http://art1eproject.wikifoundry.com/page/Jenny+SavilleJenny Saville (born 7 May 1970)
I have chosen Jenny Saville as I have always loved her work from the early days of the YBAs and particuarily for her style of traditional figurative oil painting
Jenny Saville’s portraits of herself in an exaggerated grotesque manner seek to magnify the unease and almost disgust of her own figure.The awkward poses and composition aren’t just unflattering, they aim to confront the viewer with their own prejudices of how the female body should look. Saville work I think, is most interesting because she could have just painted a larger model, but choosing ‘larger than life’ interpretations of her own body makes the viewer question why Saville has depicted herself in that way, and in turn societies view of the female form as a whole.
Aside from the meaning, I love the way Saville paints the fleshy tones and uses highlights to accentuate the skin tones.
Bacon started painting interpretations of Velazquez’s portrait of Pope Innocent X in 1951, and returned to the same subject again and again, creating 5o paintings of the same subject over 14 years. (Apparently never once seeing the original painting, despite living in Rome for 3 months.) Quite markedly different in tone form the original painting, where Velazquez Pope excludes self righteousness and power, a man renowned for his iron grip – Bacon’s interpretation is almost the exact opposite – Bacon delves into the Pope’s private thoughts and rage and somewhat terrifying psychosis. I particularly like this painting and the way the transparency of paint and dry brushstrokes seem to echo the rage of the sitter. I can’t think of a more powerful painting that instantly conveys the angst and terror of the subject.
“Retrato del Papa Inocencio X. Roma, by Diego Velázquez” by Diego Velázquez – http://picasaweb.google.com/EnrikeCdC/VelazquezObraCompleta#5297131513290212530. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Retrato_del_Papa_Inocencio_X._Roma,_by_Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Retrato_del_Papa_Inocencio_X._Roma,_by_Diego_Vel%C3%A1zquez.jpg
“Study after Velazquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X”. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Study_after_Velazquez%27s_Portrait_of_Pope_Innocent_X.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Study_after_Velazquez%27s_Portrait_of_Pope_Innocent_X.jpg
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