Heartland

When I first saw this title I went straight into Homer Simpson mode...mmmmmm Bacon.

Sadly it's just an exhibition of Bacon's artwork at the Met in New York..this look familiar?

I've studied his work since the 70s and he really managed to get his demons onto canvas.

Quite brilliant!

Where? New York? Oh bum.

Amazing artist. The Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion are the only of his work I remember seeing "in the flesh" so to speak (at the Tate) and they're enough to give you nightmares.

There was an exhibition of a lot of Bacon's work at the Tate last year -very good.

I still remember the South Bank show special from the late 80's/early 90's. Franny and Melvyn gettin' pished on buckie

Youchoob linky for Herr Blaast

I studied Francis Bacon for my GCSE Art project. Brilliant stuff.

If anyone wants the exhibition poster, let me know - I'm planing on going to see this tomorrow (Monday)

I'll take one (subject to price and image)

James Blast wrote:I'll take one (subject to price and image)

Looks like this...

Inage - outstanding!
Price - ehrr, uhrrm, I'm saving up for a new Mac so groats are scarce. Drat!

thank you all the same ya Bastard

I saw a few of his paintings in the flesh (inc the trio that Fiendy mentioned) at the Tate a little while ago, it was definatly the highlight of the gallery for me.

Went to the exhibit yesterday - to be honest most of it left me cold. I liked the earlier stuff, the Heads and the crucifix tryptichs, but the later work, portaits from photographs, didn't do a lot for me.

EvilBastard wrote:If anyone wants the exhibition poster, let me know - I'm planing on going to see this tomorrow (Monday)

will it still be on in a few weeks?

Quiff Boy wrote:

EvilBastard wrote:If anyone wants the exhibition poster, let me know - I'm planing on going to see this tomorrow (Monday)

will it still be on in a few weeks?

Yep, runs through August 16.