Francis Bacon, en face i z profilu
Francis Bacon face et profil

Summary/Abstract: przełożył Marek Kędzierski In this classical essay Leiris interpreted the oeuvre of his friend, the acclaimed painter Francis Bacon. In doing so, he developed the conception of „live presence” displayed in the Bacon canvases, which is the reason why they „resemble life” and their realism shocks. The latter feature has little in common with naturalism and should be compared rather to Joyce’s epiphany. Looking at these paintings we are, Leiris wrote, „trapped by a sui generis liturgy in blanco, without any reference to transcendence, existing only for its own sake, and more poignant since it is uncontaminated by any sort of meaning”.

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