Francis Bacon is well known for his distorted often disturbing works of art. He was a self-taught artist who was born on October 28, 1909 in Dublin, Ireland to English parents. His work began attracting attention with his creation of his Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion in1944 which was subject to much controversy due to the portrayal of carcass-like figures on crosses. His work being shockingly grotesque and brutally satiric was always subject to much disgust and controversy till his death in 1992.
Francis Bacon is well known for his distorted often disturbing works of art. He was a self-taught artist who was born on October 28, 1909 in Dublin, Ireland to English parents. His work began attracting attention with his creation of his Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion in1944 which was subject to much controversy due to the portrayal of carcass-like figures on crosses. His work being shockingly grotesque and brutally satiric was always subject to much disgust and controversy till his death in 1992.