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Book/Printed Material Bacon and the mind : art, neuroscience and psychology Art, neuroscience and psychology

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Title

  • Bacon and the mind : art, neuroscience and psychology

Other Title

  • Art, neuroscience and psychology

Summary

  • The Estate of Francis Bacon published the five-volume catalogue raisonne of Bacon's paintings in 2016. In line with its intention to facilitate original research and writing on Bacon, The Estate will launch a series of books, 'Francis Bacon Studies', in 2019. Three titles are currently in production, the first of which, 'Bacon and the Mind', will be published in May 2019. The five authors of Bacon and the Mind are all prominent scholars in their various disciplines. Their original perspectives on Bacon illuminate his art and his motivations, and they open up new ways of understanding his paintings.-- Source other than the Library of Congress.

Names

  • Bucklow, Christopher, 1957- author
  • Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992
  • Jaron, Steven, author

Created / Published

  • [London] : The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2019.
  • ©2019

Contents

  • The lens within the heart: Bacon's memory theatre / Christopher Bucklow -- Francis Bacon's nervous system / Steven Jaron -- Bacon and the body / Darian Leader -- Francis Bacon: a neuroarthistory -- The 'visual shock' of Francis Bacon: an essay in neuroesthetics / Semir Zeki and Tomohiro Ishizu.

Headings

  • -  Bacon, Francis,--1909-1992--Criticism and interpretation
  • -  Painters--Great Britain--20th century
  • -  20.08 art psychology
  • -  Bacon, Francis,--1909-1992
  • -  Painters
  • -  Great Britain
  • -  1900-1999
  • -  Bacon, Francis--1909-1992

Genre

  • Criticism, interpretation, etc

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references.

Medium

  • 156 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 x 27 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • ND497.B16 B83 2019

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018966029

OCLC Number

  • n1067246211

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Chicago citation style:

Bucklow, Christopher, Author, Francis Bacon, and Steven Jaron. Bacon and the Mind: Art, Neuroscience and Psychology. [London: The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing ; New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Inc., . ©, 2019]

APA citation style:

Bucklow, C., Bacon, F. & Jaron, S. (2019) Bacon and the Mind: Art, Neuroscience and Psychology. [London: The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing ; New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Inc., . ©]

MLA citation style:

Bucklow, Christopher, Author, Francis Bacon, and Steven Jaron. Bacon and the Mind: Art, Neuroscience and Psychology. [London: The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing ; New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Inc., . ©, 2019]