Mini Post: Jenny Saville

Mini Post: Jenny Saville 

Jenny Saville

Jenny Saville is a British contemporary artist born on May 7,1970 in Cambridge, England. Ever since Saville was young she was always fascinated with the human body and all of its imperfections. She would observe people around her and admire the human body from head to toe. Saville would look to expand upon her interest of the human body through art at Glasgow School of Art from 1988 to 1992. Saville is also part of the Young British Artist, a group of artist who became prominent in the late 1980s-1990s, Jenny Saville's art focuses heavily on the human body, particularly flesh itself and the manipulation of flesh. Saville expresses her art through oil paint to exaggerate the human body, showcasing how she views the human body in her own image.      

Jenny Saville's art redefined contemporary figurative art by addressing social issues of body perception and body image in society. Saville's artwork exaggerates the human figure to showcase the human body in what people may perceive as an imperfect or unattractive look. She paints her art in this manner to show that people should not feel constrained by their body image or ideals of a perfect body image, people should feel good how they look no matter what. Saville's art not only tackles self-perception but also the social pressures that women must deal with by feeling forced to look beautiful day in and day out in order to feel good about themselves. 

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