JaZzArt en València

Check out this painting, now as a fine art print…

This is something new I decided to do several months ago. Until then I have always sold my paintings and drawings to collectors and art lovers as unique and original items. Now I will try this new approach as I have been asked many times if my artwork is available as prints. Well, now some of it is available.

I have selected some of my illustrations and even some of my colour work to be available as fine art prints through Pixels and you can see them here.

Hoping you like it I leave you with this video of some more of my work at Omnia Caelum Studios (Miami) and Valencia:

Cheers…

A most brilliant expressionist painter, of the Austrian Expressionism school. If you are interested in expressionism as an art form you should really study this artist.

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Arrastras por el aire tenso las moléculas de luz

y los átomos intensos,

y los tiras como rayos.

Sobornas las neuronas hipertensas para que te den sus bendiciones,

y te den discernimiento,

y te afinen la mirada,

El calor condensa las aguas de los charcos que refrescan tus pisadas,

y las nubes corren a beber las aguas condensadas.

El viento, fiel amigo que suaviza cada paso del camino ya cansado,

confrontándote pregunta:

¿Me miras? pues no comprende tu mirada…

C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 03 de mayo de 2022, Miami Beach, Florida, EEUU

The lesson starts with black notes one by one seeking attention,
the body soon reacts and lets the rhythm filter in,
and sliding through each string are four fast fingers full of tension,
and cruising through the bow she conjures spirits in the wind.

The violin caresses warm her shoulders and phrases find intention,
the chord progression so precise now burns within,
the legs that move the dancer are just begging for ascension,
the bodies slither forwards so let the dance begin.

Then suddenly a sound like thunder bursts right in with wild pretension,
four hands, two drums, four feet, splash wildly, mad, insane,
and four thick strings vibrate drunk with declension,
and the bodies slither forwards so profane.

The lesson ends with white notes, long, enduring intervention,
the bodies drenched in sweat slowly retreat,
and sliding through each string the violin proffers the question,
where do these notes go hide when our dance-music is complete?

C.2022, Francisco Bravo Cabrera, 02 MAY 2022, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Desde los tiempos de la nana los artistas fueron fieles y muy buenos representantes de los pueblos.  Eran, como decían los griegos antiguos, hombres …

¿HAY NECESIDAD DE QUE EL ARTISTA SE INCORPORE EN LAS PROTESTAS POPULARES? by R F Bravo

Although you might know her as the wife of Modigliani, I want you to know her and remember her for her artwork. She was a trained artist, having studied at Académie Colarossi and her work was top level without a doubt. Jeanne Hébuterne was a model for Tsuguharu Foujita and that was how she met Modigliani in 1917.

Both lived a very «Bohemian» lifestyle. They had a daughter and she had to be given up…later to be raised by Modigliani’s sister…because they could not support her due to their lifestyle.

The day after Modigliani’s death from tuberculosis, Jeanne committed suicide by throwing herself off a fifth floor window.

Jeanne was born in the Seine-et-Marne department of France in 1898 and died in Paris in 1920.

Although her parents strongly objected, loved won out and she moved in with Modigliani and the passion began…

I leave you with this, just a glance and invite you to pursue the search. If you are an artist, a collector, or a lover or art, Jeanne Hébuterne is an artist you should study, especially if you are also a fan or an admirer of Amadeo Modigliani.

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He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, (USA) in 1964…

I have seen him perform many times in The Big Easy. Once at the Red Fish Grill, once at a theatre whose name I cannot recall, and other times at the Jazz & Heritage Festival. Always loved it! He is a master showman and a great trumpet player that sings and really makes you feel good enjoying the show.

He first recorded with The Rebirth Brass Band in 1984. The band often could be heard in street corners around the French Quarter playing for tips and later became the house band at The Glass House. But his best place is with his new band…as of 1992…The Barbecue Swingers, a traditional jazz quintet. With the Swingers he has played at Vaughan’s Bar in Bywater, and even recorded a live album there.

Ruffins has played at Tipitina’s, at Old Mint, at the Satchmo Summerfest and at Cafe Brasil, New Orleans. And of course, dozens of funerals…

I tell you, this trumpet man is a true New Orleanian and someone you need to know if you like the traditional jazz, the bebop and as well the funky sounds of The Big Easy! Take a listen:

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A most remarkable artist. The true gem of the abstract expressionists…

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