Thursday, November 17, 2011

Artists Working with Identity

Cindy Sherman

         A photographer and film maker who shoots herself dressed in costumes to represent different women in society and the stereotypes that the media places on women. She says she is not a feminist artist but simply pointing out how society generalized and sees women in a certain view.

What types of things are people saying when they appear a certain way?
How can this dictate anything about an individual?
Why do people view women in different ways based on their dress?
Does this objectify or change views on these women in any way?
What types of things are shown through stereotypes and in women especially?

What types of association or judgements do people pair with certain women and their appearance?
What do these appearances actually say about the women personally?
How can these photographs shift a viewer's thinking upon learning that the figure is the same person in the other works?




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