Francis bacon 28 october 1909 28 april 1992 was an irishborn british figurative painter known for his emotionally charged raw imagery. There are many quotable passages of pellucid prose that render the work more approachable and intimate, giving one the sense the philosopher owned some of the great painters work and had spent many well rewarded hours in their indelible company. Philosophie classique et philosophie contemporaine. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is. If you had to describe the characteristic tone of bacon.
The article is connected to gilles deleuze s book francis bacon. This paper explores deleuzes idea that hysteria is the clinical essence of painting. Il est, selon gilles deleuze, captation des forces. The logic of sensation is his longawaited work on bacon,widely regarded as one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century.
Il sagit du corps sans organes, concept a lorigine formule par antonin artaud. Smith calls deleuzes extraordinarily specific and detailed analyses of individual paintings, in fact the account has a yawning blind spot when it comes to the actual work of francis bacon. Deleuze creates in the logic of sensation a series of philosophical concepts, each of which not only relates to a particular aspect of bacons paintings but also finds a place in a general logic of sensation. Gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon is something other. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Antioedipus 1972 and a thousand plateaus 1980, both cowritten with felix guattari. Gilles deleuze francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 1. The book presents a deep engagement with bacon s work and the nature of art. Dans cette perspective, lart ne vise pas le figuratif. The first volume contained deleuze s essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacons. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is considered by many scholars to be his magnum opus. Francis bacon is deleuze s longawaited work on bacon, widely regarded as the one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century.
It is a mistake to think that the painter works on a white surface. Deleuze analyses the distinctive innovations that came to mark bacon s style while introducing a number of his own famous concepts. Gilles deleuze was one of the most influential and revolutionary philosophers of the twentieth century. Gilles deleuze had several paintings by francis bacon hanging in his paris. He produced series of images of popes, crucifixions and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical cages, set against flat, nondescript backgrounds. Ben davis on gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon artnet. Ici, vous pouvez telecharger gratuitement tous les livres au format pdf ou epub. The first volume contained deleuze s essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacon s. Gilles deleuze had several paintings by francis bacon hanging in his paris apartment, and the painters method and style as well as his motifs of seriality.
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