Looking back at Francis Bacon
Sylvester, David2022
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Controversial in both life and art, Francis Bacon was one of the most important painters of the 20th century. His monumental, unsettling images have an extraordinary power to disturb, shock and haunt the spectator, to unlock the valves of feeling and therefore return the onlooker to life more violently. Drawing on his personal knowledge of Bacon's inspirations, intentions and working methods, David Sylvester surveys the development of the work from 1933 to the early 1990s, and discusses critically a number of its crucial aspects. He also reproduces previously unpublished extracts from his celebrated conversations with Bacon in which the artist speaks about himself, modern painters and the art of the past. Finally, Sylvester gives a brief account of Bacon's life, correcting certain errors that elsewhere have been presented as facts.
Main title:
Looking back at Francis Bacon / David Sylvester.
Author:
Sylvester, David, author
Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, 2022.©2000
Collation:
272 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2000.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500296479 (pbk)9780500296479
Dewey class:
759.2
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
514430
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Art and Craft | 759.2 BAC | Onloan - Due: 24 Jul 2025 |