Francis Bacon

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Francis Bacon 1909 1992 possessed the rare ability to transform unconscious compulsions into figurative, human like forms that seem to evoke the raw emotions that bore them Mixing realism and abstraction, Bacon delves deep beneath the surfaces of things, opening up the human body to reveal the chaos that lies within and struggling with all that is inexplicable Erotic and grotesquely beautiful is the work of this legendary painter whose haunting, distorted figures have inspired entire generations of painters who seek to emulate his highly original style. Free Read Francis Bacon By Luigi Ficacci For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Bacon s art is intriguing as much as amazing Some viewers might not admire his bizarre portraits as much as I do, but they surely don t leave them indifferent Overall the book is informative and it overviews the creativity inspirational concepts perspectives characteristics etc of Bacon s artistic style, based on the study and analysis of some of his masterpieces. What I like the most about this series by Taschen is that the edition is beautiful and the numerous images included are wonde Bacon s art is intriguing as much as amazing Some viewers might not admire his bizarre portraits as much as I do, but they surely don t leave them indifferent Overall the book is informative and it overviews the creativity inspirational concepts perspectives characteristics etc of Bacon s artistic style, ba...I bought this book after viewing the Terror and Beauty Bacon and Moore exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario I wish they had sold tiny copies of the exhibit descriptions because they would have been a lotentertaining than this book The exhibition was stunning, thought provoking, gave me an appreciation of Bacon that I had never thought I d develop I went for Moore not Bacon and I was searching for a book that would describe his pieces in conjunction with some biographical context, I bought this book after viewing the Terror and Beauty Bacon and Moore exhibition ...I LOVE BACON NOMNOMNOMDisappointing overall because Ficacci is a writer who likes to hear himself talk but doesn t really help the lay reader understand the complexities of Bacon s work too much academic rhetoric and not enough explaination which is what I needed I m going to try the Phaidon Focus book and s...Wonderful Account Francis Bacon Delightful Lovely..Possibly one of the worst books on art I have ever read The high brow academic style of the writing is almost impenetrable and largely incomprehensible as well as totally lacking in any genuine analysis of the paintings, let alone Bacon s techniques or inspirations And, with such a small format, the illustrations are interesting but not very useful If you want a book on Francis Bacon for his art then buy something in a larger format and if you re interested in him as a person then The Gilded Possibly one of the worst books on art I have ever read The high brow academic style of the writing is almost impenetrable and largely incomprehensible as well as totally lacking in any genuine analysis of the paintings, let alone Bacon s techniques or inspirations And, with such a small format, the illustrations are interesting but not ...Bacon is a book written for artists I love Francis Bacon I love the horror in his work, the physicality morphed into pure emotions, the combination of geometric shapes with abstract humanoids and the use of surprising colors and insolation in a space.Yet reading this book felt like a chore It felt very snobby and well you just don t understand art enough in its style I had to apply extra effort to reach the end of overly complicated sentences The author also ignores obvious symbolism in Bacon is a book written for artists I love Francis Bacon I love the horror in his work, the physicality morphed into pure emotions, the combination of geometric shapes with abstract humanoids and the use of surprising colors and insolation in a space.Yet reading this book felt like a chore It felt very snobby and well you just don t understand art enough in its style I had to apply extra effort to reach the end of overly complicated sentences The author also ignores obvious symbolism in vertain paintings he writes about like the Jewish star in Painting 1946 and the Nazi armband in Crucifixion I was able to extract some interesting insights into specific paintings but overall felt talked down to It sounded like the author wanted to show off his intelligence and deep understanding of artthan give the reader insight and or enjoyment of Bacon s work.I enjoyed being able to put some of Bacon s work into sequence and see the evolution of form and styles Though I also wished certa...i loved the paintings but wanted to stab myself reading the author s comments to me they seemed pretentious and far fetchedFrancis bacon was definitely an oddball, but nonetheless talented Of all the books I read about him this is my favorite.Erotic and grotesquely beautiful just about sums him up My favourite artist, by far.

Francis Bacon
  • English
  • 02 February 2017
  • 96 pages
  • 3822821985
  • Luigi Ficacci
  • Francis Bacon