Cindy Sherman
Cindy Sherman
Cynthia Morris "Cindy" Shermanis an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. In 1995, she was the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth19 January 1954
CityGlen Ridge, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
house last pipes
I had to redo my last house after the pipes burst, and something was lost in the renovation. The soul of the old space was compromised.
copy noticing photograph seeing street subtle thinking
I'll see a photograph of a character and try to copy them on to my face. I think I'm really observant, and thinking how a person is put together, seeing them on the street and noticing subtle things about them that make them who they are.
love dream life-and-love
Dreamers are those who have achieved in love and life, because it is a dream that got them there.
thinking political dresses
I didn't think of what I was doing as political. To me it was a way to make the best out of what I liked to do privately, which was to dress up.
thinking kind exploration
I am fine, though it is hard to think of what kind of work to make at this point, other than decorative, escapist or abstract. I suppose I'll explore one or all of these things.
rip fall people
Every time you have to come up with a new body of work for a new show, you're aware that people are just ready to rip you apart, they're just waiting for you to fall or make the slightest trip up.
character thinking people
I think I always resented the fact that people thought I was trying to entertain them with my multifaceted, chameleonlike character changes. Although I liked doing that, I wasn't out to fool people and say 'Guess which one is me.'
stupid fall people
I wonder how it is that I’m fooling so many people, I’m doing one of the most stupid things in the world…and people seem to be falling for it.
guy painter amount
I was supporting myself, but nothing like the guy painters, as I refer to them. I always resented that actually.. we were all getting the same amount of press, but they were going gangbusters with sales.
art interest traditional
I didn't have any interest in traditional art.
successful people feelings
I was feeling guilty in the beginning; it was frustrating to be successful when a lot of my friends weren't. Also, I was constantly being reminded of that by people in my family making jokes.
art ideas use
I was meticulously copying other art and then I realized I could just use a camera and put my time into an idea instead.