1
of
1
Bacon
Series: Basic Art
Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.
Check link for latest rating. ( 1,670 ratings, 43 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still
learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Summary
Read More
Format: Hardback
TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
Please add to wishlist to be notified when back in stock
Sorry, we're currently out of stock of Bacon. Please add to your Wishlist and we'll send you an email as soon as it's back in stock.
Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?
This book will appeal to readers interested in modern art, particularly those fascinated by expressive figurative work and LGBTQ+ themes in art. It is suitable for art students, historians, and anyone keen to understand the emotional intensity behind Bacon's compelling portraits.
A concise and gripping encounter with Francis Bacon, one of the most individual, powerful, and disturbing painters of the 20th century. Emerging into notoriety in the period following World War II, Bacon developed a unique figurative form, distorted, dismembered, and writhing with intense emotional content.
About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: A detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance. A concise biography. Approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
Largely self-taught as an artist, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) developed a unique ability to transform interior and unconscious impulses into figurative forms and intensely claustrophobic compositions.
Emerging into notoriety in the period following World War II, Bacon took the human body as his nominal subject, but a subject ravaged, distorted, and dismembered so as to writhe with intense emotional content. With flailing limbs, hollow voids, and tumorous growths, his gripping, often grotesque, portraits are as much reflections on the trials and the traumas of the human condition as they are character studies. These haunting forms were also among the first in art history to depict overtly homosexual themes.
Bacon by Luigi Ficacci explores the life and work of this provocative artist, offering insights into his influences and the impact of his creations on contemporary art and culture.
Series: Basic Art
View allBook Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9783836559690
Publisher: Taschen GmbH
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 July 2015
Country: Germany
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 260.0mm
Weight: 573g
Pages: 96
Collections
About the Author
Luigi Ficacci studied art history in Rome under Giulio Carlo Argan. For many years, he was curator at the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica in Rome and general museum director (Soprintendente ai Beni Culturali) in Bologna and in Lucca. He also lectured at various Italian universities. Until 2021, he was director of the Central Institute for Restoration (Istituto centrale per il restauro) in Rome. The focal points of his research work are the issues raised by 17th and 18th century and contemporary Italian and European art.
Also by Luigi Ficacci
View allMore from Arts & Culture
View all-
Dylan's Pick -
New ReleaseThey Bloom Because of You
Paperback$3000Elsewhere:$3600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
18% off -
Great Writers and the Cats who Owned Them
Hardback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
16% off -
20% off -
12% offDeliver Me from Nowhere (Movie Tie-In)
Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
17% offNew ReleaseYour Story, Grandma
Hardback$2000Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
-
-
19% off -
33% off
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
