Cindy Sherman-Artist profile presentation

1. Cindy Sherman
Photographer
Born: 1954
Watch:
h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=Re8g85gMsJ8

2. Biography
• Born
with
parents
who,
unlike
her,
were
not
overly
arCsCc,
Sherman
said:
"It
wasn't
unCl
college
that
I
had
any
concept
of
what
was
going
on
in
the
art
world”.
(CindySherman.com,
2004)
• AQer
graduaCng
in
1976,
Sherman
moved
to
New
York
to
embark
upon
her
career
in
art.
• In
her
loQ
in
Manha#an,
Cindy
began
taking
photos
of
herself,
which
were
later
known
as
UnCtled
Film
SClls
(CindySherman.com,
2004)

3. The
housewife
(below):
Housewife
The Film still series
(right): Prostitute
-commenting on
women and how they
are portrayed in the
media.

4. The
Woman
in
Distress

5. The
Actress

6. Disasters
and
Fairytales
• From
1985-­‐1989,
Sherman
was
not
the
sole
focus
of
her
artwork.
• These
images
are
more
grotesque
than
her
former
works,
and
oQen
used
un-­‐idenCfiable
se`ngs,
as
well
as
oddly
coloured
lighCng
shades
of
blue,
green
and
red.
• These
images
were
designed
to
shock.

8. Sexual
Reference
Pictures
• In
1992,
Sherman
embarked
on
a
series
of
photographs
known
as
‘sex
pictures’,
where
she
was
enCrely
absent
from
the
photos.
• Dolls
and
prostheCc
body
parts
were
used,
in
highly
sexual
poses.

9. Story
of
Success
• Due
to
Sherman
being
so
successful
so
young,
her
work
has
had
considerable
maturaCon
over
the
past
decade.
• In
1999,
the
average
price
for
one
of
her
artworks
was
$2000-­‐$50000.
• Sherman’s
popularity
conCnues
to
grow
around
the
world,
with
exhibits
in
countries
such
as
Germany,
Japan
and
France.

10. Metro
Pictures
• Sherman
has
recently
gone
back
to
using
herself
as
a
model.
• Metro
Pictures,
Sherman
displayed
a
series
of
portrait
like
images
of
herself
in
the
guise
of
women
of
California.
Again
simply
‘types’,
e.g.
-­‐
the
The Divorcee
divorcee.
• Why
do
you
think
Sherman
uses
herself
as
a
model.
• Why
do
you
think
she
portrays
‘types’
of
women?

12. References
• h#p://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/i/20th/Cindy-­‐Sherman,-­‐UnCtled-­‐-­‐01.jpg
• h#p://www.contemporarystl.org/images/cs_early4.jpg
• h#p://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/gallery/images/sherman.jpg
• h#p://thatswhenireachformyrevolver.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/03unCtled-­‐film-­‐sCll13-­‐cindy-­‐sherman.jpg
• h#p://carefullyaimeddarts.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/25784.jpg
• h#p://thetruthorthefight.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/cindy_sherman.jpg
• h#p://www.katdeerfield.com/academic/SP09_Nadja-­‐Sherman_files/image002.jpg
• h#p://www.artsconnected.org/media/85/cc/6dae402ce39fa3f37ca17d04f055/1024/768/33511.jpg
• h#p://peterandjoan.blogs.wm.edu/files/2008/10/disasters1985.jpg
• h#p://www.artquotes.net/masters/sherman/index.htm
• h#p://www.cindysherman.com/biography.shtml