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In music, Jazz was a genre born in the late 19th and early 20th century in a port city, where American and European styles were exposed to African folk and culture, stimulating a spirit of experimentation and improvisation. In fine art expressions, historical stylistics vary even more from genre to genre and evolve from prehistoric to modern times, leaving traces of human emotions that span through evolutions of solo and communal experiences.    Musicians have been recording covers of their own songs and other artists’ pieces.  “Amazing Grace”, for example, only began to grow in popularity 60 years after its creation by an Englishman, John Newton.  Multiple renditions rose to […]

“When one art form inspires another, it sparks creativity and gives meaning to what we do as artists,” says Yuroz.  When the world is challenged, art speaks and music echoes. Using symbols to tell his stories, Yuroz, an internationally celebrated narrative painter uses musical instruments in his paintings to symbolize creativity, express his dreams and serenade his loved one. When Yuroz works, he always has music on.  Of late, he discovered the pleasures to high fidelity sound. Equipped with a pair of nearfield speaker system (Eclipse TD-M1‘s ), Yuroz disconnects from the world and connects with each whisper, each breathe and each echo from the instruments.  “Discovering details I did not know […]

“In art, every palette leads to the next, every completed work leads to a new one, where the connection, even just a hint, remains.” – Yuroz An avid admirer of the power of women, Yuroz varies his composition, color, lines and shapes to express with prowess the multitude facets of different women he has observed over the years. Arresting their moments of solitude, Yuroz fortuitously offers glimpses of the kaleidoscope to their mind’s eye. Following is part one of a three-part blog series, an excerpt from Yuroz’s upcoming new book Women in Yuroz’s Art and select paintings from his recent release. PART 1 OF 3: PENSIVE Could it be that Yuroz has a habit […]