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1. The New Atlantis by Francis Bacon | |
Paperback: 66
Pages
(2010-09-02)
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Unexpected
Love Atlantis
Not What I Thought it Would Be
Bacon is a rarity:an author that who writes with verve and insight!
A Must Have for the Esoteric Scholar! |
2. Francis Bacon: The Major Works (Oxford World's Classics) by Francis Bacon | |
Paperback: 864
Pages
(2008-07-15)
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good book with thick notes
Notes comprise half the book!GOOD!
Missing a key text
The Best Bacon in Paperback
Meet Brian Vickers, insane pedant |
3. Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma by Michael Peppiatt | |
Paperback: 464
Pages
(2009-09-01)
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The Best Biography ofBacon
Able biographical accompaniment to paintings
One Of The Best Written Biographies Ever!
Anatomy of an enigma
Under the carpet view |
4. "The Essays" of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2010-06-01)
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keystone reading |
5. Francis Bacon: Commitment And Conflict by Wieland Schmied | |
Paperback: 183
Pages
(2006-12-30)
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Editorial Review Product Description Francis Bacon is given a highly insightful re-examination through critical commentary, brilliant reproductions and private photographs in this beautifully produced flexi edition. The existential anxiety of modern man, the inescapability of death, and the catastrophe of loneliness are some of the themes that wend their way through Francis Bacon’s work, much of which took the form of triptychs or tortured self-portraits. In this comprehensive study of one of the twentieth century’s most passionately committed artists, Wieland Schmied offers an insightful overview of Bacon’s life, analyzes his paintings and examines the creative processes they embody. He explores in depth Bacon’s subtle use of space, the development of his imagery, idiosyncratic painting technique, and place in the pantheon of twentieth-century artists. Wieland Schmied is the author of many books on twentieth-century art. He lives in Munich, Germany. Customer Reviews (4)
An excellent introduction to Bacon
too small to read
Not what but How
Definitive Volume |
6. Francis Bacon | |
Hardcover: 288
Pages
(2009-05-19)
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NO fat Bacon
A great artist, an average (sometimes pretentious) book |
7. Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation by Gilles Deleuze | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(2005-05-25)
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a rare insight into the life of a painter
modernist polemics
Cerebral Bacon
new dimension about the will to knowledge |
8. Complete Essays (Dover Value Editions) by Francis Bacon | |
Paperback: 224
Pages
(2008-04-21)
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9. Interviews With Francis Bacon: The Brutality of Fact by David Sylvester | |
Paperback: 208
Pages
(1988-02)
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Excellent book! Very helpful to artists...
Not exactly as insightful as I had hoped
Still one of the most fascinating books on the nature of creativity ever published.
Invaluable Chronicle of a Tortured Artist The final chapter is the most biographical. Bacon, 77, recaps his life and career in detail, including his "coming out," at a time homosexuality was illegal in Britain, the relationship with his intolerant father coming to an end as a result. Overall, the book forms a clear portrait of an intellectually restless artist, demonized by the struggle to express satisfactorily the horrific images which constantly stream into his head. There is no overarching structure to the book, thus many interviews cover the same ground different ways, with illuminating results. Bacon's answers usually reinforce or embellish what was said earlier, but he sometimes answers the same question differently over time, demonstrated for example by his increasing dislike for "drink and drugs." Some themes persist throughout. Chronically anxious and hypertensive, he can never sit still, never relax. Not religious, Bacon believes "man is an accident, a futile being, he must play out the game without reason," and life has only whatever meaning we give it, yet his haunted soul clearly identifies with the tragedy of the Crucifixion, which he considers the perfect narrative of the mythic "tragic hero," and the ultimate symbol of human devotion despite life's vicissitudes. (One famous Bacon work metaphorically depicts a hypodermic syringe stuck into the subject's arm, representing a nail stuck into the hand). He is similarly affected by the open-mouthed cry of human agony, which he expresses in perhaps his most famous and retold obsession, the many horrifying studies of Velazquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X. Too human, he is concerned with posterity, and denies himself the comfort of calling himself a "painter." He believes an artist must "solve the problem" of art to be a success, which to him means they must render the known through the unknown, or create the "illustrative" and "narrative" through the use of the "irrational." Discussing Picasso in this light, he says he finds surrealism "more real" than realism, probably meaning he finds surrealism more directly communicates the human condition. He also believes strongly in figuration, slaying abstract art with one devastating word: "Fashion!" He seems burdened by a lack of proper training, having started his career as an interior designer, especially when discussing the trials of his studio work, describing the way he tosses paint at the canvas, the way he tries not to work a canvas too much, potentially ruining it, and the conflicted feelings he holds toward works he has already painted, or those he is still painting. The book usefully reproduces many works in small black-and-white images at times when the conversation turns to them, both Bacon's works and those of others, like Picasso and Rembrandt. The lack of color is entirely unnoticed, as the book focuses on the artist's psychology and opinion, which these plates illustrate perfectly. (Full-color reproduction would probably also have made the book needlessly expensive). Most remarkably, of all the photographs and self-portraits in the book, Bacon never looks directly at the viewer, illustrating most strikingly his natural over-sensitivity and tortured self-denial. Bacon has said "art is completely a game by which man distracts himself," and "the artist must really deepen the game in order to be worth anything at all." If anyone feels Bacon "played the game" well, and "distracts" successfully his audience, or that he was "worth anything at all," then this book belongs in that person's library.
Only the Best |
10. Discoveries: Francis Bacon (Discoveries (Abrams)) by Christopher Domino | |
Paperback: 136
Pages
(1997-02-01)
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Small is Large for Bacon
Beautifully produced, very accessible portrait of the artist
Compact but concise |
11. Discoveries: Francis Bacon (Discoveries (Abrams)) by Christopher Domino | |
Paperback: 136
Pages
(1997-02-01)
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Small is Large for Bacon
Beautifully produced, very accessible portrait of the artist
Compact but concise |
12. In Camera: Francis Bacon: Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting by Martin Harrison | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2006-10-30)
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A tool for artist looking at Francis Bacon
A Thoroughly Investigated Aspect of the Genius of Francis Bacon
A fascinating exploration of photography and painting |
13. 7 Reece Mews: Francis Bacon's Studio | |
Hardcover: 120
Pages
(2001-09)
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Plowing through the glorious debris
'Finding Order in Chaos': The Creative Space of Francis Bacon
Essential coda |
14. Francis Bacon: 1909-1992 (Taschen Basic Art) by Luigi Ficacci | |
Paperback: 96
Pages
(2003-11-01)
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Good art and good writing
The horror
3 to 4 stars. Up for you to decide.
Meet Francis Bacon
Great collection, but poorly written |
15. The Advancement of Learning by Francis Bacon | |
Kindle Edition:
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(2004-04-01)
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16. The Instauratio Magna Part II: Novum Organum and Associated Texts (Oxford English Texts) (Pt. 2) by Francis Bacon | |
Hardcover: 768
Pages
(2004-05-20)
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17. Francis Bacon by Dennis Farr | |
Hardcover: 239
Pages
(1999-03-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description Along with beautiful reproductions of the paintings are somephotographs of Bacon's studio, which is astounding in its filth. Thefloor is littered with various detritus; brushes and paint tubes areeverywhere. Bacon's intensity is as evident in these studio shots asin the paintings with contorted figures and grimacing, bruise-coloredfaces. You can practically watch the human body decay in front of youreyes. --Jennifer Cohen Customer Reviews (5)
francis bacon is back from the grave
Magnum Opus
A Bacon Treasure Bacon's haunting, provocative creatures writhe withintense agony. They reflect an inborn fatality and atheism, and arerelentless in their unflinching starkness of vision. He asks no mercy,gives no quarter, and stubbornly refuses to soften the nihilism of hisviews. If you can't afford one of his canvases, this book is an admirablesubstitute.
A flawed masterpiece?
An excellent overview of the artists' work. Even thoughsome of Bacon's "major" paintings, like "Painting(1946)" and "Study After Velazquez's Portrait of Pope InnocentX" are not included, this is more than made up for by the sheervariety of the material that has been covered.The commentary thataccompanies the paintings is good, and while not extensive, thebiographical information and snippets of interviews are very compelling. Anyone with an appreciation for Bacon's work should have this book. ... Read more |
18. Francis Bacon: The New Organon (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Francis Bacon | |
Paperback: 292
Pages
(2000-03-28)
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You're paying for the footnotes on this one
Best publication of Bacon's New Organon
New Translation, New Readers |
19. Francis Bacon: The Human Body by David Sylvester | |
Paperback: 120
Pages
(1998-03-31)
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For inspiration
disappointing
A marriage of words and paintings |
20. Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon, The by Daniel Farson | |
Hardcover: 293
Pages
(1994-03-22)
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I Should Have Read This Book First! |
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