Opposite elements do art: Richard Tuttle and Francis Bacon

According to the video, Richard Tuttle's talent is reinforced by his incredible respect for nature, his personal spirituality and great sensibility. He is a person who really enjoys nature surrounding him. I could perceive it by his gaze getting lost in the horizon, breathing the fresh air of  the mountains. For him it is a pleasure just contemplating the sky. Finding a meaning in every thing he touches. Finally, in each piece of art, he reflects his sensibility as an artist. When he arranges the materials used in a particular manner, simple objects become beautiful pieces of art. I could see how he feels the art, from his toes and it is like if he is performing a ballet piece. His art is exquisite, with an elegance and question less that reflects his balanced personality.

"Light on Water" (2003)

Francis Bacon was a deeply emotional artist, totally irreverent and extraordinarily talented. First of all, I could observe sadness in his eyes, even though he expressed and acted in the opposite way. Probably he feels rejected by his father because he was homosexual. Thus, he showed a rebellious and haughty attitude when he was attending the press. I think that was a mechanism of defense he had so as to avoid being questioned. He doesn't  respected  established rules by family, society or religion. He lived in eccentric scenes of addiction.I could appreciate the masculinity, representation of the Vatican and self portraits among his work. Because his attraction to his same sex, he liked to portray handsome men with sculpted bodies. They were a part of his inspiration, and he distorted their faces on the painting. I think that was a way to release  the idea of loving another man, or showing that they were in constant fights, or probably he didn't wanted to hear the opinion of his lover. In his relationships a kind of love and hate were the constant. He used to abuse emotionally of his partners, yet his relationship were long. In the same way he did with his partners, he did the same portraying the pope with an ugly face, probably wanted to say that the Vatican's rules were false or that he didn't likes the norms established by the Vatican. In addition, a characteristic of his self portraits was lipstick. In my opinion, he portrayed himself like a man but really inside he felt like a woman. As you can see, Francis Bacon was a talented artist, whose life was filled of scandals, excess and unbalanced personality, but possessed a wonderful creativity.

"The Suffering Body" 1952

"The State of Francis Bacon" 1985

"Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh" 1957

Both artist were very creative in their own manner, totally opposed their view points with respect to life and the way in which they lived their life.