#art, What «Grabs» You?

(«Chicago» original Art Digital by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

And I ask, what «grabs» you when you see a work of art? I don’t care if it is a sculpture or a painting, I just want to know what it is that you «see» that makes you either love it or hate it, or perhaps just «like» it a bit… Is it the colours? The artist’s imagination? Or the technical abilities you perceive the artist possesses? Or is it the «message» you find hidden within the composition? Or perhaps it’s the composition itself? What is it?

(«Turquía» original Art Digital by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

A painting (and I’ll stick to painting which is my forte) contains several parts that an artist must considere critically before beginning. These are: Size (of the canvas and shape of the canvas), the colour scheme, the composition and the message he hopes to transmit. These parts come together visually and that is what you see. Even abstract paintings go through these «steps» if you will. The only difference is that the reference is abstract art is within the mind of the artist and you do not see it. You may «see» something entirely different. As a matter of fact, you will…

So now, tell me, when you look at a work of art what is it that attracts you or repels you about it?

(«Euskadi» Original Art Digital by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

CHEERS

«Making History», poetry by Francisco Bravo Cabrera at Spillwords! 

(Image by unknown author)

MAKING HISTORY

written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera

The city is a fishbowl…
And we swim through streets
of dirty water that flows through bars, churches and schools.
They whet my appetite…
They wet my shoes and rip open the skin that covers my body,
remove my lungs and,
put in their place gills so oxygen can flow…

 

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Source: Making History, poetry by Francisco Bravo Cabrera at Spillwords.com

#art, #music, Middle of the Week Jazz!

(«Monk Plays» original artwork by Francisco Bravo Cabrera/All Rights Reserved)

One of my favourite of the jazz pianists and composers, Thelonious Monk, born in North Carolina (US) in 1917… This cat was one of the founders of bebop back in the 1940’s… Monk composed «Round Midnight«, «Straight No Chaser«, «52nd Street Theme» y «Blue Monk«… The only jazz composer with more tunes is Duke Ellington… Another interesting fact about this outstanding jazz musician is that ​he was among the only five jazzmen to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (1964). The other four are Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis.

Thelonious Monk retired from performing in 1973. He died of a brain haemorrhage on the 17th of February 1982.

ENJOY HIS MUSIC

«Making History», poetry by Francisco Bravo Cabrera at Spillwords! 

(Image by unknown author)

MAKING HISTORY

written by: Francisco Bravo Cabrera

The city is a fishbowl…
And we swim through streets
of dirty water that flows through bars, churches and schools.
They whet my appetite…
They wet my shoes and rip open the skin that covers my body,
remove my lungs and,
put in their place gills so oxygen can flow…

 

PLEASE CONTINUE READING HERE:

Source: Making History, poetry by Francisco Bravo Cabrera at Spillwords.com