HORROR MONTH #21: Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, by Francis Bacon (1953)

HORROR MONTH #21: Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X, by Francis Bacon (1953)

Inspiration comes from a lot of different places. For some it could be where they grew up, for others it could be a close relationship. For figurative painter Francis Bacon, inspiration came from a scream.

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HORROR MONTH #11: Maman, by Louise Bourgeois (1999)

HORROR MONTH #11: Maman, by Louise Bourgeois (1999)

The works of Louise Bourgeois depict strange furniture displayed in cages, severed body parts arranged in geometric designs, and totemic people made of fabric. However, by far her most popular work is Maman, a massive 30-foot-tall spider made of black steel, holding a sac of white marble eggs.

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