imants tillers
The Crucible of a Generation: Francis Bacon and the 1950s The decade of the 1950s witnessed a seismic shift in the landscape of Western art, a rebellion against established norms fueled by post-war anxieties and a profound reevaluation of human experience. Within this turbulent environment emerged Francis Bacon, a figure whose visceral paintings—often unsettling, frequently disturbing—became synonymous with the era’s raw emotional int…
The Lifeline
Scroll through imants tillers's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
Chapters — Career Periods
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups imants tillers's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Thumbnails — Dated Works
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
Colour Band — Movement Drift
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.