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Francis Bacon (Phaidon Focus)[弗朗西斯·培根(费顿焦点系列)]

内容简介

TheartofFrancisBacon(1909-1992)epitomizestheangstattheheartofthemodernhumancondition.HisdramaticimagesofscreamingfiguresanddistortedanatomiesseemtoembodythedarknessanddespairthathumanityfeltinthewakeofWorldWarII.Yettheyarealsopaintedwitharichlygesturaltechnique,alludingtosuchOldMastersasTitian,VelazquezandRembrandt.Displayingrepressedandrawemotion,hisbodyofworkcontributestothepublicperceptionofhispersonallifeasabohemianinLondon'sinfamousSohoset,whichincludedLucianFreudandJohnDeakin,whomheoftenusedassubjectsforhispaintings.

作者简介

MartinHammeristheauthoroftwoimportantscholarlybooksontheartist,BaconandSutherland(2005)andFrancisBaconandNaziPropaganda(2012).Healsocuratedtheexhibition'TheNakedPortrait'attheNationalGalleriesofScotland,Edinburghin2007.HeisProfessorofHistoryandPhilosophyofArtattheUniversityofKent.

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