Francis bacon is deleuze s longawaited work on bacon, widely regarded as the one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century. Gilles deleuze 19251995 was a french philosopher who wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. The article is connected to gilles deleuze s book francis bacon. Philosophie classique et philosophie contemporaine. If you had to describe the characteristic tone of bacon.
Francis bacon 28 october 1909 28 april 1992 was an irishborn british figurative painter known for his emotionally charged raw imagery. The first volume contained deleuze s essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacons. 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 offers a non prescriptive and discursive manual for others to spring from. Dans cette perspective, lart ne vise pas le figuratif. Deleuze analyses the distinctive innovations that came to mark bacon s style while introducing a number of his own famous concepts.
This paper explores deleuzes idea that hysteria is the clinical essence of painting. Gilles deleuze was one of the most influential and revolutionary philosophers of the twentieth century. The book presents a deep engagement with bacon s work and the nature of art. 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. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The first volume contained deleuze s essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacon s.
Il sagit du corps sans organes, concept a lorigine formule par antonin artaud. Gilles deleuze had several paintings by francis bacon hanging in his paris. 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. The logic of sensation is his longawaited work on bacon,widely regarded as one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century.
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. Second, while the power of the logic of sensation is due largely to what translator daniel w. Jun 22, 2003 gilles deleuze was one of the most influential and revolutionary philosophers of the twentieth century. Gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon is something other. 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. Leibniz et le baroque, 1988 ont ete riches denseignements zcur les historiens. Antioedipus 1972 and a thousand plateaus 1980, both cowritten with felix guattari. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is considered by many scholars to be his magnum opus.
It is a mistake to think that the painter works on a white surface. Gilles deleuze francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 1. His most popular works were the two volumes of capitalism and schizophrenia. Deleuze s phenomenological interpretation of bacon s work is stunningly lucid and insightful. Painting as hysteria this paper explores deleuzes idea that hysteria is the clinical essence of painting. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is. Ben davis on gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon artnet. After a post on victoria reynolds photographs directly related in my opinion to gilles deleuzes logic of sensation 1981 about francis bacons work see previous post, here is another quote.
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