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Cindy Sherman Research Paper

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The many faces of Cindy Sherman and how she changed fine art. Intro This essay will explore postmodernism as a movement, and how it is applicable to the work of Cindy Sherman. A selection of Sherman’s work though the postmodernism era will be covered. Sherman was an Artist mostly but this essay will be looking primarily into her Fine art photography. The way Cindy Sherman creates, manipulates and constructs her own reality will be the focus point. Fine art photography has no agreed meaning or definition, its photographs created by the mind of the photographer. It is capturing a realistic rendition of the subject. The photography is aiming to create a more personal impression; the photos are based on their beauty not the source behind …show more content…

She invented her own genre, she has influenced generations of artists, starting with the life changing black and white stills called “untitled film stills” that she created in the 1970’s. She is not just a photographer, but also a master creator; she is the model and subject of the photographs. In addition her images are not self-portraits she uses fake body parts and masks to create the person she wants to be, she has a fantastic manipulation of her own self-image. She is trying to make the person looking at the photographs find something of themselves rather than …show more content…

She looks simple yet elegant, portraying the image of a young girl just getting a book of the shelf. She’s looking away like she has done in the majority of her photographs, she is not centered in the photo and this is also an example of one of Sherman’s classic black and white film stills. The photo shows your more books than Sherman herself. By her body structure it is possible to determine that Sherman is on her tiptoes reaching for the books even though only her waist can be seen. The balance of her leaning forward and her back coming to the angle shows she was too short to reach for the book. She has thought about this photo in the sense of looking helpless to not be able to reach the book, her stance says help me, but her facial expression says I have this under control I can reach the book. Sherman is showing off the power of women, she is trying to change the way the world should see

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