Bacon -- A genius in painting

Author: (French) Dominique, translated by Chen Hui'er
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Publishing Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Bacon is one of the giants in art history who devoted himself to art. He was both a gambler and a self-taught genius, driven by disappointment—whether he pleased himself or not—to a high sensitivity to human authenticity. Whether in his early works from 1944 or in his works in 1992 when he passed away, they all reflected his devout heart for painting and figures. He was skilled at using his art to help most people grasp "something deeper, beyond harmony and consciousness, beyond emotions and human fate." Christopher Dominique remembered a lesson about freedom from Bacon and turned the painter's words from one of his exhibitions into his own: "I don't think you have to hang the paintings in chronological order or by theme. You can hang them however you like." Bacon was a renowned painter in the contemporary world, a genius of the art world, unique, and awe-inspiring. Bacon, self-taught, expressed his perception of human authenticity in his works, using art to help the world grasp something deeper about human fate. This book provides an overview of Bacon, featuring photographs of the painter's studio, personal photos, and reproductions of seventy-two of his works. Among them, eleven large tri-fold paintings are presented to readers in a folded format. The book is richly illustrated, engaging, and is part of the "Development Journey" series published by the China Development Press Group.