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| '''Cindy Sherman''' is a famous ] ], curently working in ]. She was educated at the State University of New York at Buffalo. | '''Cindy Sherman''' is a famous ] ], curently working in ]. She was educated at the State University of New York at Buffalo. | ||
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| Some of her most famous art series include her ] series, along with her ] series. | Some of her most famous art series include her ] series, along with her ] series. | ||
| Her work, Untitled Film still #6 is one of a series of works where she appropriated herself into the roles of stock characters in B-grade film. | |||
| Untitled Film Still #6 is a black and white photograph, featuring Cindy Sherman lying on the ground in a long flowing nightgown, and underwear. The image is reminiscent of old B- Grade films. Through her clothing, makeup and hair, Sherman looks the part of the traditional heroine found in these films. Her pose is sexually suggestive, looking the part of the ‘]’. | |||
| Sherman’s work is highly political. It explored the contemporary and historical role of women from a feminist perspective. Through her series of film stills she manages to explore the nature of the historical interpretation of female role, and the way in which that relates to her own personal identity. Her works relate to the male interpretation, and representation of the female, as seen specifically here in the male dominated film industry. By leaving her work untitled, she to depersonalizes it, avoiding giving the characters she portrays meaning on a personal level. Instead of representing individuals, she appropriates herself into the positions of feminine archetypes. Her images are not portraits of actual people, but are interpretations of types of people, demonstrated through the depiction of a fictional person. | |||
| Untitled # 6 is a work that expresses concepts relating to the historical roles of women from a feminist perspective. Sherman appropriates herself into B-grade film styled images, giving them new meaning. Through her transformation into traditional feminine archetypes, she is able to express concepts of the woman’s role in society, and the way in which it has evolved. | |||
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Cindy Sherman is a famous American artist, curently working in New York. She was educated at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Her art commonly features feminist themes. She often involves herself in her art, through photographs of herself.
Some of her most famous art series include her Film Stills series, along with her pornographic dolls series.
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