ART - CULTURE - MUSIC - PHOTOGRAPHY - POLITICS Follow @larathomas627!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");Tumblr (3.0; @the-27)http://the-27.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a2e7a4bb0dc45bcbf25d53589581b099/tumblr_mluqc0AbK41qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/48917123433/vincent-van-gogh-old-man-in-sorrow-on-the">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/old-man-in-sorrow-vincent-van-gogh.html">Vincent van Gogh</a> - <em>Old Man in Sorrow</em> (<em>On the Threshold of Eternity</em>, 1890)</p> </blockquote>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/48918397597http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/48918397597Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:25:00 +0100van goghvincent van goghold man in sorrowart18901800s<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab558eafe4fd531de8d3050c3cf715b8/tumblr_ml3elr71cR1ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Diet coke galore</p> 2013- Marc Jacobs becomes Diet Coke’s creative director and he’s giving it a ‘stylish and light hearted makeover’. Selfridges, London April 2013http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47698868638http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47698868638Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:25:03 +0100selfridgeslondonlondon 2013marc jacobsdiet cokemarc jacobs 2013cokecoca colacoca cola 2013<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8ef0f75841fdbc030e8b8ef7c97862f8/tumblr_ml1si4wqZB1ro5uuro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span">National Portrait Gallery</span></strong></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="date-display-end"><em>Portraits</em>, Man Ray; until 26 May</span></span></p> <p><strong>Tate Modern </strong></p> <p>Lichenstein Retrospective; until <span class="date-display-end">27 May</span></p> <p><strong><span class="date-display-end">Victoria and Albert Museum</span></strong></p> <p><span class="date-display-end"><strong><br/></strong>David Bowie is; until 28 July</span></p> <p><strong><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="date-display-end">White Cube, Bermondsey</span></span></strong></p> <p><span class="date-display-end">Prints, <a href="http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/26441628675/hyper-realism-photo-realism-super-realism">Chuck Close</a>; until 21 April</span></p> <div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="date-display-end"><br/></span></span></div> <div class="field-date-exhibition"> <div class="date-tate-render date-from-view"> <div class="date-normal"></div> </div> </div>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47627041773http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47627041773Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +0100lichensteinpop artlondonlondon arts guidelondon atlondon artman rayTate ModernTate Britainvictoria and albert museumnational portrait gallerywhite cubehyper realismchuck close<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a92a873a2631629b60fa6bc1f48b88a8/tumblr_ml1rumqrEx1ro5uuro1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Materialism, consumerism and the wealth of post-WW2 USA. </p> <p>Jasper Johns, influenced by the psychological writings of Witgenstein, and according to himself he was ‘interested in things which represent the world’.</p> <p>Through using the encaustic technique he could create an elabroate and expressive surface. <em>Three Flags </em>is the ultimate Dadaist gesture and shows influences of Duchamp’s <em>Large Glass </em>along with the gestural marks of Abstract Expressionism.</p> <p>The choice of representing flags indicates a stereotypical Pop Art attempt: representing the most banal and easily recognisable subject matter possible. </p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47626313887http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47626313887Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:15:58 +0100Jasper Johnsabstract expressionismpop artwarholjohnsduchampwitgensteinart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d70637e26a1859777db25ae80547550a/tumblr_mksdixhXBx1ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>View from the Shard, London. April 2013</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47192482018http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47192482018Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:28:09 +0100shardlondonlondon 2013the shardarchitecturebritain<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cdb2ad0d09c5ab0b393aee77b46cb96b/tumblr_mksc8w7Ubz1qczc2yo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f4564d45c1230052b32287bcdcd1429/tumblr_mksc8w7Ubz1qczc2yo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ecaa2768f2e97e1329ab0716eb21c80/tumblr_mksc8w7Ubz1qczc2yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6903b627eb0b78d61f11c913bf9e0981/tumblr_mksc8w7Ubz1qczc2yo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Kurt Donald Cobain. 19 years later. RIP.</p> <p>One of the most valued and heroic members of the infamous 27-club. </p> <p>Suicide by gun shot. 20th February <strong>1967</strong> - 5th April <strong>1994</strong></p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47191612750http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/47191612750Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:10:35 +0100kurtkurt cobainSuicidethe 27 clubthe 2727 clubnirvana90s19941967grungeRIP kurt cobaindave grohlfoo fighters<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5jx5iAeuG1qc1sduo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>JFK</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/46584252451http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/46584252451Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:06:22 +0000jfkkennedy1960scubajf kennedyjackie ojackie onassis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0vs59C7Vr1ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0vs59C7Vr1ro5uuro2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/19291574597/happy-birthday-sir-michael" class="tumblr_blog">the-27</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR MICHAEL</strong></p></blockquote> <p>80. A cinematic legend</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/45344009003http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/45344009003Thu, 14 Mar 2013 14:21:59 +0000micheal cainebatmanactor80britaincaineitalian job<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/10f3ee091c8bf3f60ff853a6c544ccc4/tumblr_mjisb3ORYm1ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>@theophiluslondon 2010 at Brixton Fridge </p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/45145769663http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/45145769663Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:37:51 +0000throwbackbrixtonsolangemusictheophilus london<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/724c70dcd1a68dab96dfd5430dd82ced/tumblr_mhtaskd2tE1qk99w3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fresh Prince - a 90s sitcom revolution</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44735703844http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44735703844Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:37:42 +0000fresh princewill smithbel airfresh prince of bel aircarltonviviennewillow smith“the motion picture theatre is a heterogenous space in which the possibilities and limits of...http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44701856704http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44701856704Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:19:00 +0000cinemafilmheterogeneitypersonal spacesocial spacemotion picturetheoryfilm theorycinema theory<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2c4c1c93cae0439eca7fdf3fd420dcb/tumblr_miu2gu971S1ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Solange and <a href="http://the-27.tumblr.com/music" target="_blank">Theophilus London</a> in Vogue- March 2013</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44064124099http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/44064124099Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:17:00 +0000solangebeyoncesolange knowlestheophilus londonvoguefashionLondon Fashion Weekmusicflying overseashumdrum town<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7d5ade6fdde0f229a4eb8582e58620a4/tumblr_mijkaprCyC1ro5uuro3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0e67931c6fea47bbd4e8838dbf2beb11/tumblr_mijkaprCyC1ro5uuro2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd014ef33b51522def81e1eb0511c1b3/tumblr_mijkaprCyC1ro5uuro1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Shaped from one block of acetate, these are glasses that are a true accessory.</strong> </p> <p>“PRISM glasses are aimed at anyone who has an interest in the aesthetic - who is obsessed with detail but doesn’t want to lose on functionality… understated, fashionable, yet measured and considered about every thing they wear or surround themselves with - male or female. And PRISM glasses are for any age - great style has no age limit”</p> <p>And they even come in their own <em>ridiculously</em> cool box. </p> <p><a href="http://prismlondon.com/">http://prismlondon.com/</a></p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43596874479http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43596874479Wed, 20 Feb 2013 23:08:49 +0000prismsunglassesfashionLondon Fashion WeekLondon 2013prism sunglassescutler and gross<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/274fa4ced4cdfde710282a773c23103f/tumblr_mifpdlTHRv1ro5uuro1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d22f608d6a2f91c01631b31a19987b6d/tumblr_mifpdlTHRv1ro5uuro2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9759cfff54ed815b2e91611455222105/tumblr_mifpdlTHRv1ro5uuro3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/91de3232d5400ef58aa7fe74091de7bd/tumblr_mifpdlTHRv1ro5uuro4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>London Fashion week AW13</p> <p>Pringle of Scotland</p> <p>Burberry Porsum</p> <p>Christopher Kane</p> <p>Rag and Bone</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43427153151http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43427153151Mon, 18 Feb 2013 21:08:00 +0000LFWLFW'13london fashion weeklondon 13rag and boneburberryaw13pringlechristopher kane<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc7kpfqHBe1r1qtwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Moët and Chandon 1920s Art Deco advertising</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43164201027http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/43164201027Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:39:00 +0000moet and chandon1920sart deco21st century21st century artchampagnefranceepernayAdvertising<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/450a95f6a048a9776cbec08ec505d2fe/tumblr_mhqyj0o9wo1s56qc2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Edie</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42495370873http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42495370873Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:09:01 +0000“I don’t really have no ambition, I only have one thing that I really like to see happen....http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42432459836http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42432459836Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:02:35 +0000Bob Marleybob marley and the wailersjamaicareggaeMarleyRIP Jim Marshall<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e80cc00823a17597885f2d46d59f0eb0/tumblr_mho0xn3uJL1qa42jro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.terrysdiary.com/post/42279733330/rihanna-at-my-studio-3">terrysdiary</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rihanna at my studio #3</p> </blockquote> <p>Terry Richardson- Rihanna 2013</p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42279969997http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42279969997Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:31:00 +0000rihannaterry richardsonartfashion photographyphotographyphotographer2013musicdiamonds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m249k0mTPV1r6akr0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="https://twitter.com/thebobpalmer" target="_blank">Bob Palmer, 2012</a></p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42268676778http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/42268676778Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:12:17 +0000artcartoonfoxfox huntinghuntingbritainBritish Culturebritish art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e25972792334eb418504dfa908427bfe/tumblr_mh6t0hk5r01ro5uuro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Your smart telephone isn’t just a device to connect to the world around you, to suffocate yourself in social media, to drip-feed contact friends and relatives or to simply keep you in the societal loop. It’s far worse than that. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Every person born to <a href="http://the-27.tumblr.com/tagged/generation-z" target="_blank">generation X, Y or Z</a> suffers this- they suffer from the fact that <strong>a mobile telephone has simply become an extension of ourselves, </strong>not just an extension of your hand. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thought processes, deep confusions or understandings and sparks in your brain don’t get forgotten about. They are embedded in the source you use to discuss or search them- your telephone.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>A mobile telephone doesn’t connect you to other people. It connects you to yourself. It knows you better than you know yourself and it doesn’t forget things. If you can’t last a day without it then it’s your 79th organ. </span></p></p>http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/41441616561http://the-27.tumblr.com/post/41441616561Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:14:00 +0000mobile telephonetelephonemobilesmart phonephonetheorylifeextension of mangeneration ygeneration xgeneration ziphoneiphone 5blackberrysamsung galaxy