Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker has become an instant classic. But how did Todd Phillips achieve this iconic look of his? Were they influenced by Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight? Tim Burton? Or maybe someone else? Apparently yes. Francis Bacon is the name of one strange artist from the past whose work resonates deeply with the way the Joker looks. Watch this video to find out who he was and how his influence is easy to notice.
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Share on FacebookIt's an interesting analysis, but it completely leaves out the comics. I think it's The Killing Joke (published in 1988) that is the most influential piece that transformed the image of Joker into a dark entity that you can somehow empathise with. It's essentially the most well known of his origin stories and it's about the series of tragic events that lead him to become this "BATshit" crazy artistic criminal that he is.
Very interesting. One interesting note, in my opinion: at one point in the video, the narrator refers to Francis Bacon as an "author."
Francis Bacon was an author and philosopher. The artist Francis Bacon was a hack. He was nothing more than an alcoholic that ripped heavily off of Picasso's style. Literally all of his work just looks like something an edgy teenager would think is cool.
Load More Replies...Still looks like Gwynplaine to me! Messy, sure, but still a direct route back to Connie Veidt (an actor who definitely deserves a biopic).
The narration fails to mention that Figure With Meat was painted by Bacon. He just comment s that Nicolson's Joker highlights the painting, a type of which appears in Nolan's Joker movie which influences what Joaquin's Joker manifests. But the connection of dots must have been edited out because it is never clearly delineated.
Didn't watch it, did they mention the Brian Azzarello/Lee Bermejo comic? (which also has a terrifying Harley Quinn in it too....)
It's an interesting analysis, but it completely leaves out the comics. I think it's The Killing Joke (published in 1988) that is the most influential piece that transformed the image of Joker into a dark entity that you can somehow empathise with. It's essentially the most well known of his origin stories and it's about the series of tragic events that lead him to become this "BATshit" crazy artistic criminal that he is.
Very interesting. One interesting note, in my opinion: at one point in the video, the narrator refers to Francis Bacon as an "author."
Francis Bacon was an author and philosopher. The artist Francis Bacon was a hack. He was nothing more than an alcoholic that ripped heavily off of Picasso's style. Literally all of his work just looks like something an edgy teenager would think is cool.
Load More Replies...Still looks like Gwynplaine to me! Messy, sure, but still a direct route back to Connie Veidt (an actor who definitely deserves a biopic).
The narration fails to mention that Figure With Meat was painted by Bacon. He just comment s that Nicolson's Joker highlights the painting, a type of which appears in Nolan's Joker movie which influences what Joaquin's Joker manifests. But the connection of dots must have been edited out because it is never clearly delineated.
Didn't watch it, did they mention the Brian Azzarello/Lee Bermejo comic? (which also has a terrifying Harley Quinn in it too....)
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