LUCIAN FREUD: the carnality of bodies in contemporary art
"I paint people, not for what they want to be,
but for what they are."
Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud was a British painter considered one of the greatest exponents of figuration in contemporary art, his pieces show us an important production in figurative painting, much of his work is based on portraits and nudes, showing the man from his flesh. Most of his visual representations are based on the idea of incarnating people from their most intimate state, showing what they truly are.
Lying by the Rags 1989-1990
His intention is not to portray beautiful bodies or beautiful faces, but rather, he seeks to present these faces in a disturbing and disturbing way, showing the realities of the flesh, and exposing the being from his physical nature. By means of firm strokes and thick brushstrokes Freud makes his way through his work in a forceful and expressive way, his stroll through different tones, lights and contrasts show us the realities behind the portrayed characters.
Pregnant Girl 1960-1961
In his piece "Woman in a White Shirt" we appreciate the portrait of a woman with a peaceful look, the handling of the lights on her face gives the work an expressive connotation, the volumes screened with a certain rusticity reveal a fragile face before the spectator's eyes. In his portraits Freud focuses on mostly representing the people around him, revealing the vulnerability of the human body through a morphological carnality. His works have had as a central theme the human figure represented with a certain psychological intensity seeking a representation that does not approach the natural, but rather, to the reflection of what are the characters that presents trying to find the essence of his personality.
Woman in a White Shirt-1957
I hope you like this article, and if you are interested in knowing more about Freud's work do not hesitate to investigate, his work is very extensive and rich in visual expressiveness, for lovers of the figure Lucian Freud is an ideal reference in the handling of the elements of plastic expression for painting.
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