JaZzArt en València

Something new, something different available as a fine art print at Pixels. com check it out here.

And here are some more:

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Wins «SONG OF THE YEAR» for me! The whole idea, the story the song narrates, is phenomenal! Brilliant! The music sounds awesome. The guitar is sharp and the lyrics are, well, I wish I would have written it. «Drunk on a Plane» was released in 2014 by Country artist Dierks Bently. It was written by Bentley, Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins. I must say that I had not heard it until I came to the US in April of this year and I have never even heard of the singer, but I loved the song!

Now tell me what you think and…

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Impressionism was the name, coined by Louis Leroy, an art critic, that describes an art movement mostly begun in Normandy, France but that spread throughout Europe and America. Leroy thought of it in 1874 when he saw Monet’s painting «Impression Sunrise».

Here is a little more:

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This is my second month in the United States, well, in Miami, Florida (some think it is not really part of the Union), and I have already said that, although I once lived here, I found things totally different…

But today I…not wanting to get into politics or religion…will say that I am beyond shocked that things such as abortion rights, gun control and the safety of people are things that are in question, lacking, and surely more in need of in these here United States.

Massacres, gun violence, racism, bigotry, classism, waste, all these things seem to describe the US at the present time. How can one political party blame the other one when both contemplate and adhere to supposed «White Supremacy»? And hasn’t there always been White supremacy? It is in Europe, and not because we are all white, but because that is part of our history. I am not making a judgement, or saying that it is right, it just is.

Now, how can one political party, let’s say the more liberal one, accuse the other one of systemic racism when they call American Indians «Native Americans»? That is a made-up, anti-historical name. There are no «native» Americans. All the Indian peoples from Canada to the Patagonia arrived here by crossing the Bearing Straits when that was frozen over. At least in Canada they call them something appropriate like «First Nations».

Should there be a serious effort to end racism in the United States, it should start with the government itself and the best way is not to call people «White», «African American», «Hispanic», «Native» or «People of Colour.» First of all, none of those names mean anything. There is no such thing as an «African American», and no such thing as a «Hispanic», or «Native», and what the hell is a person «of colour»? The US government should be advised that a «Hispanic» is a person born in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain), not in any country in America.

From an individual point of view, people can call themselves, or others, whatever they want, but the government should call its citizens simply United States citizens, (Americans if they like), or US nationals, nothing more. And folk from other countries of America, should be called by what they are, for example: Colombians, Cubans, Argentinians. They are not «Latino» (what the hell is that?), they are not «Hispanic» (they were not born in Spain), they have a nationality, please respect it.

Now there does not seem to be much racism against Europeans, but once there was, especially against the Irish and the Italians, although Germans and others suffered, to a lesser extent, as well. How did it end? Well, it was shifted to Whites against Blacks and some of these immigrants joined in. And I am waxing on…and on…because of the recent shootings that have taken place in this country. Those two recent ones are now part of a long list of racist killings and frankly I cannot understand why the government of a country like the US allows a twenty-one year old person to purchase a handgun, a rifle, or much worse, an assault rifle!

So, in conclusion, you cannot teach children that it is wrong to be prejudiced, that it is even worse to be racist and that we are all equal and the same, when you are constantly affirming those differences. People born in the US are not the only «White» people in the world, or even in America. You find White people in most countries south of the border. You also find Blacks, Indians, and Middle Easterners (who can also be white or black) and Orientals. Basically in those countries of Central and South America you find the same melting pot as in the United States. Then if racism is to be stopped, stop differentiating people because of their colour, because of their origins, or because of the way they comb their hair.

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I have been working on preparing some digital art from some of my paintings. This one is strong and bold and I think would make a smashing good print. It is now available at Pixels.com so check it out.

And here are some more images to check out from my Jazz Art collections:

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I think I have said…in this blog and in many other places…that I do not seek a style, that I don’t aspire to a style and that I don’t care anything about a style when it comes to my artwork. A style is developed through repetition. You repeat something enough and you’ve a style. It is very easy to do. But what I seek is the thrill of discovery. I don’t want to stick to the same, often tried and true, methods and ideas. My reason for doing art is for the search. And every time I search I find.

My artwork reflects the ideas and philosophy of expressionism, which was one of the vanguards of the 20th Century and now has established itself quite well in Art History. Some may even confuse it a bit with Pop Art. However, I do not do Pop Art, I do align myself closer to the Expressionists. Yet, like I said, I do not focus on the particularities or the rules that guide each school of art, or each genre of art. I take a little bit here and a little bit there, of course, following the rules. Then my work becomes an amalgam of several styles and when that happens I call it Surreal-Expressionism. I usually put an abstract-like background on my compositions.

Here are a few samples, the first three from 2004 and the third one from 2018:

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Image provided by the author Rosary, by Francisco Bravo Cabrerasite: https://paintinginvalencia.wordpress.com/ I keep this rosary she left me in the pocket of my coat,sometimes I count the beads of citrine yellow,they never tell me much,they keep their secrets,they keep their peaceand though little they do speak,they speak the truth. To count the minutes, hours, days,to […]

Rosary by Francisco Bravo Cabrera — MasticadoresUsa // Editora: Gabriela Marie Milton

I remember I spent my summer holiday in New York that year…2001…and I wa thinking about applying for an internship at an art academy whose home was the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Centre. I never applied but I went back home thinking about it…

In any event, why do artists paint self-portraits? Most have, some obsessively, like some people who continuously take selfies. Self-portraits were the original selfie and I don’t like selfies and I don’t like self-portraits, of myself. I like the self-portraits that other artists have done. But the question is why? I would say that they become like measurements, like time capsules, they let you know where you’ve been as an artist and how far you have come. They also remind you of your behaviour, your moods, your psyche and how you looked at different times of your life. And yes, you can do that with a camera as well, but when you paint it you can add so many more things…

Since I never was into that, I did very few self-portraits…few portraits as well…and three of them were done somewhat around the same time. It was during 2007 that I ventured to do the first one, and the second one was in 2008. Here they are, however, do not look for physical likeness. That was not my objective. As a surreal-expressionist, my aim was to capture other aspects of myself and my thoughts.

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Los retratos, un género muy importante de las artes plásticas. Aquí os traigo unos cuantos de los miles y miles que existen. Creo que todos los artistas han sido retratistas en un momento dado de su carrera. Algunos se hicieron grandes retratistas, dedicándose a ese forma de expresarse, otros lo usaron como experimento o como ejercicio para que les ayudara a seguir por donde querían seguir. Pero definitivamente, si queréis saber mas de la pintura y de los artistas, tenéis que estudiar los retratos, especialmente aquellos de vosotros que sois estudiantes de arte o artistas…

Os dejo aquí este corto vídeo, decidme lo que pensáis de estos retratos .

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And when tomorrow comes, finally comes, the night has passed,

and you alone must face the weary sunshine of another day,

alone…

And if tomorrow comes, finally comes, after the night has passed,

and the first rays of the sun burn through your eyes,

will you accept another day?

To push you through the eternity of hours you pierce your skin,.

To rush you through the light of day you choose which dreams to ponder.

I never want to hear about those dreams,

miserable dreams of darkness,

miserable dreams indeed…

And when tomorrow comes, yes, it will come,

you’ll stand beside your window, and the sun,

yes, the rising sun,

will catch you smiling…

C.2022, Francis Bravo Cabrera, 17 MAY 2022, Miami Beach, Florida, US.