The use of materials to make art by three artists from different locations and traditions. The Untitled (little shoe) was made from nylon and paraffin. Made to be worn, weaving nylon threads and using paraffin to make it wearable and give it the texture and shape of a common shoe. Merz sculptural production often incorporates… Continue reading Materials & Objects. Tate Modern
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Triptych, 1987. Man and Beast, Francis Bacon
The first and only triptych he painted on the subject of bullfighting where the wounds of fragmented human bodies and a bloodied horns of a bull are shown on sky blue curtains such a theatrical performance emulating the battle field. The background orange, a transformation of the red color traditionally present and associated with bullfighting… Continue reading Triptych, 1987. Man and Beast, Francis Bacon