Cepp Selgas/Sagitarius/acrylic and ink on paper/5x7in./2009.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
SCORPIO/Jadite Galleries/Jan.5-30/NYC/2010
Cepp Selgas/Scorpio/acrylic and ink on paper/5x7in./2009.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Monday, December 28, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
HABLANDO BLOGUERIAS / No. 13
OJONET'S
Mi querido amigo RenĆ© Cifuentes me ha enviado esta bella curiosidad Ć³ptico-cinĆ©tica como regalo visual por mi cumpleaƱos; y aquĆ con ustedes la comparto.
Muchas gracias Renesito.
Muchas gracias Renesito.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
ACUARIUS/Jadite Galleries/Jan.5-30/NYC/2010
Cepp Selgas/Acuarius/acrylic and ink on paper/5x7in/2009.
Monday, December 21, 2009
CAPRICORN/Jadite Galleries/Jan.5-30/NYC/2010
Cepp Selgas/Capricorn/acrylic and ink on paper/7x5in/2009.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
¿PremoniciĆ³n para Cuba en 1959 o vieja leyenda?
Selgas / Sobre el bien, el mal y una isla / Acrylic on canvas / 60"x96" / 1999.
“…pero un dĆa la felicidad huyĆ³...se cerraron misteriosamente los caminos de Cuba. Okurri BorokĆŗ, diablo cruel y caprichoso, celoso de la dicha de los hombres embrujĆ³ la libertad hechizĆ³ la isla…”
Cuenta una ancestral leyenda Afrocubana que un ser diabĆ³lico llamado Okurri BorokĆŗ (Algunos creen que es EchĆŗ, un camino oscuro de ElegguĆ”), cerrĆ³ todos los caminos de Cuba. La Ćŗnica forma de lograr abrirlos era si alguien podĆa tocar el tambor batĆ” por mĆ”s tiempo que el diablo podĆa bailar sin cansarse. Los Ibeyis (jimaguas) se juntaron y engaƱaron al diablo turnĆ”ndose en el tambor, mientras que Okurri en su danza no alcanzaba a verlos. Y asĆ fue que Okurri BorokĆŗ extremadamente fatigado por la interminable danza, finalmente cae fulminado al suelo. Los caminos se abrieron nuevamente, gracias a la sabidurĆa y perseverancia de los Orisha-hermanos. Sus anĆ”logos catĆ³licos son San Cosme y San DamiĆ”n.
Premonition for 1959' Cuba or Legend?
Okurri Boroku, an evil being (some believe him to be a dark side of Eleggua), closed all the pahts of Cuba. The only way to get them open again was to find someone who could play de Bata drums for a longer time than Okurri could dance. The Ibeyis (twins) teamed up and fooled the devil by taking turns at playing the drums. Okurri, exhausted, fell on the ground. The paths were once again opened, thanks to the wisdom and perseverance of the Orisha-brothers. Their catholic analogous are marthyrs Saint Cosme and Saint Damian.
“…pero un dĆa la felicidad huyĆ³...se cerraron misteriosamente los caminos de Cuba. Okurri BorokĆŗ, diablo cruel y caprichoso, celoso de la dicha de los hombres embrujĆ³ la libertad hechizĆ³ la isla…”
Cuenta una ancestral leyenda Afrocubana que un ser diabĆ³lico llamado Okurri BorokĆŗ (Algunos creen que es EchĆŗ, un camino oscuro de ElegguĆ”), cerrĆ³ todos los caminos de Cuba. La Ćŗnica forma de lograr abrirlos era si alguien podĆa tocar el tambor batĆ” por mĆ”s tiempo que el diablo podĆa bailar sin cansarse. Los Ibeyis (jimaguas) se juntaron y engaƱaron al diablo turnĆ”ndose en el tambor, mientras que Okurri en su danza no alcanzaba a verlos. Y asĆ fue que Okurri BorokĆŗ extremadamente fatigado por la interminable danza, finalmente cae fulminado al suelo. Los caminos se abrieron nuevamente, gracias a la sabidurĆa y perseverancia de los Orisha-hermanos. Sus anĆ”logos catĆ³licos son San Cosme y San DamiĆ”n.
Premonition for 1959' Cuba or Legend?
Okurri Boroku, an evil being (some believe him to be a dark side of Eleggua), closed all the pahts of Cuba. The only way to get them open again was to find someone who could play de Bata drums for a longer time than Okurri could dance. The Ibeyis (twins) teamed up and fooled the devil by taking turns at playing the drums. Okurri, exhausted, fell on the ground. The paths were once again opened, thanks to the wisdom and perseverance of the Orisha-brothers. Their catholic analogous are marthyrs Saint Cosme and Saint Damian.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
CEPP SELGAS / The 13th Sign / Recent Works
Jadite Galleries413 W. 50th st. NYC 10019
p.212.315.2740 f.212.315.2793
Tue.-Sat. 12-6
Jadite.com
CEPP SELGAS
The 13th Sign
January 5-30
Openings:
Tuesday, January 5th 6-8 pm.
&
Wednesday 13th 6-8 pm.
Friday, December 18, 2009
HABLANDO BLOGUERIAS / No. 11
OJONET'SDear Santa: Define good.
Save Santa the trip, just be naughty.
QuoteCrave.net
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
BABALU AYE / San Lazaro
Cepp Selgas / Promises – BabalĆŗ / Acrylic on canvas / 60" x 72" / 2000.
BabalĆŗ (the protagonist of my painting above) was the first Orisha (African deity) that made the most long lasting crossover in USA culture, thanks to the I love Lucy show with Ricky Ricardo's infamous song BabalĆŗ in the early years of television -a little more that half a century ago. This song still very well known by practically every American today. Every body knows the song but only a few know what the Afro-Cuban Orisha it's all about: BabalĆŗ is the Yoruba equivalent of the biblical Saint Lazarus. Although Ricky Ricardo's rendition of it made him famous, another Cuban Miguelito ValdĆ©s’ version is by far superior:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj6KhQfpjOo&feature=PlayList&p=C3E3DEA765CF5656&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15
BabalĆŗ (the protagonist of my painting above) was the first Orisha (African deity) that made the most long lasting crossover in USA culture, thanks to the I love Lucy show with Ricky Ricardo's infamous song BabalĆŗ in the early years of television -a little more that half a century ago. This song still very well known by practically every American today. Every body knows the song but only a few know what the Afro-Cuban Orisha it's all about: BabalĆŗ is the Yoruba equivalent of the biblical Saint Lazarus. Although Ricky Ricardo's rendition of it made him famous, another Cuban Miguelito ValdĆ©s’ version is by far superior:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj6KhQfpjOo&feature=PlayList&p=C3E3DEA765CF5656&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=15
Saturday, December 12, 2009
HABLANDO BLOGUERIAS / No. 10
OJONET'SYour life is made up of years that mean nothing, and moments that mean it all.
Anonymous-QuoteCrave.Net
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
HABLANDO BLOGUERIAS / No. 9
OJONET'SEl viernes pudimos ver en la Casa BacardĆ del Instituto de Estudios Cubanos y Cubano Americanos de la Universidad de Miami, la presentaciĆ³n digital del portafolio biogrĆ”fico de VĆctor GĆ³mez, A Masterful Journey/Viaje magistral, por el curador Gustavo ValdĆ©s, quien actualmente colabora con el Arts Atelier en ParĆs, junto a ZoĆ© ValdĆ©s y Ricardo Vega...
http://www.elnuevoherald.com/entretenimiento/olga-connor/story/604535.html
Speaking of Caprices
Mirroring the paintings’ behavior in Zoe ValdĆ©s' new book Una novelista en el museo del Louvre my diptych Virgo, made a trip to sunny Miami where it was exhibited at Agustin Gainza Arts. The paintings which took a break from the cold winter of NYC will return just in time to be shown at Jadite Galleries in midtown Manhattan in next January.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
SANTA BARBARA / SHANGO
Cepp Selgas/Shango Blood and Milk/acrylic on canvas/60"x72"/2000.
The great Andres Serrano has a photograph which it's just the picture of two rectangular containers; one with filled blood and the other with milk. That striking image has haunted me since I first saw it at the New Museum of New York in the mid-eighties . It happens that when I was trying to conceive a painting representing Shango, for my show Los hijos de los Dioses, back in 2000 for Agustin Rivero Gallery in Coral Gables; my Shango Blood and Milk became an homage to such Serrano's masterful photograph.
Some believe that the white accent in Shango's red cloth represents the symbol of his mother's milk: Obbatala. And of course the color red symbolizes blood; the warrior's blood or War it self.
The great Andres Serrano has a photograph which it's just the picture of two rectangular containers; one with filled blood and the other with milk. That striking image has haunted me since I first saw it at the New Museum of New York in the mid-eighties . It happens that when I was trying to conceive a painting representing Shango, for my show Los hijos de los Dioses, back in 2000 for Agustin Rivero Gallery in Coral Gables; my Shango Blood and Milk became an homage to such Serrano's masterful photograph.Some believe that the white accent in Shango's red cloth represents the symbol of his mother's milk: Obbatala. And of course the color red symbolizes blood; the warrior's blood or War it self.
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