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The Violent Focus of Francis Bacon

The Violent Focus of Francis Bacon

Update: 2023-01-22
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Some lessons from the life of painter Francis Bacon. I think the unique force and violence of Bacon’s paintings derive partially from the ascetic Lebenswelt he cultivated. Into his small but chaotic atelier, Bacon allowed almost nothing other than painting supplies and his varied source materials: Photographs, books, magazines, etc. He locked himself into an otherwise closed circuit of his own reflections. He would even write handwritten notes to himself about what he should be thinking about.

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alright what's going on everybody?

Nov 8th
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The Violent Focus of Francis Bacon

The Violent Focus of Francis Bacon

Justin Murphy