Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Self-Portrait Project

 

The Cindy Sherman Effect

Worry


Giving up 

Title of Picture 1&2: Giving up a career path

The four pictures could be used to portray four different states of mind or events. Picture 1 could describe a state of worry, isolation, and confusion, despite having the necessary resources to succeed. It represents an individual having the right tool but lacking the knowledge to use it.

The second picture could be linked to the first picture or tagged as the continuation of the first picture. The image portrays or represents a state of giving up without a frantic effort to face the challenges. It means giving up on one dream to pursue another.

Motivation 



Confidence 


Title of Picture 3&4: Breakthrough in new career path

Picture 3 describing the state of motivation or the condition inside us that desires a change, either in the self or the environment. The desire to achieve goals could represent a stage in life when you start to mentor or motivate people facing similar challenges. The last picture represents reaching the success the portrays calmness and confidence in the new career path and financial breakthrough and going from success to accomplishment in life. 

Selected Quotes

"A number of younger artists are very much indebted to Sherman in their exploration of not just identity but also the nature of representation. Now we all take it for granted that a photograph can be Photoshopped. We live in the era of YouTube fame and reality-TV shows and makeovers, where you can be anything you want to be any minute of the day, and artists are responding to that. Cindy was one of the first to explore the idea of the malleability or fluidity of identity."

"Cindy Sherman opened a lot of the doors. She was the trendsetter in terms of distorted characters within self-portraiture. Originally painters painted self-portraits, and then she blew it open with photographic portraiture. Now there are all these avenues younger artists take, which would not have been so easy without her work."

Response

The article provides insight into Cindy Sherman talent and exploitation as an ultimate master of self-morphing that make the best use of everything from prosthetic to digital technology, inventing, old-fashioned makeup, etc. The author clearly shows the role Sherman talent and work has played in the lives of the younger artist. The article indicates that the source of inspiration for younger artists came from Cindy Sherman. The idea of Cindy is what the young artist is currently building upon. In fact, the writer believes that Cindy opened a lot of doors for other artists. As stated before, the write-up is a form of acknowledgment or praise of Cindy' work. She was considered an influential figure within self-portraiture niche. Within the contribution or impact of Cindy's work, younger artists may not have find it easy to work out her work. her role in the photography cannot be underestimated as she played the lion's share in the crossover of photography as fine art.

The Ugly Beauty of Cindy Sherman

Selected Quotes

"You can't take a photograph without the entire history of Cindy Sherman's oeuvre behind it,"

"It's really this kind of contract with Cindy and the viewer, that the viewer will suspend disbelief and go with her."

Response

This article also reflects on Cindy's achievement, personality, and role in photography. The Ugly Beauty show how Cindy created different facial expressions and a kaleidoscopic combination of mannequin limbs, sausage links, orifices extruding tampons. The ugly beauty article shows Cindy caricatured photograph and cartoonish. Her exploit in the world of photograph cannot go unnoticed because it is impossible to make a photography without acknowledging the entire history of Cindy piece behind it. The article also reflects how Cindy makes a mockery of herself using a self-portrait of ordinary people but cartoonish caricatured way.

The author's second quote reflects the audience's acceptance of Cindy's work as they rather prioritize attending her show or work instead of going to another place. 




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