Striking, powerful, meaningful, Saville deserves all the credit she gets. But, whilst I did like the drawings looking at (and inspired by) motherhood; at my stage of life I just don't want to be presented with excessive flesh on a monumental scale! (Although, as her paintings are a feminist statement on the obsession with the 'perfect figure', maybe my reaction merely shows my level of indoctrination...
This took Saville 18 months to paint
I prefer this - probably because it's not human!
I found a disturbing violence in the application of paint in this portrait.
These I liked - especially the arching of the baby's back.
Her drawings of hands were absolutely beautiful
This took Saville 18 months to paint
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