O'Keeffe inspired works

Part of my A2 exam included my photographing of magnified objects and producing studies of my photos in different media (including ceramics, acrylic and pastel.) Some of my pieces related to the works of Georgia O'keefe, which spurred me to replicate some of her art and also incorporate her style into my own work. The first two pieces were created from my own photographs of flowers. The last two images are my own replications of O’keeffe’s work.

GCSE Pop Art Exam Piece

This piece was completed as part of my GCSE exam. I began drawing a detailed version of my subject matter, then developing the drawing into a simplified version to form a pop art style painting. Inspiration for this piece came from pop artists such as Roy Lichtenstein. Gouache, pastel, pencil and felt-tip was used within this piece.

Life Drawing

These series of works were produced in year 12 during my six-week life drawing course, with artist Lou Summary. I enjoyed experimenting with light and dark tones, pastel, chalk and graphite, and additionally using mark making techniques within my work. Completing several life drawing courses has really helped me develop my skills, as well as greatly impact my work and view of art.

Close and Saville inspired Photoshop work

These three pieces show some of my Photoshop work, in which I transformed my photographs into; firstly - the distorted image (Which relates to the deliberately distorted style of work by Jenny Saville.) The other two pixilated images were created with a reflection of the favoured pixelated painting techniques of Chuck Close.

Saville inspired portrait

This is another Saville inspired piece, in which I worked on top of a magazine image, using Saville’s rapid painting style to deliberately distort the picture. I did this piece in acrylic, using Saville-esque violent brush strokes, splattering and scraping techniques.

Jenny Saville replications

This is one of the numerous other pieces influenced by the works of Jenny Saville. In order to gain an understanding of the techniques she uses, I replicated these two pieces of Saville’s work using her deliberately distorted painting style. (These works were done as part of my development, before the carcass piece.)

Final response to the study of Jenny Saville

 During my first year at Sixth Form I was inspired by the works of Jenny Saville, which consequently impacted my work as well as my approach to art. Research into Saville’s work helped me recognise messages conveyed within art and understand reasons behind the nature of certain works. As with most of her work, Saville challenges the viewer's perception of her paintings by deliberately distorting parts of the work, and choosing subject matter containing shocking elements. Replicating her techniques; coupled with the life drawing course I undertook, empowered me to produce successful and engaging pieces of work, diverging from my usual style. 

This 5 foot canvass was my subsequent final response to the inspiration of Saville’s work. I used Saville’s techniques, including the deliberately shocking subject matter and rapid brush strokes within my carcass painting.