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Well, no. I've been reading this book about the daily schedules of the greats [1] and there are many artists who had very active social lives while in their pri
by afro88 11y ago
Well, no. I've been reading this book about the daily schedules of the greats [1] and there are many artists who had very active social lives while in their prime. Some more so than others - Francis Bacon would wake at 7am and work hard until lunchtime, when he'd share a bottle of wine with a friend in his studio and then drink, eat and party until the middle of the next morning, getting to bed at 3am. Rinse and repeat.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-How-Artists-Work/dp/0307273601 http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Rituals-How-Artists-Work/dp/0307...
- cubix 11y agoI wish I could function competently on 4 hours of sleep, let alone write world changing philosophical treatises.
- krrrh 11y agoNot to get off track, but the book looks at Francis Bacon the 20th century painter, not the 16th century philosopher. I once had a confusing conversation with a room full of artists before I realized that we had no idea who the "other" Francis Bacon was.
- golergka 11y agoI would like to imagine what that conversation be like for the "France is Bacon" guy.
- ssalazar 11y agoIf we're talking strictly about artists, he probably means [1] rather than [2]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist) [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon
- orph 11y agoI cannot recommend this simple book enough.