Francis BaconFrancis Bacon

Our first impressions and Our first impressions and feelingsfeelings

► In the classroom and in the school In the classroom and in the school library we started by looking at some library we started by looking at some works of art by this artist and … We works of art by this artist and … We thought everything was very stange!thought everything was very stange!

►We also knew a little about his life and We also knew a little about his life and after we gave our opinions.after we gave our opinions.

When we saw this…When we saw this…

We said that…We said that…

►““Francis Bacon´s paintings make me Francis Bacon´s paintings make me heart attacks”( Sebastião);heart attacks”( Sebastião);

►““Francis is a little crazy”( Tiago)Francis is a little crazy”( Tiago)►““Pictures are strange”( Pedro)Pictures are strange”( Pedro)►“ “ I think that his paintings are artistic” I think that his paintings are artistic”

(Beatriz) and strange ( José e Francisco)(Beatriz) and strange ( José e Francisco)►““We loved his paintings, they are cool!” We loved his paintings, they are cool!”

((Paulo e Jorge)((Paulo e Jorge)

► ““Paintings are interesting”(Martim)Paintings are interesting”(Martim)► ““I think he has paintings with talent”( Patrícia)I think he has paintings with talent”( Patrícia)► ““They are nice !” ( Beatriz , Cátia, Marco)They are nice !” ( Beatriz , Cátia, Marco)► ““I like the painter arts” ( Rodrigo)I like the painter arts” ( Rodrigo)► ““The paintings make me to vomit.”( Bruno)The paintings make me to vomit.”( Bruno)► “ “ I think he makes extraordinary paintings!” I think he makes extraordinary paintings!”

(Carla)(Carla)► I love Francis Bacon´s paintings because they I love Francis Bacon´s paintings because they

are strange! ( Alexandre)are strange! ( Alexandre)

On another lesson the On another lesson the teachers threw us down a teachers threw us down a

challengechallenge►Recreate Francis Bacon in colours, this Recreate Francis Bacon in colours, this

means, to imagine who was the real means, to imagine who was the real person that the artist wants to person that the artist wants to portray.And, we did nice works , as portray.And, we did nice works , as you can see.you can see.

But we did more…But we did more…

► In another lesson we imagined the opposite In another lesson we imagined the opposite situation, this means,we draw a scene of a fairy tale situation, this means,we draw a scene of a fairy tale on Francis Bacon´s way. After we pasted on a thick on Francis Bacon´s way. After we pasted on a thick sheet of paper and we folded in three parts and in sheet of paper and we folded in three parts and in the front page we pasted a picture of the author. It the front page we pasted a picture of the author. It was very fun to do this work! was very fun to do this work!