Francis Bacon - A Tainted Talent (Full Documentary)
880K views · Aug 8, 2023 · Education
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@magzdilluh · 3 years ago
In the 1989 Batman movie, a Francis Bacon painting is the sole painting that Jack Nicholson's Joker chooses to spare from destruction during the art museum scene.
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@SallyBerry9 · 3 years ago
Before I watch this, I have to pop this here: My late Grandfather knew Francis Bacon (He also knew Lucian Freud) as he was the accountant/book keeper for a resturant called Wheelers (Sp?) that was a favourite among artists since they could pay for food with art work as most were struggling due to their studios and gallery people taking massive cuts of the sale price for pieces. <br>According to my Grandad, Francis Bacon would sometimes come over to talk to him when he grew bored of whoever he had been there with. My Grandad said he was a "Troubled, yet pleasant man.". My grandad was also there when the Resturant Owner asked Bacon and Freud to paint pieces of one another. (There's a piece on ArtUK that talks about that).
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@kiokokoffin · 3 years ago (edited)
This documentary saved my entire art career. I say this without any exaggeration, thank you so much for your incredible work. I loved his work for so many years but I watched the series a year and a half ago. I literally just had my first exhibition and I am graduating as an honors fine arts this year. I cannot express my gratitude enough. Thank you.<br>Edit: I just graduated from Texas A&M University and have another offer for an exhibition in my city. I have been showing my art in a few galleries this year as well. I cannot thank you all enough for your encouragement and kind words :)
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@RiderOfTheBeast · 3 years ago
Supposedly, Bacon's work was a partial inspiration for the Silent Hill game franchise. If true, then I can totally see why!!!
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@cpl.geckell6355 · 3 years ago
I just saw one of Bacon's paintings in a museum the other week. It was so bizarre. I wasn't even looking for it and I didn't even know it was in there, I was just walking through the halls and outside one wing there it was, like a fucking jumpscare. I love him
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@Oscartherescuedog · 3 years ago
One of the best, if not THE best, documentaries made on Francis Bacon. Well done 👍🏻
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@johnshields6852 · 3 years ago
Some of his paintings are nightmare like, it's like he could conjure a horrific image yet paint it in an interesting way, I think it's fascinating, as if he captured a dark human thought and painted it.
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@matthewgabbard6415 · 3 years ago
It's interesting that you mentioned Turing. It's almost as if the British were willing to accept open homosexuality in an artist as that could be explained as Bohemian eccentricity. But they would not accept it in the man responsible for helping win the war. They couldn't allow a homosexual to be a hero
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@elevate000 · 3 years ago
Make a full documentary on Beksiński. He more than anyone deserves a documentary exploring his work and his life.
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@thexdude · 3 years ago
I love Francis Bacon and all the artists you've talked about. Thank you for everything you do.
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@ericfan9149 · 3 years ago
Adrian Lyne was also inspired by Francis Bacon for his film Jacob’s Ladder. In the screenplay there are biblically literal devils with horns and angels with feathered wings. Lyne wanted something more grounded and disturbing and so he looked to Bacon’s paintings as inspiration for the more abstract demons in the movie.
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@poindextertunes · 3 years ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN73FFcttzw&t=3238">53:58</a> he’s talking about “The Flow State” in which a person is completely immersed in the task at hand. All the best kind of stuff is created from this state of being.
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