Cindy Sherman Research Paper

Cindy Sherman was born "Cynthia Morris" on January 19, 1954, in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She did not live there long, for her family of seven moved to Huntington, Long Island, where she grew up. Sherman dabbled in painting when she first attended Buffalo State College, but soon developed a passion for photography, and never looked back. She established a photography career based on what she secretly enjoyed doing most, playing dress up. This enabled her to develop a unique technique all her own, where here photographs accredited her with taking on every aspect in developing the perfect shot. Choosing to ascertain herself as not only the photographer but also the stylist, model, and creator.
Sherman' s early works began by taking on a certain vagueness in meaning, with her series "Untitled Film Stills" (1977-1980), where she depicted herself as different stereotypical women of her time. She aimed at leaving the viewer with an uncertainty as how to decipher her intentions, eluding her form having to title her artworks for a dramatic effect. This series of works consisted of 69 black and white stills, photographed throughout the span of three years. She created photographs that incorporated not only a general backdrop but also took on a dramatic effect. Many
For the first time, Cindy Sherman had decided to opt out of photographing herself in this series, and relies strictly on the replacement of dismembered mannequins as her models. In researching an explanation for her graphic art style, I encountered a website louellamartin.wordpress.com, where in an interview with John Zinsser, she defends her work by saying," I would hope that these images would make people comfort their own feelings about sex, pornography, or erotic images and their own bodies" (Zinsser