Francis Bacon Vs. Andy Warhol

Images of violence such as Andy Warhol’s (1928-1987) Red Disaster 1963 of the Pop Art movement and Francis Bacon’s (1909-1992) Study After Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X from Post War European Art of 1953 have their similarities and differences. The two works, while one having a figure and one being that of an empty chair, hold together thematically by the fear and terror conjured by the viewer and artist. They both also happen to be apart of a specific series done by the artists. Through a visual and contextual I would like to suggest a discussion on the similarities and differences between Red Disaster and Pope Innocent X by virtue of their connection to violence and death along with the importance of the series they are apart of.