Cindy Sherman has a different approach to photography. She likes to leave the possibilities for her portraits open. These photos can be interpreted anyway the reader so chooses. This is especially obvious as she leaves her portraits untitled. In her first photo she depicts a woman who is standing beside a road along with her luggage. Her actions can be interpreted in many ways. She could be fed up with her life, in search of a better place to live and all she needs is a ride. On the other hand, she could have been dropped off from a trip waiting for a family member to take her home. The possibilities are endless. In Sherman's second self-portrait she is lying on the floor with a cutout of the newspaper in her hand. This portrait also has many different ways it can be interpreted. She could have want ads in her hand, thinking of getting a new employer because she is unhappy with the direction of her career. Another possibility could be that the article in her hand is the personals and she is lying there dreaming of the perfect man. The news paper clip could also be items for sale. The lady just moved in to her new home and has no furniture and that is why she is lying on the floor.
Sherman challenges the "what you see is what you get" mentality by leaving the possibilities of her photographs open. The ladies in either one of these photos could be doing a number of things. She seems to be saying the medium of photography is not always straight- forward. Which means this medium may not be the best method to get your point across.
The difference between Cindy Sherman and Dorothy Allison is very subtle. Cindy uses the medium of photography and tries to be very vague with her work. Dorothy uses an essay and describes every little detail. She wants nothing untold.
The reason Dorothy doesn't want to be photographed is because she cares about what other people think of her. In her essay she describes how a guy at a hotel didn't think she had a reservation because of the way she looked and she hated it.
Cindy Sherman; "I sculpt my body to make it 'beautiful'." Cindy Sherman is a twentieth century woman with unique talent. ... "None of Cindy Sherman's images is of Cindy Sherman as. ... (Cindy Sherman p.10) At best they are of Cindy posing as other identities of women she connects with. ... (Cindy Sherman p.10) Cindy Sherman's stills contain no identity, even the name of the still is "Untitled". ...
Cindy Sherman is another artist who created artworks in response to world situations having international significance. ... Cindy Sherman examines and challenges the relationships of real world issues and her visual "image". Cindy Sherman makes her works confronting so she can get a reaction from the audience. ... Cindy Sherman created an artwork that has been called "Untitled #188"; it has been taken from her series "Disaster" which is a colour photograph 115 x 170 Cindy Sherman liked to blur the boundaries. ... Cindy Sherman has used this doll as a symbol of the violence inflicted on f...
During my year 12 coursework, I have looked at many artists and art pieces. I have visited numerous galleries in different countries and also seen many different pieces of work from a range of media; for example photography, paints, 3D work and sculptures. The theme we had for this year's coursework...
The Grotesque and the Monstrous body as a subject have fascinated other contemporary visual artists such as Cindy Sherman and Jake and Dinos Chapman. ... Crokes' work shares a thread with Sherman and the Chapman Brothers as this piece deals with the theme of The Monstrous female and the abject. ... Cindy Sherman (born January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American photographer and film director known for her conceptual self-portraits. Sherman currently works in New York. ...
Brief Bio Laurie Simmons earned a BFA from Temple University's Tyler School of Art. She concentrated on painting, sculpting and printmaking while enrolled at Tyler. When she moved to New York City in the early 1970's to immerse herself in the art world, she was hearing that painting was dead....
