Bacon’s screaming figures
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Bacon’s screaming figures are a series of haunting, distorted human forms in Francis Bacon’s paintings that viscerally convey existential anguish and psychological torment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic theme
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motif in visual art ⓘ recurring subject in painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
central motif in Francis Bacon’s oeuvre
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icon of post-war anxiety ⓘ key example of existentialist imagery in painting ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
deformation of the face
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distortion of anatomy ⓘ frontal presentation of the figure ⓘ intense color contrasts ⓘ painterly brushwork ⓘ spatial confinement of figures ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
contorted faces
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distorted human bodies ⓘ isolated figures ⓘ open mouths ⓘ screaming human figures ⓘ |
| genre | figurative painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Diego Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X
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Eadweard Muybridge’s photographic motion studies ⓘ medical imagery ⓘ war-time violence ⓘ |
| interpretation |
commentary on human condition
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expression of inner psychological states ⓘ visualization of silent scream ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
existentialist art
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expressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ post-war art ⓘ |
| notableWorkExample |
Head VI
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Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X NERFINISHED ⓘ Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1953) NERFINISHED ⓘ Study for a Portrait NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfDevelopment |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existential anguish ⓘ fear ⓘ human suffering ⓘ mortality ⓘ psychological torment ⓘ trauma ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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