Interviews with Francis Bacon harry clarke book From the beginning of this

From the beginning of this sea change in artistic ambitions

An unexpected turn: an abstract painter becomes figurative

revealing the core of his talent: his skill for marrying extreme contradictions and translating them into immediately recognizable images

It is a story of friendships

is edited and introduced by the poet and critic Kelly Grovier

Interviews with Francis Bacon harry clarke book From the beginning of thisThe extraordinarily revealing interviews with Francis Bacon conducted over a period of 25 years by the distinguished art critic David Sylvester amount to a unique statement by Bacon on his art and on art in general. In the book, a classic of its kind, Bacon considers the problems of realism and sheds new light on aspects of his life. With a rare and brilliant use of language, Bacon talks about his aims as a painter and ways in which he works,