The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El Sueño de la Razón produce Monstruos) Goya

This striking digital mixed-media collage by Spanish artist Lluís Barba, titled The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Goya), reimagines Francisco de Goya’s famous 1799 etching from Los Caprichos.

This striking image is a digital mixed-media collage by Spanish contemporary artist Lluís Barba titled The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (El Sueño de la Razón produce Monstruos) Goya. Created between 2019 and 2025, it is a direct reimagining of Francisco de Goya's iconic 1799 satirical etching of the same name from his Los Caprichos series. Barba inserts colorful, contemporary icons and pop-culture references into Goya’s original composition, updating its warning about reason and society. The barcode tattoos on several figures symbolize lost individuality, mass consumerism, and the commodification of people and art.