Untitled Film Still, 1979

Cindy Sherman was an influential artist during the 1970s and 1980s. Creating self portraits of her and others, or as today's society would call it "selfies", became Sherman's passion to create masterpieces that show emotion, talent, and expression. Most of Sherman's influences came from horror films such as "Halloween" and the urban lifestyle of New York City. One famous artist that influenced Cindy Sherman was Andy Warhol's "Photo booth Self Portraits".

What makes Cindy Sherman an extraordinary artist is the creation of her artwork start from Sherman taking photographs of herself on her own. I took the opportunity to create my own "selfie" from a photograph that inspired me to wonder about the world and how a lot of things that are happening all at once. Just like in Sherman's photograph I wanted to capture my curiosity as I look out of a window. The building I captured the photo in is an abandoned warehouse to show the darkness from the inside and also show the light peaking from outside. Basically, my image can symbolize a comparison between sadness and joyfulness mixed with mischief.

In Cindy Sherman's artwork, it may not show her looking out of a window but to me it gave off that type of illusion. The lighting within the photo can be displayed as the sun or a streetlight, which shows how much creativity Cindy Sherman put into her self portraits. Her creativity influenced me to wonder how it would be like to take a picture on my own. The task wasn't much of a hassle but the outcome captured my own masterpiece I can be proud of.

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