I have been fascinated with many different artists when it comes to the subject of their work. It has been a great help as it reminds me of what I'm trying to achieve and that level of audience exposure. It also helps push my work into different subject matters whilst also thinking about how I can combine different areas within my subject matter and how I can link them in my final piece of work.
One of the most significant contemporary painters is Jenny Saville. Her vast, visceral oil paintings of the female form are fleshy, going beyond the bounds of traditional figuration. To counteract the masculine gaze and rethink what painting may be in contemporary art, Jenny Saville's work combines figuration and abstraction to depict an un-idealized image of the female nude. Admiring the tone Saville utilised in her art. The use of a feminine body and concerns related to feeling out of place in society are the starting points of my work.
The British artist Lucian Freud depicts obese individuals who accept their weight and live in peace with their own inherent imperfections, which has the effect of becoming a form of perfection. I was examining the variations it can create to the artwork to have a more clear and more empty background compared to a fuller realistic life background since Lucian Freud adds background and atmosphere to the figurative paintings, in contrast to Savile's work.
Robert Morris has been a big influence on my work. His studies into dance in the 1950s and 1960s led him to explore the body's issues through felt sculptures that looked at skin-like properties and bodily shapes. Morris calls for a renewed focus on the manufacturing process by using the phrase "Anti-Form." He advocated "random piling, loose stacking," and "hanging," as demonstrated in this piece, as techniques for letting the material choose its own unexpected form as opposed to a stable and permanent one. This can link with the body, but you can't always recreate it because your body naturally creates those folds. You can’t necessarily make a fold appear wherever you want. raises questions about what it is and what it is trying to express. Is it amenable to a variety of work interpretations? This piece adds a sense of ambiguity to the work, which I appreciate. It may be straightforward but still beautiful, but people are unsure of what they are looking at or what it stands for.
Michaela Starks' work is where I got the idea for my main practice idea for this year, which is the aggressiveness of flesh. London-based artist Michaela is redefining how we perceive rolls and larger forms. Her primary line of work consists of one-of-a-kind lingerie items intended to mould and deform the body. As part of her artistic technique, Michaela frequently poses for and captures self-portraits in her own works. Every item that Michaela makes is expertly tailored and made utilising couture methods. Delicate silks, hand-dyed materials, and elaborate ornamentation are frequently used by her. Each piece is unique and has been created to perfectly fit and honour the body of the wearer, whether she is the one wearing it or a third party.
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