Complete an Analytical Review of Jenny Saville
“At thirty-two, Jenny Saville has had a career most artists twice her age would envy.” Jenny Saville is a controversial, British artist whom is best known for her exaggerated paintings of naked forms of the body (mainly female) and refers to specific parts such as genitalia. Saville gained an art based education through the Glasgow School of Art in which she graduated with a exhibition which sold out. One of her paintings was bought by Charles Saatchi and since then has been the base of her forever growing reputation.
The subject matter of Saville’s work has been stated and discussed as a feminist genre of such and is overwhelming of flesh and human form with disformations or disease. “The specificity of her subject matter raises questions about the nature of spontaneity and control in painting.” Her work often creates controversy between the conflicting public of today’s society and is either viewed as something enjoyed or something to be disgusted at. In my opinion, art is created for a reaction to anyone and everyone to see and Jenny Saville’s paintings are interesting to look at because of the very explicit and grotesque forms that are created on the page.
Saville uses oil on canvas to create her outstanding paintings and because she claims she uses “a lot more oil now because it gives the paint movement”. The techniques and methods she incorporates into her artwork express the tones of skin and movement very well as it is very expressive in the way that experimental, contrasting colours are mixed in to create a wider image of natural colour. Texture is also recreated well with the different mediums from canvas and oil paints used.
Brush strokes, different tones of similar colours, contrasting colours, and various thickness of paint are all different techniques Saville uses in her artwork to create the effects that are displayed. The techniques that have been used are very expressive of the images that are demonstrated of the naked human form and compliment the style.
In conclusion I find Jenny Saville’s work rather appealing in the way that even though it can be seen shallowly as rude, very explicit and horrific of some sort, it shows the sorts of reality in what she has based her work about and should be seen as depicting on the life of people with diseases and disorders.
Bibliography
Interview with Jenny Saville:
Simon Schama, Jenny Saville, 2005, Razzoli internation publications, USA New York
Webography
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