CINDY SHERMAN
Cynthia
"Cindy" Morris Sherman, is an American photographer and filmmaker.
One of the greatest representatives of postwar photography. She was born on
January 19, 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Cindy may have gone
unnoticed among the sea of young American girls. But something distinguished
her: she liked to dress up.
Sherman
studied art at State University College in Buffalo, New York. There he took his
first artistic steps in painting, however he abandoned it to adopt photography
as a preferred means of expression.
Despite the
fact that in most of her photographs she appears herself, she does not consider
them self-portraits. Sherman uses herself as a vehicle to represent a wide
variety of themes from the contemporary world, such as the role of women or the
role of the artist. Through a series of different works, Sherman has raised
difficult and important questions about the role and representation of women in
society, the media, and the nature of art creation.
- Her most important works:
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| Untitled #153 |
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| Untitled #96 |
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| Untitled #92 |
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Untitled #48
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- Meaning of her photograph:
Sherman uses herself in her photographa to present a
wide variety of themes from the contemporary world.
Through different works, Sherman poses difficult and
important questions about the role and representation of women in society.
- Awards:1983 Beca Guggenheim in Creative Arts, United States and Canada.1995 Becas MacArthur.2000 Hasselblad Foundation International Prize.2011 Glamour Award for The Superstar.In 2020 she was awarded the Wolf Foundation for the Arts Prize.
