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Bacon
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Basic Art Series
Un incontro breve e avvincente con Francis Bacon, uno dei pittori più individuali, potenti e stravolgenti del XX secolo. Diventato famoso nel periodo successivo alla Seconda Guerra Mondiale, Bacon sviluppò una forma figurativa unica, distorta, smembrata e contorta dall'intenso contenuto emotivo.
Copertina rigida, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.26 lb, 96 pagine
Bacon
20Forms of Feeling
The human body in distress
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 tumurous 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.
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 tumurous 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.
L'autore
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.
Bacon
Copertina rigida, 21 x 26 cm, 0.57 kg, 96 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-5969-0
Edizione: IngleseScarica qui le immagini del prodotto
Nata nel 1985, la serie Basic Art è diventata la collezione di libri d’arte più venduta al mondo. Ogni libro della serie Basic Art di TASCHEN contiene:
• una cronologia dettagliata riassuntiva della vita e delle opere dell’artista, inserito nel contesto storico e culturale in cui è vissuto
• una biografia concisa
• circa 100 illustrazioni con didascalie esplicative
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Klassiker
29 ottobre 2021
Die weiße Reihe in Bestform. Informativ, ansprechend, anregend.Inside the mind of a disturbed genius
27 ottobre 2021
One of the most fascinating artists of the twentieth century. All his key works in this slim volume, along with illuminating text by Luigi Ficacci.Good choice
27 ottobre 2021
Very nicely illustrated book. Some unexpected never seen before Bacon paintings. Impressive! Beautifully written.Excelente!
27 ottobre 2021
Un excelente libro reducido sobre la principal obra de este artista tan interesante y a un precio muy competitivoInteresting edition
27 ottobre 2021
A very informative book, however would love to have it in a multi lingual edition with German and English as well.Buena calidad
27 ottobre 2021
Edición muy practica e ilustrativa, no es de gran tamaño pero para nada se hace pequeña a la hora de observar las imágenes. Impresión de buena calidad. Textos muy interesantes.