This section will be used to record thoughts on the work of Francis Bacon and Giles Deleuze's work on Bacon which are of relevance to the project.
The project was partially inspired by Francis Bacon's painting 'Study for Three Figures at the Base of the Crucifixion'.
Images so unreleivedly awful that the mind shut with a snap at the sight of them. Their anatomy was half-human, half-animal, and they were confined in a low-ceilinged, windowless and oddly proportioned space. They could bite, probe, and suck, and they had very long eel-like necks, but their functioning in other respects was mysterious. Ears and mouths they had, but two at least of them were sightless. (John Russell)
The painting has been very important in a number of ways:
Providing a logic for the structure of the piece.
Ideas for body positioning and movement.
Set, lighting, and costume ideas.
It also referred me to some reading:
Deleuze, Gilles (2005) Francis Bacon: The Logic of Sensation, London:Continuum.
Russell, John (1993) Francis Bacon, London:Thames and Hudson.
These two texts have been essential in developing the ideas of the figure, contour, rhythm and attendant.
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