Propped

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"Propped" is a large-scale, confrontational self-portrait painting by Jenny Saville that explores themes of female embodiment, vulnerability, and the distortion of beauty standards.

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Propped canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting ⓘ
self-portrait ⓘ
artForm painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance frequently cited in feminist art discourse ⓘ
important example of 1990s British figurative painting ⓘ
key work in Jenny Saville’s early career ⓘ
artist Jenny Saville ⓘ
colorPalette flesh tones ⓘ
muted neutrals ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Jenny Saville ⓘ
depictionCharacteristic cropped composition ⓘ
foreshortened limbs ⓘ
viewer confronted at close range ⓘ
depicts Jenny Saville ⓘ
female body ⓘ
female nude ⓘ
genre self-portrait ⓘ
inscriptionAuthor Luce Irigaray ⓘ
inscriptionType feminist theory text ⓘ
languageOfText French ⓘ
mainSubject body image ⓘ
distortion of beauty standards ⓘ
female embodiment ⓘ
feminism ⓘ
self-representation ⓘ
vulnerability ⓘ
materialUsed oil paint ⓘ
movement Young British Artists ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ
notableCharacteristic close-up composition ⓘ
confrontational gaze ⓘ
distorted body proportions ⓘ
emphasis on flesh ⓘ
large scale ⓘ
text inscribed on surface ⓘ
visible brushwork ⓘ
style figurative painting ⓘ
large-scale figurative ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
theme corporeality ⓘ
critique of beauty standards ⓘ
female subjectivity ⓘ
gender and the gaze ⓘ
objectification of women ⓘ
power and vulnerability ⓘ

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Jenny Saville → notableWork → Propped ⓘ
Jenny Saville → notableWork → Propped ⓘ
subject linked to: Jenny