MY MUSE: CINDY SHERMAN

WHO IS CINDY SHERMAN?

For this brief we were asked to either create a muse from imagination and inspiration or to choose an existing figure who we draw inspiration from in some way. My reason for choosing Cindy Sherman is extensive; i have always been a great fan ever since discovering her work a few years ago. The raw quality of her photographs works incredibly well with the overall flamboyant, hugely expressive and often garish nature of the images she creates. For every photograph she uses herself as the model and subject, changing her aesthetic in a number of different ways, such as prosthetics but even just as simple as theatrically composed make-up with the addition of wigs and costumes. she assumes some very striking roles as part of her work, each more striking than the last. I chose Cindy Sherman as my muse because of her ability to become someone new and so there is a number of different 'Cindy Shermans' to draw inspiration from.