Faith saved us from the savages that we were, losing faith makes us savages again
La música es la más abstracta de todas las artes que pueden llegar a la abstracción, pero el cantante, con la letra y con su interpretación, convierte esa abstracción en un cuadro figurativo… La interpretación de un cantante es como un cuadro que se hace y luego de que lo hayan visto se quema… En Valencia (España) eso se hace todos los años en las Fallas…
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Cheers
Lo único que vale es la voluntad del pueblo.
Through a glass darkly…
Or in a cave looking up at the moon…
We cannot see as we are seen,
we cannot think as we are thought,
we cannot know as we are known.
we are not what we are thought to be
and thoughts are the energy that guides the will
and the will is the power that controls.
The freedom to grow, to believe, to accept,
is the enemy of the selfishness we absorb through each pore
of jaded skin,
sick with indifference,
hatred,
violence
and
greed.
Perhaps one day we will see
as we are seen…
C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 09 NOV 2023, Valencia, Spain
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So this is the Euro-Ku
Well, a traditional Haiku it is not…
It is hybrid, like all of us in the Western World. We are perhaps not as deep or as spiritual as the Japanese who invented the original poem that we know as the “Haiku”.
Those are structured rigorously. They are short poems that speak of the impression caused by contemplation of nature or of daily life. They are written in three lines, the first containing five syllables, the second one seven and the third one five.
We were not put in the Western World to live as if we were Orientals. It’s impossible no matter how many Yoga classes we take or how much we engage in Tai-Chi or Qi-Gong. However, we do admire and learn from our brothers of the East. Then, our attempts at creating Haikus…which are a very powerful way to express ideas…should not reflect the values or literary traditions of that ancient culture.
On the contrary, it should reflect the Greco-Roman culture that has nourished us but not in its classical splendour, instead in its contemporary manifestation and colour. It should be filled with our present-day madness and our psychedelic-surrealistic paranoia.
The Euro-Ku will still be a poem limited to three verses, but there are no other rules, except that there should be some degrees of consistency as well as coherence in the purpose and the meaning, i.e. the words used and the message transmitted. Although it need not rhyme or flow, the words should be as easy to understand as the lyrics of a popular tune.
Here is Number One…
D U C K S
The sky dips carefully, his index finger melts the ice,
and makes the waters warm and blue,
but fear keeps ducks on the cold white ice, as it does you..
C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 22-02-2022, Valencia, Spain
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OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS MIAMI – PRIMERA PARTE/PART ONE
Bueno, Omnia Caelum Studios Miami no abrió hasta el verano del 2003. Ese otoño partí para Turquía, donde me habían invitado a exponer en una famosa galería de Estambul llamada PG Art, donde me fue muy bien. De esa exposición en adelante mi carrera profesional en el arte comenzó a crecer y a extenderse. Regresé a EEUU donde tuve exposiciones en Nueva York y en varias ciudades de la Florida. Después, en 2008, participé, a través de una galería de Miami en Art Basel Miami Beach. Fui artista permanente de «The Gallery,» la pinacoteca de la Universidad de Miami, donde también participé como miembro de la junta directiva. Y así fui desarrollándome como artista y fui desarrollando mi arte pues nunca he dejado de estudiar, buscar y sobre todo currar… He dicho mucho que el arte es la búsqueda, pero también es currar… Omnia Caelum Studios Miami duró hasta 2018 y a partir del 2019 se convirtió en Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia… NO OS PERDAIS LA SEGUNDA PARTE…
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Well, Omnia Caelum Studios Miami didn’t open until the summer of 2003. That fall, I travelled to Turkey, where I was invited to exhibit at a famous gallery in Istanbul called PG Art, and it went very well. From that exhibition onwards, my professional career in art began to grow and expand. I returned to the USA where I had exhibitions in New York and several cities in Florida. Then, in 2008, I participated in Art Basel Miami Beach through a Miami gallery. I became a permanent artist at «The Gallery,» the art museum of the University of Miami, where I also served on the board of directors. And so, I continued to develop as an artist, never ceasing to study, search, and, above all, work… I have often said that art is a search, but it’s also hard work… Omnia Caelum Studios Miami lasted until 2018, and starting in 2019, it became Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia… STAY TUNED FOR PART TWO…
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Una vez mas, pensando en el arte…en la creatividad humana, en la manera tan sui géneris que tenemos los artistas para expresar ideas, emociones y pensamientos…me quedo sin un pensamiento conclusivo. Solo me llegan pensamientos de lo que no es arte. El arte no es ni intuitivo, ni espontaneo ni frívolo ni cosa que todo el mundo puede hacer. El arte es filosofía visual y el artista tiene que ser filosofo porque al hacer arte uno descubre una manera…totalmente particular…de ver el mundo, de acercarse a la espiritualidad y a la humanidad y entonces hay que saber comunicar toda esa sabiduría, que Dios ha regado por toda la tierra, en la obra. Además, el arte es una de las armas más poderosas del arsenal humano. Si se usa correctamente y altruísticamente, sirve para combatir la mediocridad y la mala leche que nos está convirtiendo…como humanidad…en idiotas. Y sigo pensando a ver si me llega otro pensamiento tan brillante y genial como este…jejeje…y me hace mas filosofo, mas artista y hasta quizá mas sabio.
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Once again, thinking about art, human creativity and the unique way we artists have to express ideas, emotions, and images, I am left without a conclusive thought. Yet thoughts of what I believe is not art keep popping up. I am convinced that art is neither intuitive, spontaneous, frivolous, or something that everyone can do. Art is visual philosophy, and the artist has to be a philosopher. Because art is a very particular way of seeing the world and of approaching spirituality, the artist has to be able to communicate all of this, which he has learned from the wisdom that God has spread all over the earth, in his work. Art is also one of the most powerful weapons in the human arsenal. If used correctly and altruistically, it is perfect for fighting mediocrity and the ill will that is turning us, as humanity, into idiots. And I keep thinking, hoping that another thought as brilliant and genius as this one will come to me and make me even more of a philosopher, more of an artist, and perhaps even more of a wise man.
You cannot organise until you’ve realised your life is lived in pure disorder… every painting is a philosophical statement for the eyes and through the eyes the message reaches your spirits where it communes in harmony and as a result, understanding emerges…
(Francisco Bravo Cabrera)
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