I have looked at Cindy Sherman’s work many times; intrigued by the way she has used herself as the subject for much of her work. She has taken on so many different appearances that you begin to consider what she looks like or what kind of person she really is. Most of the images she has used in her film stills series lead you to question where you have seen them before, maybe some old film from your childhood you caught glimpses of whilst flicking. She uses props to create her imagery such as wigs and various settings and then uses herself in various poses to portray women in film. She is able to show emotion and sometimes precarious situations in her images. Usually in black and white, her images look like old films and she uses costumes and make up which remind me of the beautiful women you used to see in old films.
In an interview with the Guardian, Sherman discussed her childhood, how she felt alone being the youngest and how her she didn’t really have a relationship with her father. She says how she loved to dress up and was obsessed with her appearance. The image I’ve chosen shows Sherman in a room, wearing a black dress standing with her back against a mirror. As with all the film still series, I try to imagine what kind of character she’s playing and why she has positioned herself as she has. The impression I get from this image is that she is meant to be in some kind of thriller film, her gaze wants to me to see what else out of shot and her expression and the arrangement of the furniture adds tension. I love how she is so versatile to change herself and mould into a new person in her photos, they are all individual and show female roles in film. Even though she has created many images in this collection, all are individual and take on many forms making them truly unique.
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/1997/sherman/index.html
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://ninjaradio.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/cindy-sherman-film-still.jpg
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