Reducto AbsurdumTumblr (3.0; @theromanceofillusions)http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7aed797390773e852c473c34e8f520b/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5536e76edcda1bd9d53629062fca3794/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e4ba03e6f01efb2fee4b97cfe54f1b5/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/089f709c08f29ccb1ed0b6f6d1e8e096/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/203808166cddb4c1fbd6a8082c35fd2d/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/516f15b8503a41e94c2a1ad0eeacf943/tumblr_mkefptxbfI1rqcq8do6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://allthatglitters-allshallfade.tumblr.com/post/46555516159/virginia-woolf-january-25-1882-march-28-1941">allthatglitters-allshallfade</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Virginia Woolf </strong><br/><strong>January 25, 1882 - March 28, 1941</strong></p> <p><em><span>“Death was an attempt to communicate; people feeling the impossibility of reaching the centre which, mystically, evaded them; closeness drew apart; rapture faded, one was alone. There was an embrace in death.”</span></em></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50942261701http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50942261701Mon, 20 May 2013 16:03:03 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23bda8ffe88a73ddcbdedcfc82e6963c/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1e99ddea61fba7cededba11ac8963307/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c235f9f964ad09dede1196add7ab0f2d/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/26a5d8a4a4a69a3f4a373b71ec626547/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0085653714072caa6bd3bf6a0f8cc850/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ee685eb09c8d923eba1a31852f43f62f/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2dda1da82e6677b55f0816e2ed513e5f/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4df57ede6b29f422134a5add58624f8/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b6d9fd05b64cdd5151db5849679fc05b/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6dabebefe2e10f44181b3d03785214e2/tumblr_mn1x62OUXC1qe31lco10_r2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/50824797357/tom-phillips-a-humument-1966-73-in-1966">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://humument.com/">Tom Phillips</a> - <em>A Humument</em> (1966-73)</p> <p><span>“In 1966 Phillips set himself a task: to find a second-hand book for threepence and alter every page by painting, collage and cut-up techniques to create an entirely new version. He found his threepenny novel in a junkshop on Peckham Rye, South London. This was an 1892 Victorian obscurity titled <em>A Human Document</em> by W.H Mallock and he titled his altered book <em>A Humument</em>. </span></p> <p><span>The first version of all 367 treated pages was published in 1973 since when there have been four revised editions. <em>A Humument</em> is now one of the best known and loved of all 20th Century artist’s books and is regarded as a seminal classic of postmodern art.”</span></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50838780555http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50838780555Sun, 19 May 2013 11:38:38 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/27c8c110c53e41b0894d59ecc3083d76/tumblr_mmvg00iE5u1ryq2zfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://allcoveredinglitter.tumblr.com/post/50594088949/solange-in-stephane-rolland-couture">allcoveredinglitter</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Solange in Stéphane Rolland Couture at the Cannes Film Festival </p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50745621049http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50745621049Sat, 18 May 2013 11:23:40 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2b6d60a196af8f5311a8e58f9c413ef/tumblr_mlf2dsoRvf1qjg75jo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pikeys.tumblr.com/post/48220554406">pikeys</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Woman in White, 2012 by <a href="http://ochigallery.com/blog/new-york/">Valerie Hegarty</a></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50655273995http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50655273995Fri, 17 May 2013 08:16:42 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2a353f33cf4592f35ad5f905514f1a4/tumblr_mhpbofsUEW1qmqh7go1_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/58a339dd76a2099c95f1f2dfd04f4986/tumblr_mhpbofsUEW1qmqh7go2_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee3284c9524bd108117d32397fb37378/tumblr_mhpbofsUEW1qmqh7go3_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://captainwarbuckle.tumblr.com/post/42294148670/it-really-does-feel-like-the-third-chapter-in-a">captainwarbuckle</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>“It really does feel like the third chapter in a book. We created some characters on the first record, some of which are real people, some of which are ourselves, so it’s not so hard to keep following them and see what their concerns are now and how their lives have changed.”</em></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50552279244http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50552279244Wed, 15 May 2013 20:25:29 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/140ddea62908d4ee2e2aa17cd88dfb43/tumblr_ml2l7jo6R71qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/02e0e26293b8067d2fc327cdb61ceb2a/tumblr_ml2l7jo6R71qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/50504837203/lucas-simoes-unportraits-2010-cut">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.lucassimoes.com.br/">Lucas Simoes</a> - <em>Unportraits</em> (2010) - Cut photographs and acrylic sheets</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50536253031http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50536253031Wed, 15 May 2013 17:05:52 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/74da95981af90055faf377faa2dadf92/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c5b066b8576c947e7b6557a3dd8cf51/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/10522142485fc417787c0df33ce8395f/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f99369331a7e010ba6f87cf3d0a7b041/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/302221e4fc48748e8575fb9aed74df8f/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4cfdc2165caf39355af33b9766ec3abf/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6c13ef0b900c9cbe513715edb30fa9d8/tumblr_mlu8kqYW821qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/48894955586/richard-ehrlich-homage-to-rothko-malibu-series">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://ehrlichphotography.com/">Richard Ehrlich</a> - <em>Homage to Rothko: Malibu Series</em> (2012)</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50482846086http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50482846086Tue, 14 May 2013 23:59:59 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aff4c7242912abe1b738d1756cf9ca82/tumblr_mmjlu1wkMG1rte5gyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/11d0826477a47b70d4e735f2e0ea7691/tumblr_mmjlu1wkMG1rte5gyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e990d21d8bf4ea30a79ac4eac4066bda/tumblr_mmjlu1wkMG1rte5gyo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://links.thisiscolossal.com/post/50023666810/this-pressed-flower-skeleton-is-an-ad-for-a">itscolossal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>This pressed flower skeleton is an ad for a <a href="http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2013/05/08/the-most-gorgeous-ad-for-funeral-home-services">Japanese funeral home</a>. </p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50373083688http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50373083688Mon, 13 May 2013 15:38:07 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f4c727160853763e39f2efd369c0a45/tumblr_mm4yh5vB6A1rrq7lbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://66lanvin.tumblr.com/post/50318552330/romanticnaturalism-shalom-harlow-wears">66lanvin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://romanticnaturalism.tumblr.com/post/49379304224/shalom-harlow-wears-alexander-mcqueen-f-w-2009-in">romanticnaturalism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Shalom Harlow wears Alexander McQueen F/W 2009 in ‘Chrysalide’ photographed by Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello for Numéro #108 November 2009</p> </blockquote> <p>I am BECOMING………..No.10</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50322799863http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50322799863Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:45 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/828e1fffd84cb33611de739e957704b8/tumblr_mmnpxxVTIy1r6q94do4_500.jpg"/><br/> Drawing by Weronika Krzemieniecka | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63ac29f969a13464a6f78766c5697eb2/tumblr_mmnpxxVTIy1r6q94do1_500.jpg"/><br/> Drawing by Weronika Krzemieniecka | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3a3d4f8a51ea31a87273ebae7a14a173/tumblr_mmnpxxVTIy1r6q94do2_500.jpg"/><br/> Drawing by Weronika Krzemieniecka | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a1d29f01b9e79b53ac9d1c32a4e682e3/tumblr_mmnpxxVTIy1r6q94do3_500.jpg"/><br/> Drawing by Weronika Krzemieniecka | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0fdc6783939c6bb37a0d64aa02dd49e5/tumblr_mmnpxxVTIy1r6q94do5_500.jpg"/><br/> Drawing by Weronika Krzemieniecka | Posted by devidsketchbook.com<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://devidsketchbook.com/post/50203868552/drawing-by-weronika-krzemieniecka-poland-lodz">devidsketchbook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>DRAWING BY WERONIKA KRZEMIENIECKA</strong></p> <p>Poland, Lodz based Illustrator, Graphic Designer <a href="http://www.behance.net/Wero" title="Weronika Krzemieniecka"><strong>Weronika Krzemieniecka</strong></a> (<a href="http://www.behance.net/Wero">behance</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/weronika.art">facebook</a>)</p> <p><em>(student of Strzemiński Academy of Fine Art)</em></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50221240676http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50221240676Sat, 11 May 2013 20:29:21 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b92d1874d1a8a0406b9d212d942336f0/tumblr_mkrg8rpF1d1qa3061o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://girlannachronism.tumblr.com/post/47241553041/alexander-mcqueen-spring-2010-rtw-details">girlannachronism</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Alexander McQueen spring 2010 rtw details</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50071823748http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/50071823748Thu, 09 May 2013 22:25:38 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1c35390b9bc43ed02f6415dbd9f9ee75/tumblr_mmccbwM1SH1qahy1wo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://showstudio.tumblr.com/post/49772736580/irere-directed-by-john-maybury-for-alexander">showstudio</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>‘Irere’, directed by John Maybury for Alexander McQueen, S/S 2003</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915437910http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915437910Tue, 07 May 2013 22:12:22 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48ad50cfa190da4692188a7df7b4857a/tumblr_mmcc11Hvck1qahy1wo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://66lanvin.tumblr.com/post/49877239463/showstudio-melancholia-kirsten-dunst-as"> </a></p>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915350179http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915350179Tue, 07 May 2013 22:10:37 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/00c105b4e965d53aed1af1ae1540db7d/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f40819d6f615517fe186b985f52c008/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e28cca961d3785338c62bc01547e57e1/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b18695f1cef4940837078a4d91c0538/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfa92a8ad737522752e4c47fddc3d9b1/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/081999861211fb8a1beb9f4e83b3b2ef/tumblr_mmfr0icJjw1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/49859841728/ryan-james-caruthers">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ryanjamescaruthers/">Ryan James Caruthers</a></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915183010http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49915183010Tue, 07 May 2013 22:07:19 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2721f44050d6e3a652ea5aaad7fea4d3/tumblr_ml6o9k8IGg1rf1vfdo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/871eca69efd6efa91d7720ed12ee9f16/tumblr_ml6o9k8IGg1rf1vfdo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49839633986http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49839633986Mon, 06 May 2013 23:20:14 -0700<a href="http://bloodyknucklespring.tumblr.com/post/49758447267/this-may-not-be-the-best-poem-ive-written-but-it-is">BloodyKnuckleSpringPoetry: This May Not be the Best Poem I've Written BUT it is Certainly the Most Accurate</a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bloodyknucklespring.tumblr.com/post/49758447267/this-may-not-be-the-best-poem-ive-written-but-it-is">bloodyknucklespring</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpFirst"><span>I dreamt her name was Miss Victory.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>She already had blood all over her hands.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>Her own.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>I told you it was bad, but I did my research tonight,</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>Got down and dirty with the meaning of self-mutilation</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>Accidentally living next to a hospital has never made more sense.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoteLevel1CxSpMiddle"><span>She is not…</span></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49759033194http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49759033194Sun, 05 May 2013 23:51:01 -0700<a href="http://bloodyknucklespring.tumblr.com/post/49758345002/schizien-is-a-german-verb">BloodyKnuckleSpringPoetry: Schizien is a German Verb </a>: <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bloodyknucklespring.tumblr.com/post/49758345002/schizien-is-a-german-verb">bloodyknucklespring</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>I get it now!<span> </span>We are not meant to understand each other.<span> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Schizien</span></em><span> is a German verb, meaning “to split” – <em>phren</em> like Latin root meaning “mind”</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Your manners, Emily, what are you doing knocking knuckles around? marble bags skin spilling bloody pulp nights like that? – <em>NO – you…</em></span></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49759027336http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49759027336Sun, 05 May 2013 23:50:51 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a4d9a5b5e42beba3a302b05e85881d1/tumblr_mmc87n9AiJ1qcra4yo1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca40049184c20656b06ca933a07e6ed0/tumblr_mmc87n9AiJ1qcra4yo2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a7465616579c80b17d8bcf8ff82644b/tumblr_mmc87n9AiJ1qcra4yo5_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0d5d0cfd71d336aac3f36cdea968d841/tumblr_mmc87n9AiJ1qcra4yo3_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ea82ed762d1034fdc6fc58cf10ca316/tumblr_mmc87n9AiJ1qcra4yo4_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><a href="http://nojustice.tumblr.com/tagged/DFM">Favorite Films</a>: </small><strong><small>A Single Man</small></strong><small> [2009]</small></p> <p><em><small>If it’s going to be a world with no time for sentiment, it’s not a world that I want to live in. <br/></small></em></p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49717015468http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49717015468Sun, 05 May 2013 14:02:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/633451be6b66c644844d4da02366a7ce/tumblr_mm6xjx9snI1qahy1wo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://66lanvin.tumblr.com/post/49592906856/showstudio-pagan-poetry-bjork-in-alexander">66lanvin</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://showstudio.tumblr.com/post/49510757868/pagan-poetry-bjork-in-alexander-mcqueen">showstudio</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>‘Pagan Poetry’, Björk in Alexander McQueen directed by Nick Knight, 2001</p> </blockquote> <p>SWIRLING black LILIES totally RIPE…………No.1</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49602857411http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49602857411Sat, 04 May 2013 09:39:06 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbulgeBJ0M1r6sjc5o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.iheartmyart.com/post/49421873505/gebrauchsgraphik-1969-via-ninefoldgoddess">iheartmyart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div class="caption" title="source"> <p>Gebrauchsgraphik, 1969</p> </div> <p>(via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ninefoldgoddess.tumblr.com/post/33527996495/gebrauchsgraphik-1969">ninefoldgoddess</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49564702761http://theromanceofillusions.tumblr.com/post/49564702761Fri, 03 May 2013 20:30:03 -0700