Sanguine et Purpure (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. Sir Francis Bacon English author, courtier, & philosopher (1561 - 1626)
Morton's Musings (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
CBC had an interesting program tonight on Francis Bacon and his frustrated political ambitions. Politics under the first Elizabeth differed from politics today under our Elizabeth -- it's unlikely I'll be beheaded should the Conservatives win a majority next time -- but some things, specifically allegiance to great men, remain the same. Bacon was a follower or friend of Essex, unlike many of Essex's...
The Sisyphus Files (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
The 15 Most Expensive Paintings in the World Posted in Art, Everything Else Tagged: Art, francis bacon, Gustav Klimt, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, most expensive, Pablo Picasso, Peter Paul Rubens, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh, Willem de Kooning
My Two Dollars (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
“If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him.” - Sir Francis Bacon Have a fantastic weekend everyone. a Money Quote Friday - If Money Be Not Thy Servant Edition. ---Related Articles at My Two Dollars:Money Quote Friday - [...]
My Small Boat (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Opinion of a Minion (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
Quotes from philosophers: If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world. — Francis Bacon A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they [...]
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
LONDON - A painting by acclaimed London artist Nasser Azam was sold on Friday 14th November for $332,500 in New York at Phillips de Pury’s Contemporary Art Part II auction. Azam’s work, Homage to Francis Bacon: Triptych I was the second highest bid of the day, selling for $75,000 more than the high estimate. Nasser’s work was one of the surprise successes, fetching more than pieces by Banksy and Gilbert...
Coxsoft Art News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Back in July I took the Mickey out of Nasser Azam's daft Life in Space project (before CLICK and after CLICK ) during which he completed Homage to Francis Bacon: Triptych I in zero gravity. It's difficult to believe, but some idiot bought this rubbish for £223,000 ($332,500) at a New York auction. It fetched well over its estimate on a day when half the works on offer remained unsold or were withdrawn....
Jeffrey Archer's Official Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Yesterday I went to three exhibitions. The first at the Tate Britain, to see their Francis Bacon exhibition, the second at Sotheby's to view their forthcoming Great British Collection sale, and the third, at the Chris Beetles Gallery for his annual Illustrators show. Having had lunch at the Tate, I began with Francis Bacon, and confess that although I can see that he is hugely talented, I have
Cocktail Party Physics (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
One wouldn't expect the 17th century English philosopher Francis Bacon to have much of a sweet tooth; he always struck me as a rather curmudgeonly sort, thoughts firmly fixed on Higher Matters, eschewing the paltry comforts of the flesh. But...
Diane, A Shaded View on Fashion (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Visit the site: http://thefalconandthefirefly.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2008-05-23T05%3A18%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=1 Thank you Miguel Villalobos for showing it to me.
ReadySteadyBlog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Via A Piece of Monlogue , I note this link to Linda Nochlin, Milan Kundera and others on Francis Bacon , an article taken from the latest issue of Tate etc magazine. Kundera says : For a long time, Francis Bacon and Samuel Beckett made up a couple in my imaginary gallery of modern art. Then I read the interview Bacon did with Michel Archimbaud: “I’ve always been amazed by this pairing of Beckett and...
Why Homeschool (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
I like this thought from A.Word . A.Day : "The lame man who keeps the right road outstrips the runner who takes a wrong one. The more active and swift the latter is, the further he will go astray." - Francis Bacon , essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) Stephen Covey has a similar thought. He says: “ If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to...
英文人行道 et cetera, et cetera (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
To explain the crux of government, British philosopher and politician Francis Bacon (1561-1626) likened money to manure and said it is only useful when it is spread widely. But this time, what crop will grow after manuring? The amount is a staggering 2 trillion yen. If the policy proves barren, the government would be unable to look Bacon in the eye. Definition manure Show phonetics noun [U] excrement...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
When a Francis Bacon triptych became the most expensive contemporary artwork sold at auction earlier this year it fuelled hopes that the art market might be credit-crunch proof.
