Cindy Sherman is an American photographer known for her self-portraits depicting different types of women. After graduating college in 1976, she moved to New York and began taking photos of herself in various roles and disguises, commenting on femininity and media portrayals of women. Sherman's work has evolved over the decades as she explores different series using prosthetics, dolls, and herself in various guises. She continues to find success internationally with her unique style that uses photography to examine womanhood and identity.

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