A neurological disorder presumably underlies painter Francis Bacon distorted world depiction

A neurological disorder presumably underlies painter Francis Bacon distorted world depiction

We read with interest the remarkable paper by Zeki and Ishizu (2013), on Francis Bacon’s subverted representation of the body. On that occasion, we wish to share the results of an observation we recently made on Bacon’s depicted deformities (Safran et al., 2012, ARVO poster,) that led us to consider Bacon’s paintings to be the reflexion of a rare central perception disorder called dysmorphopsia...

Francis Bacon and socialized science

Psychopathology in Art—Meditation on Francis Bacon

the Friends of Bristol Art Gallery to Sutton Place, that magnificent Tudor Mansion, formerly the home of the American millionaire oil magnate and art collector, J. Paul Getty. It is now leased by another American art collector, Mr Stanley J. Seeger and houses his collection of pictures by contemporary artists. Occupying pride of place in the Great Hall is a Triptych by Francis Bacon. From a dis...

Francis Bacon and the style of science

There is a very large literature on Bacon and his proposals for scientific enquiry, but so far no one has studied carefully his style of writing, his method of communicating upon which he laid so much emphasis. Professor Stephens here presents and analyses in four chapters the style that Bacon found appropriate for scholarly and scientific writing. First he deals with the problems facing Bacon,...

Francis Bacon. Discovery and the art of discourse

This anthology is most welcome and can be enthusiastically recommended to those who wish to know more ofJapanese science in order to achieve a more complete, international coverage of the history of science. Moreover and more importantly, the opportunity of observing a different approach to science, whereby problems that also exercise the West are tackled from a different angle, is of great sig...