... often bold, grotesque and nightmarish imagery. Bacon once said "The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery" which is one of the reasons why I find his work so intriguing to study. 'Three Figures in a Room' was one of the pieces I found most appealing. The Triptych has three side by side canvases; this was particularly common during the middle ages and renaissance for altarpieces. The name originated from the Greek work "triptychos". In Bacons 'three figures in a room' the focal point is presented in three parts or sections. The name itself leads one to believe that it involves the representation of 'three figures in a room' proving the narrative dimension created in the scene. However all three figures represent George Dyer, one of Bacons favorite models. The grotesqueness of the mutilated faces are counterbalanced by the precision of the trait and geometry of these ...

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