The Cindy Sherman Effect by Phoebe Hoban for ArtNews
" I still like the idea of challenging myself through the more hands-on methods, only because I think it’s more challenging when you are limited,” Sherman says."
"Cindy Sherman has shown herself to be the ultimate master of self-morphing, utilizing everything from old-fashioned makeup and prosthetics to digital technology, inventing and portraying extraordinary alter egos and multiple identities that brilliantly reflect our image-saturated culture—and in the process inventing her own genre."
Response:
Sherman says she still likes the idea of challenging herself through hands-on methods because he thinks it's more challenging when resources are limited. Cindy Sherman has demonstrated herself to be an exemplary authority in self-transformation, employing a wide array of techniques ranging from traditional makeup and prosthetics to digital technology. Through this, she has crafted and embodied remarkable alter egos and multiple identities, effectively mirroring our image-saturated culture. In doing so, she has effectively pioneered her own distinctive genre.
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"In fact, her images are so foundational to feminist art criticism, to notions of the “male gaze,” that it can be difficult to see them for themselves — they come to us encrusted with theory."
"These women are not metaphors, they are not waiting to be represented, rescued or destroyed. They are gloriously, catastrophically themselves, and we meet them on their own terms — as we so frequently meet each other — in stagy, embarrassing, endearing selfies launched into the world."
Response:
Absolutely crucial to feminist art criticism and the concept of the “male gaze,” her images can be challenging to perceive on their own due to the layers of theory that surround them. These women are not symbolic; they exude unapologetic authenticity. We encounter them on their own terms, much like we connect with each other through staged, embarrassing, and endearing selfies shared with the world.
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