Art Lives: Francis Bacon DVD
Art Lives: Francis Bacon DVD Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. Deformed bodies, grimacing faces and the materiality of colour make us aware of brutality and…
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Art Lives: Francis Bacon DVD
Francis Bacon revolutionised figurative painting in the 20th century. Deformed bodies, grimacing faces and the materiality of colour make us aware of brutality and sexuality, existential abysses and the fears of existence. The English painter unmasked his subjects in a provocative and ruthless manner.
Author Melvyn Bragg accompanies the painter throughout his day. Works like the portrait Pope Innocent X from Velazquez inspired him just as much as Eisenstein's epic film 'The Battleship Potemkin' for his famous motif the Scream. This begins in his London atelier, leads us on to his favourite pub and ends up in a gambling club in Soho.