{"title":"Series: Francis Bacon Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Bacon Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a diverse exploration into the realms of philosophy, psychology, and beyond, inviting readers to engage deeply with ideas shaping our understanding of the modern world. This series spans an eclectic range of subjects including finance, business, history, and health, reflecting the multifaceted legacy of Bacon’s interdisciplinary curiosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether delving into strategic investment theories or contemplating ethical and social questions, readers will find insightful perspectives that challenge conventional thinking. With titles crossing into travel, technology, and children’s literature, the collection encourages a broad intellectual journey enriched by both critical thought and practical wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"francis-bacon-retrieved-lost-words-new-writing-9780500966273","title":"Francis Bacon Retrieved - Lost Words \/ New Writing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fifth volume in the acclaimed Francis Bacon Studies series, published under the aegis of The Estate of Francis Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Sylvester's \u003ci\u003eInterviews with Francis Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e remain the most consulted writing on Bacon. In this book, the fifth volume in the acclaimed Francis Bacon Studies series, Bacon's words appear in their unredacted form for the very first time. Other essays throw light on form and accident in Bacon's work, chimera and liminal entities, the psychology of the imposter, and destroyed paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHalf of this volume, an unprecedented proportion in the 'Studies' series, is devoted to one topic: key parts of Bacon's responses in \u003ci\u003eInterviews with Francis Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e that were removed, either to maintain continuity or at Bacon's own insistence. This unpublished material will add immensely to this most frequently consulted resource and will require a reassessment of many of Bacon's statements and ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Balaska considers the question: Where does a painting come from? She investigates forms and accidents in Bacon's work. Amanda J. Harrison studies chimera and liminal entities in Bacon's work, while Darian Leader turns our attention to the psychology of the imposter. Martin Harrison examines photographs of four paintings that Bacon later destroyed, and are reproduced here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47340797231340,"sku":"9780500966273","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d6c674ffd423a11845fce3da7a066586.jpg?v=1772191226"},{"product_id":"inside-francis-bacon-by-joyce-h-townsend-9780500971062","title":"Inside Francis Bacon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third instalment in the Bacon Estate's groundbreaking series discloses the most exciting new research and information to emerge in many years on this elusive artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree of the essays, by Francesca Pipe, Sophie Pretorius and Martin Harrison, are based on archives recently added to the collection of the Estate of Francis Bacon. Very little is known about Bacon's early career, and the diaries of his two first patrons provide a far deeper understanding of his formative years than has been accessible hitherto. Especially revelatory are the extensive records kept over a long period by Bacon's doctor, Paul Brass: what they reveal will revolutionise thinking on Bacon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSarah Whitfield sheds new light on both Bonnard and Bacon; she has identified concerns the two artists shared that will surprise as well as enlighten. Joyce Townsend draws on her scientific and technical investigations into Tate's most important Bacon paintings to advance significant new information about Bacon's methods. Christopher Bucklow is an expert on Japanese art, which forms an important, if unexpected, aspect of his rethinking of the metaphor system in Bacon's paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362661843180,"sku":"9780500971062","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9531483482366.jpg?v=1772898822"},{"product_id":"francis-bacon-shadows-9780500971154","title":"Francis Bacon: Shadows","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis Bacon: Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e continues in the revelatory mode established by \u003ci\u003eInside Francis Bacon\u003c\/i\u003e. It comprises six essays on diverse topics, interpretative as well as factual, which cumulatively present an abundance of fresh ideas and information about Bacon. The fundamental aim of the series—to rethink Bacon's art from new perspectives—is impressively fulfilled by the eminent authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMartin Harrison opens the book with some hitherto unseen Bacon-related photographs and includes a tribute to the great Bacon scholar, David Boxer (1946-2017). Christopher Bucklow turns his attention to the contrast between Bacon's art and the art of our own times, setting Bacon in the context of Romantic Modernism's confidence in the unconscious as a source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmanda Harrison's essay explores imagery in Bacon's paintings that relates to esoteric, mythological, and alchemical themes, while Stefan Haus draws on the ideas of philosophers from Plato to Hegel to consider the impact of Bacon's art. Hugh Davies's unexpurgated 1973 Bacon Diaries are published here in their entirety for the first time, revealing a more complete view of Bacon as both man and artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSophie Pretorius examines Tate's Barry Joule Archive, a collection of working materials and drawings attributed to Bacon. Finally, Martin Harrison explores Francis Bacon's Lost Paintings—works Bacon dubbed 'failures', but preserved by his Estate and published here for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith 120 illustrations in colour.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470669725932,"sku":"9780500971154","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780500971154-francis-bacon-shadows.jpg?v=1775223619"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-francis-bacon-studies.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}