{"product_id":"bacon-by-luigi-ficacci-9783836559690","title":"Bacon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLargely self-taught as an artist, \u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Bacon (1909-1992)\u003c\/strong\u003e developed a unique ability to transform interior and unconscious impulses into figurative forms and intensely claustrophobic compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEmerging into notoriety in the period following World War II, Bacon took the human body as his nominal subject, but a subject \u003cstrong\u003eravaged, distorted, and dismembered\u003c\/strong\u003e so as to writhe with \u003cstrong\u003eintense emotional content\u003c\/strong\u003e. With flailing limbs, hollow voids, and tumorous growths, his \u003cstrong\u003egripping, often grotesque, portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e are as much reflections on the trials and the traumas of the human condition as they are character studies. These haunting forms were also among the first in art history to depict \u003cstrong\u003eovertly homosexual themes\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBacon\u003c\/em\u003e by Luigi Ficacci explores the life and work of this provocative artist, offering insights into his influences and the impact of his creations on contemporary art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47595764056300,"sku":"9783836559690","price":45.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783836559690-bacon.jpg?v=1777906021","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/bacon-by-luigi-ficacci-9783836559690","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}