RUNNING HEAH: CINDY SHERMAN

Analysis of Cindy Sherman's work

Writer's nameTable of Content

Introduction3

Sexuality as a mean of identity3

Research question3

Rational for investigation3

About Cindy Sherman4

Literature search about the artist5

Analysis of Cindy' works6

Untitled #131 (1983)7

Untitled #168 (1987)8

Untitled #3029

Dianne Benson photographs10

Sherman's recent work consists of 2003/200411

Miscellaneous work11

Conclusion12

End Notes14

Analysis of Cindy Sherman's work

Introduction

Every artist embraces the phenomenon of themes. These themes provide them inspiration to carry on with their work in a unique and innovative way. Sometimes, these themes become the identification of an artist. This paper revolves around the same phenomenon. This paper talks about sexuality as a mean of identity in the work of Cindy Sherman. This paper provides a brief account about the portrayal of sexuality in various artistic work of Cindy Sherman.

Sexuality as a mean of identity

Sexuality can be an inspiring theme for an artist. Representation of sexuality in photography can be determined by the exposure of body parts, pornographic and representation of obscene images. Not only these mentioned variables predict the presence of the theme of sexuality in an artistic work but there are various other minute details that can be considered as the representation of sexuality.

Research question

Whether the work of Cindy Sherman is the portrayal of sexuality or not?

Rational for investigation

This paper considers various pieces of work of the Cindy Sherman and analyzes it for the presence of the element of sexuality. This study would act as a guide for those who are interested in knowing the artistic work of Cindy Sherman. Moreover, in the fields of the art of photography there is a dearth of literature related to the sexuality as a mean of elements. So, this paper would increase the literature of this field.

About Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman was born on 19th January 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and grew up the youngest of six children in Huntington Beach on Long Iceland. She was a child who always watched TV and was indulged in makeup and costumes. In an interview with the art critic Wilfried Dickhoff, she said that, she always liked to disguise and slip into other roles instead of the usual stuff, like when little girls often play the role of mother, she was more interested in the ugly, evil and frightening characters from the fairy tales they loved. This personal preference accompanied them in the years 1972-1976, where she at State University College at Buffalo, New York, studied art. After her completion of, Bachelor of Arts, she moved in 1977 to New York City. She still lives there today with her husband, the French video artist Michel Auder, and her parrot Frieda in a loft in Soho. There arose in her with all imaginable props, costumes and masks equipped studio-1975 her photographic work cycles. The work of Cindy Sherman's been in many exhibitions in the U.S., in almost all major cities of Western Europe.

Literature search about the artist

A phantasmagoria of the female body: The work of Cindy Sherman

A new politics of the body

Interrogation related to the two great cultural boundary divisions were answered by women artists ...