B2 Atelier is pleased to present Anatomy of Gesture, a solo exhibition by John Bacon.

Bacon’s paintings unfold as visceral abstractions, where looping lines and layered forms suggest fragments of body and interior space. Organic shapes curve, compress, and collide across the surface, creating compositions that feel both intimate and unsettled. Colour operates emotionally — saturated reds, muted neutrals, and shadowed fields intensifying the sense of psychological depth.

Rather than depicting the figure directly, Bacon disassembles it. Gesture becomes structure; contour becomes tension. The works hover between anatomy and abstraction, revealing movement held within compressed planes.

In Anatomy of Gesture, the canvas becomes a site of interior mapping — where line traces sensation and colour articulates states that resist definition but remain deeply embodied.

John Bacon

Born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho in 1951, John Bacon brings to his artistic practice a lifetime shaped by discipline, precision, and human understanding. After earning a medical degree and dedicating more than three decades to orthopedic surgery, Bacon turned to painting, encouraged by his wife Claire, as a new form of exploration and expression.

What began as experimentation gradually evolved into a distinct abstract language. Through intuitive practice and persistent inquiry, Bacon developed a style defined by dynamic movement and a confident use of color. His compositions pulse with energy, inviting viewers first through their immediate visual impact and then rewarding sustained attention with layered detail.

Now working as an international painter, Bacon approaches abstraction not as randomness, but as a carefully balanced interplay between structure and spontaneity. His work reflects both the analytical precision of his former profession and the freedom of artistic reinvention, drawing the viewer into a vibrant dialogue between motion, color, and perception.