A selfie is a picture of one's self taken by one's self. They reflect who a person is subtly, boldly, or however the person decides to take it. Cindy Sherman loved the idea of a selfie showing her personality and point of views in selfies. This is seen in all her photography. She used them to make political statements showing how she felt about certain subjects.
Cindy Sherman's photograph, Untitled #122, that she took in 1983 is a perfect example of her reflecting her point of view on a subject through her photography. The photograph is Cindy Sherman wearing a platinum blonde wig covering her face, fists clenched, wearing a suit and shoulder pads. The person who bought the photograph said in the documentary that when she saw it, it instantly reminded her of Hollywood and women in Hollywood, head bowed looking up to a superior with their fists clenched.
My selfie is not as dark as Cindy Sherman's, it reflects me not her. I am not a dark person like Cindy Sherman, hence the fantastic shirt. I feel life should not be taken so seriously all of the time, one should have fun and enjoy their self. The ancient Hawaiians used to say, inside every rotten pineapple their may be a pearl. i look at this like though bad times may come, they wont bother me. The idea of looking at the bright side is what I am trying to achieve through my selfie. Cindy Sherman took selfies of her looking at whats wrong in society. I take them with a pineapple in my hand.
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