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Born 1962 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Partially-clad female figure painting.
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both exaggerated. The "obscenely plump-ness and sometimes purple nipples that strike the unsuspecting viewer as strange," but also the deformity of both. "The breasts are disturbingly lopsided: as one sticks up, protruding at an odd angle from the body, another... Read full biography
Lisa Yuskavage graduated from Temple University and earned an M.F.A. from Yale University. It is said that she has responded to this success by being "mildly naughty" and "using her exceptional facility to produce knowingly dreadful paintings." Her figures are grotesque young sexpots with bloated stomachs, described as "just: disturbing, repulsive, enticing, beautiful. And sexy?" Some think so. Initially viewers may draw their attention to two noticeable things, noses and breasts, both exaggerated. The "obscenely plump-ness and sometimes purple nipples that strike the unsuspecting viewer as strange," but also the deformity of both. "The breasts are disturbingly lopsided: as one sticks up, protruding at an odd angle from the body, another droops down. " Along with the noses, which are practically snouts. The unequal proportions of Yuskavage's bodies are skewed,... Read full biography
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Keywords (18)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Feminist Themes, Women's Equality, Feminism
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
Art School
- •Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art