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The Cindy Sherman

1-"Cindy Sherman opened a lot of the doors. She was the trendsetter in terms of distorted characters within self-portraiture." - Jillian Mayer

Response: Jillian Mayer acknowledges Cindy Sherman's pioneering role in the realm of self-portraiture and the influence she had on artists exploring distorted characters and identities within their own work.

2-"Cindy changed all women’s lives—she put names to the stereotypes associated with women by making pictures of them. When you can name something, you can laugh at it." - Marilyn Minter

Response: Marilyn Minter emphasizes how Cindy Sherman's work empowered women by naming and depicting stereotypes associated with them, providing a platform for laughter and critique.

 

New York Times 

 

1-"The longer I look at these photographs, the less sure I am of them. Are these women insisting on being seen or are they taunting us, mischievously playing on fears of female ugliness, of becoming old and absurd or just invisible?"

 

Response: This quote reflects the ambiguity and complexity of Cindy Sherman's photographs, raising questions about whether the women in her images demand visibility or challenge societal notions of aging and female appearance.

 

2-"That slipperiness in her work — does she see people clearly out of kinship or cruelty? — becomes complicated here by her ambivalence about aging."

 

Response: This quote highlights the dual nature of Cindy Sherman's work, suggesting that her portrayal of people can be both empathetic and potentially critical. It also underscores her mixed feelings about the aging process.