The Sadist, Neurotic and Masochistic Life of Francis Bacon

The mystery behind his scary paintings

Kamna Kirti
Counter Arts
Published in
6 min readAug 10, 2021

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Francis Bacon’s Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X. Source-Public Domain

David Sylvester, a British art critic and curator, described Francis Bacon's paintings as, “raw, dark and visceral, Bacon’s images were disquieting from the outset.”

Yesterday, I saw a BBC Documentary on Youtube: Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence. I have been postponing…

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Kamna Kirti
Counter Arts

Art and life enthusiast. I engage with art at a deep level. I love to document my life experiences. Mama to Yoda 🐕 and Rumi 👨‍👧‍👶