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| Kaitlyn Arroyo, Untitled #1, 2022 |
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Phoebe Hoban
The Cindy Sherman Effect
Two Quotes
"We live in the era of Youtube fame and reality-TV shows and makeovers, where you can be anything you want to be any minute of the day, and artists are responding to that. Cindy was one of the first to explore the idea of the malleability or fluidity of identity." (Hoban 1)
It's becoming easier to get recognition on famous platforms where you are able to express yourself freely and have thousands of people watch and get inspired by popular influencers. Youtube and reality shows glamorize the idea that you could be anybody you want as long as you have a supportive audience and get the approval online. I believe that the idea of wanting to become the best version of yourself can finally be a reality for so many of us because of the widespread attention that is received from these platforms.
"By limiting her subject matter strictly to herself, while at the same time excavating countless permutations, she inspired a generation of younger artists to explore their own identities across a range of mediums." (Hoban 3)
When Cindy Sherman portrays a character in her photographs, she is replicating a persona that isn't her own. She experiments with different mediums and plays around with images of herself. Through these characters, she envisions a life that is different than hers. An example of this would be performing in a theatrical performance. That person is so dedicated to the role that the persona of the character is portrayed into your own. Nowadays, photographers like to explore with Photoshop or Facetune to enhance certain features to make you almost unrecognizable, but Sherman was able to explore her own mediums by not setting boundaries and allowing freedom to be expressed through her work. She invites her younger audience to express themselves by choosing how they want to dress and being comfortable with their shell of a body.
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