Triptychs, Eternity and the Spirituality of the Body

My new essay in Deleuze Studies,Vol. 3, Dec. 2009 here

This essay presents a detailed reading of Deleuze's philosophical analysis of Bacon's triptychs in The Logic of Sensation, and examines claims regarding their non-narrative status as well as exploring their capacity to embody and express a spiritual sensation of eternal time.

Francis Bacon – New Studies: Centenary Essays

Francis Bacon - New Studies: Centenary Essays
Edited by Martin Harrison

272 pages, 260 colour plates
19.5 cm x 25.5 cm
Steidl
ISBN: 978-3-86521-946-6
Publication date: December 2009


Nine original and stimulating essays will celebrate the centenary of the birth of one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, Francis Bacon (1909–1992). Since the artist’s death his enigmatic paintings have inspired new thinking and methods of interpretation, and these essays, written by leading scholars from throughout the world, reflect an impressively wide and rich range of approaches.

With essays from Darren Ambrose, Rebecca Daniels, Hugh M. Davies, Marcel Finke, Martin Harrison, Andrew R. Lee, Brenda Marshall, David Alan Mellor, Joanna Russell and Brian Singer.

My essay is entitled 'Bacon’s Spiritual Realism – The Spirit in the Body'