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Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

  • 1985
  • 58m
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Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact (1985)
In an interview led by friend and art critic, David Sylvester, Francis Bacon discusses his work and the thought behind the macabre tone of his paintings. His portrayls of the human figure link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso. As Bacons striking art conveys, with the acceptance of death comes a passionate vitality for life, a notion dubbed by Bacon as the "brutality of fact."
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Pairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, "Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact" offers personal insight into the mind... Read allPairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, "Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact" offers personal insight into the mind of an artist. In an interview led by friend and art critic, David Sylvester, Bacon opens ... Read allPairing his collection of figurative paintings with an astute conversation surrounding mortality and humanity, "Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact" offers personal insight into the mind of an artist. In an interview led by friend and art critic, David Sylvester, Bacon opens up about his work and the, often times, grotesque and macabre tone of his paintings. His r... Read all

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    • Michael Blackwood
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      David Sylvester: The point is that his work touches a nerve. People still feel that it is making a powerful statement in regard to the human situation, and the question is whether it is an inflated and willful statement or a direct and acute one. What is certain is that Bacon is a very direct and acute man. He is a man of remarkable independence of spirit and energy and ruthlessness, especially ruthlessness with himself.

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      • 1985 (United States)
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