Francis Bacon's style was so personal and distinctive that his influence lay more in the intensity of his commitment to art itself than in any direct stylistic legacy. The British artist developed a way of portraying the human body that was unique in the history of painting--usually in isolation, at moments of extreme tension or even pain, distorted like figures from a fantastical nightmare. He remains a towering example to those dedicated to the depiction of the human figure. In addition to 250 full-color plates, this ...
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Francis Bacon's style was so personal and distinctive that his influence lay more in the intensity of his commitment to art itself than in any direct stylistic legacy. The British artist developed a way of portraying the human body that was unique in the history of painting--usually in isolation, at moments of extreme tension or even pain, distorted like figures from a fantastical nightmare. He remains a towering example to those dedicated to the depiction of the human figure. In addition to 250 full-color plates, this publication also reveals Bacon's low-art inspirations, including magazine tear sheets, photographs, and imagery from films.
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Add this copy of Francis Bacon to cart. $32.00, very good condition, Sold by Friends Walnut Creek Library rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Walnut Creek, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Tate Publishing/Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Tate Publishing/Metropolitan Museum of Art
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2008
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English
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Good. Hardcover with jacket, 10 in. x 11.25 in. Copyright 2008 by Tate Britian. Supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humanitites. Contents. Bacon and his Critics; Bacon's Painting; Film, Fantasy History; comparative starngers; Real imagination is technical imagination. List of Works, List of Lenders, Notes, Index. Photographs of Bacon; s works in Full-Color and some in B&W.
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