"Says Mayer, “Cindy Sherman opened a lot of the doors. She was the trendsetter in terms of distorted characters within self-portraiture. Originally painters painted self-portraits, and then she kind of blew it open with photographic portraiture, and now there are all these avenues younger artists are taking, which would not have been so easy without her work.” (Hoban 9)
This quote is important because it really makes you think how important trendsetters are. They can open new creative doors in certain fields, and inspire many people. Cindy Sherman was definitely one of those people, and it is so cool to know that so many people were inspired by her work.
“What Cindy did, starting with the ‘Film Stills,’ is she realized the degree to which the stills used to promote cinema influenced the way people portrayed themselves, and she saw it as pure theater. That’s what I see as one of her great strengths—the theatrics of camera vision." (Hoban 12)
This quote is important because it highlights the idea that pictures are so powerful in the way they can influence the way you see yourself. There is power in getting dressed up, and putting on makeup, or even wearing something that makes you feel confident in a photo. A photographer that can capture how powerful someone feels when they transform themself on camera is a gift.
These images represent independent and powerful women. In the picture I am alone, which represents independence. However, my fashionable gloves and coat represent beauty and self expression. In the picture I am standing alone, but do not mind. Self expression is a way to feel confident and beautiful within yourself. Fashion can help you not need the validation of other people, because It can make you feel more comfortable within yourself. These images act as self portraits because they are representing individuality and confidence in ones self.
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