The “Visual Shock” of Francis Bacon: an essay in neuroesthetics

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@c_kahler Yes. Fascinating from a neuroscience point of view: "Bacon succeeded in delivering his 'visual shock' because he subverted the normal neural representation of faces and bodies..." https://t.co/T6AHBGDgnj

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ベーコンの絵画が、文脈なしに鑑賞者に「ヴィジュアルショック」の作用を持続的にもたらす理由を、認知神経科学の視点から推測している興味深いエッセイ。https://t.co/SQ2VOkcMVL

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