Van Gogh in London

Took a rather pricey trip in time to Victorian London at Tate Modern today to see an exhibition about Van Gogh's influences and influencers (trendy word these days) in London.
If it wasn't for Loving Vincent i would have probably skipped this but it was such an emotional and immersive film that it was great to discover more about this genius.
The star of the show was the starry night which normally lives in Musee d'Orsay and i should have seen when there but have no recollection.
And how silly of me, as now i consider it as one of my favourite paintings, up there with the girl with the pearl earring.

It was extremely vivid and the way the light shone on the paint strokes from above emphasized the mysterious twinkle of the distant stars, their cool light contrasting with the warmth of the artificial illumination just introduced in the town.

And what better way to end the day, the day after Halep won Wimbledon, than with bubbles and cakes at Ferran Adria's brother's joint at a fancy hotel in London...

Cheers!

Letters live

I've been fortunate enough to find about this wonderfully intimate happening, already at its 23rd iteration called Letters Live: famous letters brought to life by renowned artists.

And what a show it was, from the legendary Reply Of The Zaporozhian Cossacks To Sultan Mahmoud IV (below)

to a heartbreaking letter from a 17 year old to his brother, about to be killed in 1944 Budapest just because of his religion, to awe inspiring letters of advice to the younger loved ones such as 'Live like a mighty river' performed by Jude Law.

Needless to say, I'm hooked for tomorrow's performance.

http://letterslive.com/