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At first painting in a super-realist style in art school during the aftermath of American Feminism, Sherman turned to photography toward the end of the 1970s in order to explore a wide range of common female social roles, or personas.
Sherman works in series, typically photographing herself in a range of costumes. To create her photographs, Sherman shoots alone in her studio, assuming multiple roles as author, director, make-up artist, hairstylist, wardrobe mistress, and model.
Feb 26, 2012 · Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential artists in contemporary art. Throughout her career, she has presented a sustained, eloquent, and provocative exploration of the construction of contemporary identity and the nature of representation, drawn from the unlimited supply of images from ...
Cynthia Morris Sherman (born January 19, 1954) is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined characters.
Gallery 1. Untitled #479. 1975. Untitled #131. 1983. Untitled #264. 1992. Untitled #466. 2008. Untitled A–E. 1975. Untitled #153. 1985. Gallery 2. In fall 1977, Sherman began making pictures that would eventually become her groundbreaking “Untitled Film Stills.”
Like the girlie photos in Salle’s studio, Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills—a series of seventy photographs produced between 1977 and 1980—appear to be moments isolated from a narrative but are in fact staged tableaux. Printed in black and white on 8-by-10-inch glossy photo paper, they resemble the publicity pictures made on movie sets.
Artwork Details. Overview. Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings. Provenance. Notes. Exhibition History. References. Title: Untitled #87. Artist: Cindy Sherman (American, born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, 1954) Date: 1981. Medium: Chromogenic print. Dimensions: Image: 59.2 x 122.5cm (23 5/16 x 48 1/4in.) Frame: 78.7 x 139.7 cm (31 x 55 in.)
