In the Realm of the Mothers I (2014) by Jenny Saville “In the Realm of the Mothers I,” created by Jenny Saville in 2014, is a work of Neo-Expressionist, figurative art The artwork is characterized by its dynamic composition and evocative use of monochromatic tones
Jenny Saville – the mothers – Sue Lacey Jenny Saville’s work, The mothers, appears to be looking at a less than perfect mother child relationship In this painting a dispirited looking pregnant mother holds a squirming and unhappy child
Jenny Saville - Artforum Jenny Saville, The Mothers, 2011, oil on canvas, 106 3 8 x 86 5 8″ Jenny Saville’s “Continuum,” a presentation of eight drawings and five paintings, demonstrates the pull and power of the past—indeed, the inescapability of art history
Wild and Free: Jenny Saville on Motherhood - the thread When Saville became a mother in 2007, she was already an established member of the Young British Artists movement, but the experience of motherhood had such a profound impact on her that she began exploring an entirely new way of making, and it continues to shape her art today
artist mother jenny saville national portrait gallery “I had other artists telling me, ‘Wow, if you show these, you are really saying, “Mother,” ’ ” she said “I thought, if I don’t do that, what does it say about the legitimacy of being female, or being a mother? That’s part of our whole human story Or what does it mean about me, if I resist it?
Visualizing Pregnancy and Motherhood in the work of Jenny Saville The experiences of mothering can be chaotic, and yet there is a sense of calm that arises when mothers realizes they are not alone in these experiences and that others are going through them too For more information on the extraordinary life and work of Jenny Saville, see the Gagosian website