Branded
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"Branded" is a large-scale self-portrait painting by British artist Jenny Saville that confronts ideals of female beauty through an unflinching depiction of the fleshy, distorted body.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Branded canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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self-portrait ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artist | Jenny Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | private collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Jenny Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionStyle |
expressionist
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figurative ⓘ realist ⓘ |
| depicts |
cropped head and torso
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distorted body ⓘ fleshy body ⓘ inscription-like marks on skin ⓘ nude female figure ⓘ pinched flesh ⓘ stretched skin ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
close-up viewpoint
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confrontational ⓘ distorted proportions ⓘ emphasis on flesh tones ⓘ hyperreal ⓘ large-scale ⓘ thick painterly brushwork ⓘ unflinching ⓘ visceral ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to challenge conventional representations of the female nude
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to confront viewers with constructed ideals of beauty ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
female body
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ideals of female beauty ⓘ self-portrait of the artist ⓘ |
| movement |
Young British Artists
NERFINISHED
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contemporary figurative painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with feminist art discourse
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radical close-up of flesh ⓘ subversion of traditional beauty canons ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Jenny Saville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jenny Saville’s body-image series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
body image
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female beauty standards ⓘ feminist critique of beauty norms ⓘ objectification of women ⓘ pressure of cosmetic ideals ⓘ self-scrutiny ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| title | Branded NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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