A Comparative Study Of The Artistic Language Of Francis Bacon And David Hockney

In the middle of the 20 th century,after the World War II,Western modern art appeared a new pattern and a new development trend,the art atmosphere moved towards a diverse and open world,various art forms and schools of thought followed,pop art and conceptual art prevailed.The status of easel painting is precarious,and some even claim that "painting is dead." However,there are still a group of people who hold on to the positions of painting.At this time,British painting was deeply influenced by abstract expression art and pop art from the United States.British painter genius Francis Bacon and British modern art master David Hockney,respectively,are considered to be the leading figures of these two schools,It led the great return of easel painting and brought a new dawn to British art.As a result,British paintings took a unique position in the modern Western art wave.A comparative study of the painting arts of Bacon and Hockney clearly shows that although their paintings have completely different formal languages ? ? and different life experiences and life experiences,their art flowers are indeed used by the same era and the same country Nourished by the artistic soil of the two,both adhere to the relentless pursuit of the essence of art,and finally formed a unique artistic language.By analyzing the life experience and artistic path of the two,we can see that Bacon is a self-taught ghost painter,and Hockney is a young academic fame rebellious pioneer.Bacon was 28 years older than Hockney.Bacon once worked as a visiting artist at the Royal College of Art.Later,Hockney,who studied at the Royal College of Art,was also affected to some extent by the famed Bacon’s style of painting.After the 1960 s,the painting styles of both of them changed drastically:Bacon changed from drawing duplicate images of various subjects to depicting the friends around him,and the background color of the picture changed from dark to bright;at this time,Hockney moved to California and began to portray bright swimming pools and lovers.The picture was full of fresh colors.Before graduation,he was still using abstract expression style paintings to metaphoric his sexual orientation.The formation of a person’s character is closely related to his childhood experience.However,Bacon’s childhood is full of fear and uneasiness.His artistic inspiration is derived from the contradictions and oppositions established in the intimate relationship.The source of the true sense of the soul;in contrast,Hockney,ahappy childhood and happy family,determined to learn painting in his youth,his father’s teaching made him full of confidence throughout his life,supporting his firm artistic position,Hockney is also tireless Share his art about warmth and reason with the public.From the point of view of creation,Bacon and Hockney both absorbed nourishment from the classical art,and learned the flashing points of many modern painting masters,such as Van Gogh’s emotional strokes and Picasso’s concept of cubism,etc.On this basis,continuous absorption,re-creation,and continuous expression of self combined with the sense of life of the times,finally achieved his own painting language and art form.Bacon is good at extracting images from complex and diverse images,and is influenced by Picasso’s cubism.He relies on sporadic and painting instincts to guide his creation;Hockney is good at observing life,and more is feeling the physical world through rational eyes.All the pictures have been carefully designed,and the forms of creation are also varied.They have always followed the pace of technological development.At the same time,Hockney is constantly looking for different ways to view the world,trying to break the conventional way to overthrow the traditional perspective,and constantly researching Picasso’s cubism,aiming to explore how to further open the view of the picture and make the painting beyond photography Visual effects.In the end,Hockney was also inspired by the scattered perspective of traditional Chinese scroll painting.By combing the life experiences and artistic achievements of Bacon and Hockney,this article compares the similarities and differences between the two artists’ painting language,aesthetic expression,and painting ideas,and then analyzes their exploration,innovation,and practice on the art path,and discusses On the expression of time in his painting creation,he also elaborates on the contemporary and innovative nature of Bacon and Hockney’s painting art.It aims to learn the aesthetic cognition and creative means of the two as contemporary art masters in the world painting world,and learn how to innovate in the inheritance of painting creation.Such comparative research can help us better understand the relationship between modern painting and postmodern painting,and inspire us to find the law of personalized expression in painting creation.