Closed Contact

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"Closed Contact" is a series of large-scale, close-up photographic and painted images of the female body by Jenny Saville that explores themes of flesh, distortion, and the perception of beauty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art series ⓘ
contemporary artwork ⓘ
painting series ⓘ
photographic series ⓘ
artHistoricalContext body art tradition ⓘ
feminist art discourse ⓘ
artist Jenny Saville ⓘ
artStyle expressionism ⓘ
hyperrealism ⓘ
colorPalette flesh tones ⓘ
muted colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Jenny Saville ⓘ
depicts close-up body fragments ⓘ
distorted flesh ⓘ
nude female figures ⓘ
format large-scale works ⓘ
genre contemporary art ⓘ
figurative art ⓘ
hasPart close-up photographs ⓘ
large-scale images of the female body ⓘ
painted images ⓘ
intendedEffect challenge conventional beauty ideals ⓘ
provoke visceral reaction ⓘ
language none ⓘ
mainSubject distortion ⓘ
female body ⓘ
flesh ⓘ
perception of beauty ⓘ
medium mixed media ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
photography ⓘ
movement Young British Artists ⓘ
notableWorkOf Jenny Saville ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
theme abjection ⓘ
beauty standards ⓘ
body image ⓘ
corporeality ⓘ
the gaze ⓘ
vulnerability ⓘ

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Jenny Saville → notableWork → Closed Contact ⓘ
Jenny Saville → notableWork → Closed Contact ⓘ
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