Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992, Francis Bacon , [2021]
- Title(s):
- Francis Bacon : man and beast / [contributions by]: Michael Peppiatt, Stephen F. Eisenman, Catherine Howe, Anna Testar and Isabella Boorman.
- Published/Created:
- London : Royal Academy of Arts, [2021]
©2021 - Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Holdings:
- Reference LibraryNJ18.B13 A12 2021 (LC) OversizeAccessible in the Reference Library [Hours]
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- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/15923354
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Royal Academy of Arts, London, January 30 - April 18, 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Francis Bacon is considered one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A major exhibition of his paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts in 2020 explores the role of animals in his work - not least the human animal. Having often painted dogs and horses, in 1969 Bacon first depicted bullfights. In this powerful series of works, the interaction between man and beast is dangerous and cruel, but also disturbingly intimate. Both are contorted in their anguished struggle and the erotic lurks not far away: "Bullfighting is like boxing," Bacon once said. "A marvellous aperitif to sex." Twenty-two years later, a lone bull was to be the subject of his final painting. In this fascinating publication - a significant addition to the literature on Bacon - expert authors discuss Bacon's approach to animals and identify his varied sources of inspiration, which included surrealist literature and the photographs of Eadweard Muybridge. They contend that, by depicting animals in states of vulnerability, anger and unease, Bacon sought to delve into the human condition. Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK (22.01-12.04.2021). - Subject Terms:
- Animals in art.Animals in art.Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 -- Criticism and interpretation.Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992 -- Exhibitions.Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992.Bacon, Francis, 1909–1992.
- Form/Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs. - Export:
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- Francis Bacon : man and beast / Michael Peppiatt
- The animal that is not one / Stephen F. Eisenman
- Man, woman, beast : Bacon's nudes / Catherine Howe
- Catalogue plates. Furies; Wildlife; The animal within; Bodies in motion; The animalistic nude; The bullfight
- Chronology.