Title of the Work of Art:

Black Pope 3

Date of Creation:
2017-2023

Genre:
Portrait
Period-Movement:
Neo Cubism, Deconstructivism
Technique:
Painting
Materials:
Original digital artwork
Dimensions:
Not Stated


Artwork Description:
This iteration of the Black Pope revisits the legacy of Velázquez’s Innocent X, a touchstone for Francis Bacon and generations of portraitists. Here, the pontiff is reimagined as a screaming Black man, his visage contorted by the cumulative weight of societal catastrophe—war, conflict, poverty, the specter of global crisis. Yet, beneath the scream, the figure’s mortal strength endures, the throne supporting a body that refuses to yield.