Review of an Article Review of Cindy Sherman Jackie
Brown
Cantrell, Scott. “Art Review: Cindy Sherman’s theatrical
photos provoke contemplation at the DMA” Guide
Live (06 April 2013 4:18PM) Web. Tuesday 30 April 2013 2:22PM http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/columnists/scott-cantrell/20130406-art-review-cindy-shermans-theatrical-photos-provoke-contemplation-at-the-dma.ece
Cantrell’s
article demonstrates a conservative opinion of Cindy Sherman’s bold photographs,
revealing his bias opinion against her uniquely stated points of stereotypical
lifestyles that she exemplifies through each photograph. Sherman’s suggestive, alter
ego, self-portraits are miscommunications to the audience of Dallas News
readers due to one individual’s interpretation of her images currently on
display at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Although Scott Cantrell compares
her work to being still images of theatrical action scenes, I interpret her
work from a more feminist point of view. Each female she creates herself as
being suggests a series of events that have affected the fictional woman
Sherman presents, & within an image she reveals their inner attitude of
that alter ego she is creating of herself.
Cindy Sherman has impacted many
artists & photographers all around the globe, but Cantrell’s scrutiny did
not give Sherman the credit she deserves for her worldly works due to her
artwork. “On
the one hand, she’s a grown-up version of a little girl” Cantrell comments, due
to the props & outfits Sherman uses to reveal an alternative personality
that doesn’t represent her own.
As Sherman’s work can be taken into playful
manner, her early work associated with dolls with vulgar positions (including
vomit) represent the uproar of AIDS spreading from one victim to another. She
is not just a jack of one trade, which is fact. Rather, Cindy Sherman has been
doing photography for over 30 years, & has the advantage of being an artist
during worldly events in which she creates images that express times that have
made history from the huge impact they had on civilization.
In relation, Sherman displays to her
audience a bold, canny perspective that reflects people in our surroundings.
Others may even see themselves in some of her photos. The age range of
self-portraits she has made gives her the superior position to attract more
people to her articulate identities. As for Cantrell, there is so much more
than meets his eye when it comes to the openly provocative & other times
sensitive Cindy Sherman.
