Distortion of the Human Body

For this project I am studying distortion of the human body, inspired by Jenny Saville, Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud amongst others. My two seperate final pieces will be based on the ever changing human body due to obesity.

I have always been interesting in the topic of the human body in art. I'm also intrigued by the possible beauty of larger bodies, particularly that of women, at a time when there is much debate about the size and shape of the "perfect" woman.

I will be using the doll "Barbie" for my sculpture piece mainly because her ideal body shape has stayed the same since it was first developed in the 60's despite the average waist line growing in reality by inches.

For my print pieces, I have developed lino prints of famous artistic nudes, such as Picasso's and Mattise's Blue Nude, and distorting them to be larger curvier ladies.