Inspired by Cindy Sherman - Suania Duenas
While studying Cindy Sherman’s artistic perspective I was able to notice how incredibly she uses light, mannequins/dolls, and facial expressions to open concepts such as: femininity and identity. Some of her work can be defined as “peculiar”. “Peculiar” because her images can be disturbing.
I wanted to create a photograph using some of her techniques/characteristics, as you can see, it is a black and white photograph, I have included a doll, and I am a part of the scene as well. With this image, I wanted to create an unusual atmosphere, since it is not the type of pictures that I normally take. In addition, I was looking to generate an image with a meaning behind it, which is crucial when admiring Sherman’s art.
This image shows how this game is not going exactly as expected. One of the swings is sideways, one of the tea cups is upside down, I do not look happy, and yet it looks like I am trying to fix the set of tea cup.
Childhood is an extremely important stage of life. It is the stage where we learn what it is expected from us as members of the society. Often times, we are forced to follow rules and in many cases punished from been “different”- not fitting in. It is expected for girls to play with dolls, that way they will learn how a “nice lady” should act. Creating our own identity and be true to ourselves is not the easiest task for all of us. Many, struggle with it because of people who are narrow-minded.
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