Bacon and the Mind: Art, Neuroscience and Psychology
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Details
Publishers:
London: Thames & Hudson
London: The Estate of Francis Bacon
London: The Estate of Francis Bacon
Year:
2019
Language: English
Pages: 156
ISBN/ISSN: 9780500970973
Series: Francis Bacon Studies (1)
Other Publication Details:
Series editor: Martin Harrison
Publication supported by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco.
Contents
Christopher Bucklow, 'The Lens Within the Heart: Bacon's Memory Theatre', pp. 12-33
Steven Jaron, 'Francis Bacon's Nervous System', pp. 34-61
Darian Leader, 'Bacon and the Body', pp. 62-97
John Onians, 'Francis Bacon: A Neuroarthistory, pp. 98-119
Semir Zeki, Tomohiro Ishizu, 'The 'Visual Shock' of Francis Bacon: An Essay in Neuroesthetics', pp. 120-151
Number of artworks illustrated
82 works by Francis Bacon + other illustrations
Paintings
29-01 'Watercolour', 1929; p. 86; ill. no. 59, p. 86
33-01 Crucifixion, 1933; p. 105
36-01 Studio Interior, 1936; p. 70; ill. no. 46, p. 70
44-01 Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, 1944; pp. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 42, 56, 66, 80, 83, 90, 92, 105, 140; ill. no. 3, p. 12
45-05 Figure in a Landscape, 1945; p. 81; ill. no. 56, p. 81
46-02 Figure Study II, 1945 - 1946; p. 43; ill. no. 26, p. 45
46-03 Painting 1946, 1946; pp. 24, 58, 80, 81, 99, 103, 105, 106; ill. no. 66, p. 98
46-04 Landscape with Car, 1945 - 1946; pp. 14, 15; ill. no. 5, p. 14 (earlier iteration 'Figure Getting out of a Car', b&w)
46-05 'Landscape with Pope/ Dictator', 1946; pp. 24, 25
48-01 Head I, 1948; p. 58; ill. no. 1, frontispiece
49-01 Head II, 1949; pp. 35, 58, 106, 121; ill. (detail), front cover, ill. no. 16, p. 34
49-07 Head VI, 1949; p. 133; ill. no. 90, p. 136
49-10 'Figure Crouching', 1949; p. 106; ill. no. 72, p. 107
51-05 Pope I, 1951; p. 81; ill. no. 57, p. 82
51-07D Pope III, 1951; p. 84; ill. no. 58, p. 84
52-05 Study of a Head, 1952; p. 81; ill. no. 55, p. 81
52-13 Man Kneeling in Grass, 1952; p. 106; ill. no. 74, p. 109
52-15D Rhinoceros, 1952; p. 106
53-06 Man with Dog, 1953; p. 86; ill. no. 60, p. 87
53-08 Study for a Portrait II, 1953; p. 134 (titled 'Study for Portrait II'); ill. no. 91, p. 137 (titled 'Study for Portrait II')
53-11 Study for Portrait V, 1953; p. 79; ill. no. 53, p. 78
53-24 Two Figures, 1953; pp. 51, 67, 89; ill. no. 27, p. 48, ill. no. 43, p. 66 (detail)
54-01 Two Figures in the Grass, 1954; p. 51; ill. no. 28, p. 49
56-01 Self-Portrait, 1956; p. 89
56-07 Man Carrying a Child, 1956; p. 83; ill. no. 51, p. 75
59-09 Sleeping Figure, 1959; p. 42; ill. no. 24, p. 43
60-14 Seated Figure, 1960; p. 42
61-02 Reclining Woman, 1961; p. 131; ill. no. 86, p. 133
61-16 Seated Figure, 1961; p. 141; ill. no. 98, p. 145
61-21 Head III, 1961; p. 132; ill. no. 89, p. 135
62-04 Three Studies for a Crucifixion, 1962; pp. 25, 42, 92, 113 (right panel), 139; ill. no. 23, p. 42, ill. no. 62, p. 91 (centre panel), ill. no. 77, p. 112 (right panel)
64-10 Three Figures in a Room, 1964; p. 54 (left panel)
65-01 Crucifixion, 1965; pp. 52 (centre panel), 113; ill. no. 33, p. 53 (centre panel), ill. no. 78, p. 113
65-06 Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne (on light ground), 1965; p. 140; ill. no. 96, p. 143
65-08 Portrait of Henrietta Moraes on a Blue Couch, 1965; ill. no. 85, p. 128
66-01 Portrait of George Dyer Crouching, 1966; ill. no. 8, p. 20
66-09 Portrait of George Dyer Talking, 1966; p. 35; ill. no. 19, p. 38
67-16 Triptych, 1967; p. 54 (centre panel); ill. no. 39, p. 59
68-07 Two Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer, 1968; p. 35; ill. no. 20, p. 39
68-08 Two Figures Lying on a Bed with Attendants, 1968; pp. 51 (titled 'Triptych - Two Figures Lying on a Bed with Attendants'), 58 (centre panel, titled 'Triptych - Two Figures Lying on a Bed with Attendants'), 76 (called Triptych); ill. no. 29, p. 50 (centre panel, titled 'Triptych - Two Figures Lying