I knew/know so little about Bacon, but someone mentioned his work recently comparing his style to the that of Berlinde de Bruyckere’s ‘City of Refuge III’ exhibition on San Giorgio Maggiore(Belgium representative for the Biennale). I thought it was quite timely that this article popped up about a week later - so I wanted to read it to make the comparison for myself.
Oh thank you! This is a cool comparison. I didn't know Berlinde de Bruyckere so thank you for introducing me. Just reading about her San Giorgio Maggiore sculptures... definitely lots to compare in the way they both take inspiration from and destabilise traditional (religious) imagery.
Wow! This is deeply moving Mary.
I knew/know so little about Bacon, but someone mentioned his work recently comparing his style to the that of Berlinde de Bruyckere’s ‘City of Refuge III’ exhibition on San Giorgio Maggiore(Belgium representative for the Biennale). I thought it was quite timely that this article popped up about a week later - so I wanted to read it to make the comparison for myself.
Oh thank you! This is a cool comparison. I didn't know Berlinde de Bruyckere so thank you for introducing me. Just reading about her San Giorgio Maggiore sculptures... definitely lots to compare in the way they both take inspiration from and destabilise traditional (religious) imagery.