In Honor of Cindy Sherman
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is currently hosting a Cindy Sherman exhibit. The retrospective runs until October 2012 and I hope to get the chance to view it in person. I felt so inspired by her work that I started two self portrait series including “Mise en Scéne“
“Champ”
Months ago, I saw photos of Cindy Sherman on a photography website. The photos looked like nice portraits of an ordinary woman, so I thought nothing of it. A few weeks later, I stumbled upon those same photos, this time in the original magazine article and felt the universe was trying to get me to read about this woman, so I did — and I was so eternally glad I did. I was completely fascinated and began hunting down more interviews, photos and any information I could gather about this mysterious Cindy Sherman. Not only was she the star of her photos, but also the makeup artist, prop creator, set decorator, wardrobe designer, art director and of course photographer.
“The Siren”
“Racoon”
For my series of self-timed series of self portraits, the first photo was a very introspective one (“Racoon”, February 2012) but the ones that followed shortly began to be less and less of who I was inside. The self portraits soon became caricatures of many people, each one dramatically different from the previous.
“Baby Doll”
“Love Without Anger”
The selected works shown here are a fraction of the characters and caricatures I’ve created. It’s a universe that is rich with colorful characters and a vessel for my imagination. It’s a liberating feeling and I have one inspiring woman to thank for.
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