Distortion: Perception, Representation, Modelling & Abstraction
Francis-Bacon's three studies for a portrait of John Edwards |
Avinoam B. Safran, Nicolae Sanda and José-Alain Sahel (2012) Francis Bacon’s Distorted Representation of Faces Presumably Reflects Occipital Dysfunction. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2012; 53: E-Abstract 4846.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/famous-paintings-can-reveal-visual-disorders/?page=2
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Francis-Bacon's three studies for a portrait of John Edwards
https://thedublinreader.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/francis-bacon-irelands-greatest-artist/
My source:
A twist in the tale of Bacon's faces, News, The Sunday Times, 12 April 2015: p.6.