JaZzArt en València

Que cosa más rara la que he visto durante estas elecciones aquí en España. Parece ser que lo único que importa es atacar a la derecha pero ni pio de los problemas a los cuales se enfrentan los españoles diariamente, izquierdistas o derechistas. La ideología no paga las cuentas ni ponen pan sobre la mesa. Además, el ganador es el que la mayoría ha elegido presidente…

«Mirror Image» in its framed print form is now available at Fine Art America through my gallery. This is the only company that I have trusted with my images to create fine art prints of high quality. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and ships quickly. Check out my gallery often as I change the images frequently to keep things exclusive and fresh.

OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS:

Cheers…

Primero agradecerle a Juan Re Crivello, ese gran mago y excelente escritor que idealizó algo tan fenomenal como MASTICADORES y me invitó a formar parte, y segundo a vosotros. Ademas queria identificar el cuadro de Leonardo que menciono y es este:

Entrevista a Francisco Bravo Cabrera (pintor y escritor)

Gracias…

But at uni professors don’t know anything about how to be an artist mate…

Are you going to be taught how to make art or glorify those who dedicate themselves to video, performance and installation (VIP)? They’re going to drill into your head that Warhol was a genius, that Jeff Koons is the Wizard of Oz, and that Damien Hirst is bang on perfect…

Go ahead, study, but keep in mind that university education is a waste of time. Ask Lennon and McCartney and they’ll tell you that the only way to learn is on the fly. The university is only good for you to end up, after being bestowed with that bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate, facing life with no clue how to fit in and wind up getting depressed. And once you’re beaten, defeated and wasted, you’ll start…without even realising it…your career as a failed artist.

You’ll say that the art world is a fraud, a piece of shit, and that you’ll only be recognized when you’re dead. After all the only famous artists are the dead ones. You’re right. Keep going like that, failure is your goal and you’ll get there. Walk around dressed like a ragpicker…a starving artist… and constantly talk about Van Gogh, Warhol, and Dalí. Remind everyone who approaches you… if anyone does… that those were tormented artists and that only Dalí lived well because he came from a wealthy family. Go to all the vernissages and gallery openings and tell everybody you’ve got shows lined up in Ulan Bator, Upper Volta, and Oshkosh and that Jeff Koons thinks you’re smashing good…

Next step on your road to being a failed artist is to become addicted to drugs and to become a drunk because that way you won’t be able to paint, sculpt, or do anything. So don’t paint, don’t read about art, don’t worry about composition, perspective, colour theory or even knowing who the hell was Michelangelo. And if someone sees one of your few paintings and tells you how poorly it is painted, tell them that art has no rules and that you can do whatever you want. Or just tell them that they don’t have the sensitivity to recognise the sufferings of a tormented artist. That’s how you’ll be a great failure. After all that’s what you’ve set out to do…

And well, I haven’t seen much of life or ventured much out of my cave, except for that one summer afternoon when I was taken to see the King and Queen in the streets of Mallorca…

Y ahora para aquellos que entendéis el castellano, aquí os dejo el vídeo que inspiro todo lo que en inglés he escrito.

Gracias…

Colours fly like smoke from fancy cigarettes,

they wrap around your ears,

they drift above your head, and kiss you tenderly on ruby lips,

then rip your flesh with swords of amethyst,

with nails of absinthe…

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And with yellow strands of yellow stones

they tie your hands, they break your bones…

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And pink reflections,

thoughts and lies,

return you home

to where you hide…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 31 JUL 2023, Valencia, Spain

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I created the Euro-Ku, (02/02/2022), a unique poetic form blending the traditional haiku and European themes. It consists of three verses of whatever length you want to make them and requires an original illustration. Explore the beauty and heritage of Europe through the Euro-Ku.

«Yellow Purple Jazz» that you see here is in its framed print form and it is now available at Fine Art America through my gallery. This is the only company that I have trusted with my images to create fine art prints of high quality. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and ships quickly. Check out my gallery often as I change the images frequently to keep things exclusive and fresh.

OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS PRESENTS:

Cheers…

«Jazzy Lady» in its art print form is now available at Fine Art America through my gallery. This is the only company that I have trusted with my images to create fine art prints of high quality. Fine Art America handles the entire transaction and ships quickly. Check out my gallery often as I change the images frequently to keep things exclusive and fresh.

OMNIA CAELUM STUDIOS VALENCIA PRESENTS:

Cheers…

Esta probablemente sea de 2005, de los días de Omnia Caelum Studios Miami. La pinté con acrílicos sobre un lienzo de 75 x 90 cm. Fue vendida a un coleccionista estadounidense hace años. Siempre me gustó la composición y fue una de mis primeras pinturas que daba una idea de un lugar o una región…

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This one is probably from 2005 back from the days of Omnia Caelum Studios Miami. I painted it with acrylics on a 75 x 90 cm canvas. It was sold to an American collector years ago. I always liked the composition and it was one of my first paintings that sort of gave an idea of a place or a region…

Este cuadro lo pinté en 2004… Recuerdo que comencé pensando en que seria una abstracción, pero la línea negra tenía otra idea y comenzó a formarse la mujer. También está en una colección privada de EEUU.

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I painted this piece in 2004… I remember starting with the intention of creating an abstract work, but the black line had other ideas and began to form the woman. It is also part of a private collection in the United States.

La «Menina azul» es de 2023 y no tiene dueño, es mía y adorna las paredes de una habitación de mi casa. Quizá a ti te mueva y la quieras… Esta version es digital pero hay otra que si he pintado con acrílicos sobre tela y si quieres verla, aquí está, mide 80 x 90 cm:

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The «Blue Menina» is from 2023 and has no owner, it belongs to me and adorns the walls of a room in my house. Perhaps it moves you and you want it… This version is digital, but there is another one that I have painted with acrylics on canvas, and if you want to see it, here it is, it measures 80 x 90 cm:

Gracias…

Cheers…

“IF YOU PLANT YOUR SEED WITH FAITH AND YOU PERSEVERE IN ITS CARE, IT WILL ONLY BE A QUESTION OF TIME TO REAP ITS FRUITS” (Thomas Carlyle)

There’s always a spirit behind every art form and these are the Spirits of Jazz…