A new exhibition opening in London explores how Francis Bacon drew on photographs of animals, such as the scream of a chimpanzee, for his sometimes unsettling depictions of people. Irish-born Bacon was one of the most acclaimed artists of the 20th century, known for his idiosyncratic approach to the human figure. Staff members from the Royal Academy of Arts pose with “Triptych August”, 1972, and “Three Figures in a Room”, 1964 by Francis Bacon in London, Britain, January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Cziborra The exhibition, at the Royal Academy of Arts, aims to show how he believed the line between humans and animals and their forms and instincts could be blurred. "He really fundamentally believed that beneath the very thin veneer of civilisation, we are ultimately all animals, we ...
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