JaZzArt en València

Las apariencias engañan, las sonrisas conspiran, los abrazos te entierran el puñal hasta el corazón y las caricias van una a una arrancándote la piel,

y aunque lo niegues sigues siendo el piano y yo las teclas blancas y negras, desteñidas y desafinadas,

así que ¿Para qué olvidar? Si ya ni me acuerdo de la ultima melodía que, sentada frente a ti, sobre mis teclas improvisó para hacer llorar a las flores?

(C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, terminado el 13 de mayo de 2023, Valencia, España)

Where do the northbound trains go when north is east and south is west and north is just a concept to consolidate all those thoughts that go unchallenged by our intellect and supported by our emotions?

Who will stand guard while the wise men sleep?

Why do so many stand at the station, waiting for the train to go northward, if they stand on their heads they are north and south is an illusion…

(C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 28 MAY 2023, Valencia, Spain)

My friends from the US told me about this great song! And I fully agree with the message. Don’t you?

* Foto de 2001, cuando tocaba con mi grupo, AJA, que son las siglas en ingles de Abstract Jazz Arrangement, o sea, el arreglo de jazz abstracto o el abstracto arreglo del jazz, vale, vosotros decidiréis…

Gracias…

Sígueme:

Web/Gallery: https://www.fbcart.wixsite.com/jazzart

YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@FranciscoBravoCabrera

Instagram: @Francisco_Bravo_Cabrera

Twitter (X): @euskadi_bakero

Artist Representative: “By Guloshka”

Instagram: @Guloshka

E-Mail: guloshka404@gmail.com

(We live as the hours that surround us die)

Time passes through our tranquil sea and we grow older, and love is no longer the wave that lifted us to the sky, it’s now the comforting warmth of the waters that surrounds us as we try,

with each word, with each wink, from tired eyes, and worn out speech, to brighten and enlarge those little rays of sun from years ago that time has stolen as she flies,

and everything we feel has changed, and what was once pure passion is now a distant thought because years ago to touch your hand, to steal a kiss…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 04 JUN 2023, Valencia, Spain

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The Euro-Ku I developed (or invented) on the 2nd of February 2022 to try to create, with my Western, European mind, the nuances and the strength that lies within the traditional Japanese Haiku. I took this route because I can, in no way, even begin to think like an Oriental. Our life experiences are different as is our culture and our history. Therefore, to honour this poetic form I had to make it fit the Western mindset.

I decided that the three verse structure was ideal because it required using the power of synthesis, but instead of a strict syllabic count, I would make my verses flow and ebb as long as needed. And they must flow into each other concisely and coherently, one building on the other but without ideas or words that just float away.

And the poem must be accompanied by the poet’s own illustration, photograph or painting. However, it must be the property of the poet and unedited.

That is all it takes to write a Euro-Ku. If you are from the American continent (meaning North, Central and South America) you might want to apply these guidelines and create your own Ameri-Ku based upon your history, culture and experience.

Cheers…

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.

Gota a gota rompo en las riberas, astutas, implacables, subterráneas,

y como el fuego, todo lo consumo, lo deseo,

Y como el agua, todo lo que quema yo lo apago.

C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 28 de febrero de 2022, Valencia, España

Nota Bene:

Recordareis que hace poco tiempo os presenté al «EURO-KU», un estilo poético que he venido desarrollando con el cual le hago un homenaje al Haiku tradicional, pero con sabor europeo, al estilo occidental, explotando nuestra cultura, nuestro sintaxis, nuestra manera de comunicar y filosofar artísticamente. Pare hacer un «Euro-Ku» tenéis que que comenzar con una imagen original e inédita y de ella sacaras tres versos. No importa cuan largo puedan ser los tres versos, pero si deben estar escrito en un lenguaje claro, coherente y fácil de leer y entender, mas o menos, os diría, como la letra de una canción popular.

Gracias…

Conéctate

Web/Gallery: https://www.fbcart.wixsite.com/jazzart

YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@FranciscoBravoCabrera

Instagram: @Francisco_Bravo_Cabrera

Twitter (X): @euskadi_bakero

Artist Representative: “By Guloshka”

Instagram: @Guloshka

E-Mail: guloshka404@gmail.com

So that others can have, so that they can enjoy, so that others can taste what one savours and loves,

that’s the reason for life, that’s the essence of living,

and if I linger and wait for someone to take my place and give from the soul, give from the heart, life is worth nothing…

C.2023, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 8 de junio de 2023, Valencia, España

El momento aquel cuando decidí que mi trabajo artístico seria «Jazz-Art» fue una epifanía, pero no recuerdo exactamente cuando fue. Lo que si recuerdo fue cuando cambié la forma de escribirlo. Fue durante la pandemia (2020) estando confinado y solo comunicándome con seguidores, amigos, galeristas, fans etcetera, cuando escribí jazz art así: «JaZzArT» y como me gustó así lo dejé.

Pero bueno, la motivación, lo que me provocó a dirigir mi camino hacia el JaZzArT fue el Jazz. Simple, y llanamente siempre he sido un amante de la música. Primero los Beatles y los Rolling, después Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, y casi todos las otras bandas de esa época y después el Jazz. Y lo que más me fascinó del jazz fue la manera como se hace, como se toca, como se desarrolla.

Pues el Jazz (como forma musical) se ajusta a tres principios fundamentales que son:

1- la improvisación; 2- La maestría del solista que toca y compone simultáneamente; 3- el ritmo, el swing que tiene que tener la pieza.

Los tres los convertí en la base de mi trabajo pictórico. Claro, tuve que hacer algunos ajustes pero creo que a través de los años los he logrado entrometer en mis cuadros y lograr así la espontaneidad y la frescura de la improvisación sin alejarme mucho de la planificación.

Dime tu si lo notas en mis cuadros.

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The moment when I decided that my artistic work would be «Jazz-Art» was an epiphany, but I don’t remember exactly when it was. What I do remember is when I changed the way to write it. It was during the pandemic (2020) while being confined and only communicating with followers, friends, gallery owners, fans, etc., when I wrote jazz art like this: «JaZzArT» and since I liked it, I kept it that way.

But well, the motivation, what led me to steer my path towards JaZzArT was Jazz. Simply put, I have always been a lover of music. First the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, then Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and almost all the other bands of that era, and then Jazz. And what fascinated me the most about jazz was the way it is made, how it is played, how it unfolds.

Well, Jazz (as a musical form) adheres to three fundamental principles, which are:

1- Improvisation; 2- The mastery of the soloist who plays and composes simultaneously; 3- The rhythm, the swing that the piece must have.

I turned the three of them into the foundation of my pictorial work. Of course, I had to make some adjustments, but I believe that over the years I have managed to integrate them into my paintings and thus achieve the spontaneity and freshness of improvisation without straying too far from the planning.

Now I ask you, do you see these Jazz principles in my work?

Gracias…

Cheers…

FEMINA. FEMINAE

Is there a longing to impress, to brave the storm and be among the best?

Is there a rhythm to a beating heart that does not rest?

I am the symbol of the light, the struggle, I am the expressed.

C.2022, Francis Bravo Cabrera, 23-02-2022, Valencia, Spain

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On the 23rd day of February, 2022, I presented publicly a form that I had been working on and developing for quite some time. I named it the Euro-Ku in homage and recognition of the Haiku. I have always been a fan of Haikus, especially those written by Zen Masters. However, I knew that as a Westerner I was not placed in this world to live and write as does a poet from the East. But my admiration for the philosophy, the art and the poetry of the East led me to attempt to emulate, of course within the structure of my own, European culture, the Haiku.

What do you think?

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In recognition of the struggle for equality and for the end of domestic violence, we here at Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia support a world free of violence against women and have zero tolerance for such crimes. As a matter of fact, we stand vigorously against all manner of violence and although we realise it has been engrained into the mind and into all the cultures on Earth, we stand against war.

El colectivo de Omnia Caelum Studios Valencia, reconoce la lucha por la igualdad y por el fin de la violencia de genero y se une al deseo de un mundo libre de violencia machista. Decimos no a la violencia, zero tolerancia.