The aim of this article is to describe the intertextual relationships between poetry and visual arts on the example of Tadeusz Różewicz and Francis Bacon who is one of the most significant British painters of the late 20th century. The result of their discourse is Różewicz poem Francis Bacon, or Diego Velázquez in a Dentist’s Chair (Francis Bacon, albo Diego Velázquez na fotelu dentystycznym). It was the existential experience of anxiety that gave rise to their discussion. An artistic biography of Bacon, myths concerning him, his paintings, pre-texts of Bacon’s canvases as well as literary, spiritual and painterly connections are all integrated in Różewicz poem-hypertext. This article consists of three parts which depict, respectively, a portrait of Bacon as a human being and artist, a contrastive analysis of both artists’ views on art and Różewicz text-building strategy used in his simulated dialogue with Bacon.
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