Francis Bacon at the Met

Whom You Know first covered this:

http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/04/francis-bacons-provocative-works.html

Yesterday Peachy Deegan took a stroll around the exhibit to view Bacon's works and although we love the Met and feel that every exhibit they produce is high caliber, the content in this was not our personal favorite, but it is well worth a visit.

Influenced by Picasso and Matisse, Bacon painted abstract visions of dreams, portraits, and the like and it is obvious in his works that he is questioning the nature of human existence. Early in his career he painted canvases that focused on the dreamworld, and throughout his career we found he liked the use of color in the abstract quite a bit. His insight into the human condition and the frailty of it is evident throughout all of his works.

Our favorite two works on exhibit are:

Jet of Water
1988
Water bursts across an industrial landscape, highlighted by a red arrow

Study of a Dog
1952
A frenzied dog is in a circled blur with black cars on the horizon and the ocean beyond that

A room of photography accompanies the exhibit towards the end.

This was a thought-provoking exhibit that surely everyone that views it will find either shocking, innovative, dark or strange. Post your comments on what you think!