Bacon and the Mind sheds light on Francis Baconās art by exploring his motivations, and in so doing opens up new ways of understanding his paintings. It comprises five essays by prominent scholars in their respective disciplines, illustrated throughout by Baconās works. Christopher Bucklow argues compellingly that Bacon does not depict the reality of his subjects, but rather their reality for himāin his memory, in his sensibility, and in his private world of sensations and ideas. Steven Jaronās essay questions the psychological implications of Baconās habitual language, his obsession with āthe wound,ā vulnerability, and the nervous system. Darian Leaderās essay āBacon and the Body,ā presents the latest of his fresh and stimulating insights into the artist. The focus in John Oniansās āFrancis Bacon: A Neuroarthistoryā is the effect of Baconās unconscious mental processes in the creation of his paintings. āThe āVisual Shockā of Francis Bacon: An Essay in Neuroaestheticsā is a newly edited and now fully illustrated re-presentation of an article by Semir Zeki, previously accessible only as an online academic paper.
This book title, Bacon and the Mind (Art, Neuroscience and Psychology), ISBN: 9780500970973, by Martin Harrison, Christopher Bucklow, Steven Jaron, Darian Leader, John Onians, Semir Zeki, published by Thames & Hudson (September 17, 2019) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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