Sleep of reason produces monsters

An etching from a series of satires made by painter Francisco Goya. It shows Goya having fallen asleep at his work station, plagued in a nightmare by owls and bats. The painting will activate when the user falls asleep while working. It will cause repeated night terrors that will constantly awaken the person out of fear. They will become extremely tired but unable to fall asleep and will dread work. They will also become more disgruntled and become annoyed with all winged animals.

- Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya

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The sleep of reason produces monsters (Australia) Yinka Shonibare

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Australia), 2008 C-Print mounted on aluminum Gift of Patricia Bell, 2010 2010.49.1 Born in England and raised in Nigeria, Yinka Shonibare has explored the intertwined histories of Europe and Africa in his work. This photograph restages an18th-century etching, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, by the Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. Shonibare’s reinterpretation emphasizes reason’s vulnerability to irrationality when paired with a desire to conquer.

the sleep of reason produces monsters

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