso tenía razón, pero el arte es la búsqueda. El arte se logra con talento y el talento se pilla buscándolo en la faena, la ardua y pesada faena…

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There is a quote (which I personally cannot confirm, but…) attributed to Picasso that says when asked, «What is art?» the master replied that he didn’t know and that if he did, he wouldn’t tell anyone… As I mentioned, I cannot confirm that Picasso actually said this, but perhaps he did. Picasso did say, and this is in Françoise Gillot’s book, that art is subterfuge (cunning), and that more or less supports the saying, I don’t know… But I will answer the question for you. Art is subterfuge, Picasso was right, but art is also the pursuit, the search. Art is achieved with talent, and talent is acquired through diligent and arduous work…

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Not only Picasso’s first love in Paris, but a model and an artist in her own right, this beautiful and intelligent woman is someone that the art world needs to recognise. So even if «they» won’t remember her, you will after watching this brief video of her work…

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Bailar es soñar con los pies… (Joaquín Sabina) y tenía razón…

To dance is to dream with your feet (Joaquín Sabina), and he was right…

Gracias

Cheers

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Murió hace pocos días… Y nació el 11 de noviembre de 1929 en el Bronx (Nueva York). Su nombre es Ida Applebroog. Hija de padres judíos ortodoxos, estudió diseño gráfico en Manhattan, afirmando que lo hacia porque le era imprescindible ganar dinero… Fue feminista, pintora, diseñadora, ilustradora de cuentos infantiles y escritora… después de mudarse, con su marido y cuatro hijos a Chicago, se inscribió en The School of the Art Institute of Chicago y se dedico a fabricar joyería y bisutería para que la familia la vendiese en las ferias de arte de la ciudad… En 1968 la familia se mudó a California y ella comenzó a asistir a clases de arte en el California Institute of the Arts y así empezaron a desarrollarse sus pinturas. Su primera exposición (mixta) fue en 1972 en el Long Beach Museum of Art (California)…

Fue en 1974, ya de regreso a Nueva York, cuando se cambió el nombre y se puso «Ida Applebroog,» (su apellido paterno era Applebaum), y allí desarrollo plenamente su estilo que consistía en crear figuración parecido a tiras cómicas para explicar sus ideas acerca del feminismo, justicia social y violencia domestica… En 1977 escribió una serie de libros que ella misma publicaba y distribuía por correos y se unió a Heresies, una revista feminista que abordaba tópicos de arte y política…

Entonces en 1981 presentó: «Applebroog: Silent Stagings«, su primera exposición en el Ronald Feldman Fine Arts de Nueva York donde siguió exponiendo por más de veinte años. El tema de esta artista siempre fue demostrar la dinámica del «poder,» digamos de los hombres sobre las mujeres, de los padres sobre los hijos, de los sanitarios sobre los pacientes y del gobierno sobre el pueblo…

En 2020 la obra de Applebroog fue incluida en una exposición de grupo en el Pérez Art Museum de Miami, Florida en una presentación titulada «My Body, My Rules,» donde se expusieron las obras de mujeres artistas como: Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schneemann, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Ana Mendieta, Wanguechi Mutu, Mickalene Thomas y Francesca Woodman. Todas estas las vamos a traer a este blog… Ida Applebroog murió a los 93 años en Manhattan.

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She died a few days ago… She was born on November 11, 1929, in the Bronx, (New York). Her name is Ida Applebroog, daughter of Orthodox Jewish parents, she studied graphic design in Manhattan, stating that she did it because she needed to earn money… She was a feminist, a painter, designer, illustrator of children’s books, and a prolific writer… After moving, with her husband and four children, to Chicago, she enrolled in The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and devoted herself to making jewellery and costume jewellery for the family to sell at art fairs in the city… In 1968, the family moved to California and she began attending art classes at the California Institute of the Arts, which is when her painting style began to develop. Her first exhibition (mixed) was in 1972 at the Long Beach Museum of Art (California)…

It was in 1974, and after relocating back to New York, when she changed her name and became «Ida Applebroog,» (her paternal last name was Applebaum). There she fully developed her style, which consisted of creating figurative artwork resembling comic strips to convey her ideas about feminism, social justice, and domestic violence. In 1977, she wrote a series of books that she self-published and distributed by mail. She also joined «Heresies,» a feminist magazine that addressed topics of art and politics.

Then in 1981, she presented «Applebroog: Silent Stagings«, her first exhibition at the Ronald Feldman Fine Arts in New York, where she continued to exhibit for over twenty years. The theme of this artist has always been to demonstrate the dynamics of «power,» let’s say, of men over women, parents over children, healthcare professionals over patients, and the government over the people…

In 2020, Applebroog’s work was included in a group exhibition at the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida, in a presentation titled «My Body, My Rules.» The exhibition showcased the works of women artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Carolee Schneemann, Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson, Ana Mendieta, Wanguechi Mutu, Mickalene Thomas, and Francesca Woodman. We will feature all of these artists on this blog.

Ida Applebroog passed away at the age of 93 in Manhattan.

CHEERS

GRACIAS

Esta imagen la he capturado de uno de mis Instagramers favoritos…

“To all socialists I wish you the abundance of Venezuela, the salaries paid in Cuba, the justice respected in China and the freedom of North Korea” (Mario Vargas Llosa, international author)

HISTORICAL VERSES, PART ONE

I’ve been searching for the words to fill the silence,

and I realise the time has come at last,

to finish all this work that lies besides me,

to hide the truth behind flamboyant lies…

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I searched for that brave soul that would instruct me,

and teach me two plus two don’t equal four.

I’ve tolerated muses’ bad intentions

as they run naked out the garden door…

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I’ve learned so many things yet I’ve forgotten,

that in my deepest thoughts a child exists,

that’s always been the victim of my cruelty,

that’s always been the real forgotten me…

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I dreamt of aging wild and without dignity,

after all what is there to be dignified in this,

in this life we must take more than we’ve given

and I’ve given more than what they stole from me…

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What’s in my head I’ll never put on paper,

there’s always something lost one can’t replace,

I’ve picked up arms and violent adventures,

yet somehow I survived to forge ahead…

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C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 24 JUN 2023, Valencia, Spain

Cheers…

GRACIAS

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