Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

The view that Francis Bacon has of himself is far from narcissistic, the way he perceives himself in his self portraiture is disturbing, although captivating, using a mixture of dark and cold colours, and the facial expressions in his work project the temperament he faces and creates a visual effect of sorrow and grief.
The deformity shown in the majority of his self-portraiture work displays a nature of self loathing, or a disgust of his own physical form.

'Self portrait'

1969

oil on canvas

'self portrait'

1971

oil on canvas