Francis Bacon Quotes

20 quotes by 15 authors

The paintings of Francis Bacon to my eye are very beautiful. The paintings of Bosch or Goya are to my eye very beautiful. I've also… — Clive Barker
My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced… — Julian Schnabel
That Francis Bacon retains his reputation gained, is not strange to any that knows him. The unusual words wherewith he had spangled his speech, were… — Edward Coke
But I find with Francis Bacon, some of the things were in the place, and someone who was connected with these schools of thought, and… — Mark Rylance
I like Francis Bacon best, because Francis Bacon has terrific problems, and he knows that he is not going to solve them, but he knows… — Louise Bourgeois
It's not name dropping, but not many people can say, like me, that they spent the day with the likes of Francis Bacon or that… — Jeffrey Bernard
I remember Francis Bacon would say that he felt he was giving art what he thought it previously lacked. With me, it's what Yeats called… — Lucian Freud
Francis Bacon is one of my giant inspirations. I just love him to pieces. — David Lynch
I always say Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is my biggest influence. But for painters, I like many, many painters, but I love Francis Bacon the most, and… — David Lynch
Damien Hirst is the Elvis of the English art world, its ayatollah, deliverer, and big-thinking entrepreneurial potty-mouthed prophet and front man. Hirst synthesizes punk, Pop… — Jerry Saltz
When I criticize Joseph Beuys or Francis Bacon, nobody calls those opinions anti-male. Putting female artists or their subject matter off-limits is itself sexist and… — Jerry Saltz
Well, for that matter, I was also a good friend of Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Francis Bacon, Albert Einstein, and John, Paul, George, and Ringo."… — Alyson Noel
Before he (Francis Bacon) came along, people conducted all their arguments through a series of logical fallacies or simply shouting louder than the other guy,… — Kevin Hearne
You cannot just be working in a vast, air-conditioned loft space and think you are going to make a decent painting. Francis Bacon had a… — Peter Doig
Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list… — Dries van Noten
I think that was very important to Bacon... personally. I think he went to great efforts to get a house for the Stratford man, to… — Mark Rylance
Burleigh, absolutely; and a lot about Elizabeth. I mean I found when I play Henry V a lot of connections with the hidden history of… — Mark Rylance
I remember when you used to have your profession on your passport and I always thought that being a painter was the best one to… — Damien Hirst
We all lose friends...we lose them in death, to distance and over time. But even though they may be lost, hope is not. The key… — SweetangelUnknown
But to me I find Francis Bacon the most likely candidate to be the author. — Mark Rylance

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