Cindy Sherman Analysis

In the short story “Superman and Me” which was written by Sherman Alexie, details the autobiography of Alexie’s life when he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. In the beginning, Alexie introduces his audience with a bundle of information and vigorous conflicts that he had learned to overcome. Alexie’s first confrontation came the very day he was born, when someone discovered “he was born with water in his brain and not expected to survive.” Once Alexie conquered this deadly situation, he discovered this unique passion towards reading. At the age of 3, he became very peculiar about a certain comic book called Superman, and that’s when he opened it up, analyzed it and became deeply affectionate about the power knowledge. Alexie also seemed to pick up this intelligence through his father, as he was one of the only Indians to attend a catholic school, and obtain an education. Alexie’s next additional challenge began the day he started school. He was teased by his classmates, degraded by his teachers and abandoned by his fellow community members all because he’s smart Indian. Also, the author begins to explain how the Indians on the reservation saw failure as this normal thing, they accepted the fact that they weren’t supposed to get a decent education. Alexie seemed to always find a way around diversity even when it looked like the whole world was against him because he didn’t follow the stereotypical “dumb” Indian boy. Peoples arrogance and crude remarks towards him is

Sally Mann photographs the things that she is closest to. “The things that are close to you are the things you can photograph the best, unless you photograph what you love, you’re

Gabrielle Roy's "The Move", highlights a young girl's longing for adventure and travel toward unknown destinations. However, as she realizes what is truly present outside her imagination, a surge of disillusionment comes over her. The child's description of horses, spearheading an adventure, but then falling ill and tired, illustrates the girl's realization that excitement and joy in the world cannot amount to her vivid imagination. In the short story, the image of weary moving horses parallels the child's sudden grasp of reality, illustrating the naive character's loss of innocence.

Union troops invaded Georgia last month, not knowing who would come out on top. Though the winner has been officially announced.

This article introduces historical accounts and analysis of programs for incarcerated mothers and their children in the United States (Susan C. Craig, 2009).

•details of the photograph, such as which person you chose, what they are wearing, and what belongings they have with them

And for the other half of the assignment, in this part I choose contemporary photographer Sheila Pree Bright. The reason I selected Sheila Pree Bright is largely her work, which not only was amazing but also portraying wide ranges of contemporary society and its flaws. Moreover, she seems to found a way to show what Generation Y’s view on society look like as if it were a documentary kind of like the photos of Dorothea Lange. Therefore, the next paragraph I will talk about, her works and what are my thoughts on them.

Mollie Goldman’s piece titled “NOW-THEN: NEVER AGAIN” symbolizes the perspective of a young boy who survived the Holocaust. This piece was made in 2014 in honor of Jacob Hennenberg, a Holocaust survivor. The artist Mollie Goldman is a young aspiring artist and a 10th grade student from Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood, Ohio. This aesthetic piece is an acrylic painting on canvas. Goldman evokes a strong intellectual reaction from her audience through the details and cues she uses in her painting to channel her message.

When I was assigned this project I had a hard time choosing an artist. I really do not know much about influential artists so I was pretty lost. I thought I would chose someone everyone knew about like Picasso. But they did not meet the criteria for the artist we were supposed to chose and I would not have a lot to say about them besides the obvious that everyone knew. I realized that I did not have too much to say about them. I needed to write five pages about a artist. The artist I chose would have to be someone more interest , someone I could relate to someone's work who inspired or influenced me. I did a lot of research and I stumbled upon Kara Walker.

Who is Cindy Sherman? American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits. Sherman invents myriad guises, metamorphosing from Hollywood starlet to clown to society matron. She uses photography to express her art, with the use of a camera, wigs, make up and an outfit. Her art is typically photographing herself in a range of costumes.

Before starting this project, I knew very little about photography, photographers, or exactly how much impact photographical images have had on our society. I have never taken a photography class, or researched too in depth about specific pictures or photographers. This project has allowed me to delve deeper into the world of photography in order to understand just how much influence pictures can have over society’s beliefs, emotions, and understandings’. I have have chosen two highly influential photographers, Diane Arbus and Dorothea Lange, who I have found to both resonate with me and perfectly capture human emotions in way that moves others.

More lately, she has been enthuse by the Japanese kigurumi culture, whereby men and women just go out in communal dressed as life-size dolls. Simmons was actually the beneficiary of frequent awards, counting the National Endowment for the Arts Grant as well as the Guggenheim Fellowship, The Distinguished Alumni Award at Temple University and also the Roy Lichtenstein Residency in Visual Arts,’ at The American Academy in Rome, (Nelson, V. 2012).   She is well thought-out part of The Pictures production, along with comedian like for instance Cindy Sherman as well as Barbara Kruger and also Louise Lawler.

It was one of many that looks almost identical. It depicts me focusing on the camera, with a simple gray t-shirt, blond-brown hair, a black choker, with a background of my room. Additionally, The angle of the camera is down facing upward at me. It is an up close photo that seeks to highlight my face and my mood. When making an observation of my form of visual representation through self portrayal I am able to recognize how Encheva’s ideologies can be applied to my selfie. Firstly, the angle of the camera is what sticks out most keenly to me. Encheva states, “the camera height is also significant: the view from below (low angle) makes the represented subject look imposing and awesome…” (151). As the taker and point of focus in the photo I am able to elaborate that my intentions were just as Encheva eluded. It is difficult to admit how important self image is. Furthermore, this is more than just a photo that I took just to have fro myself as it was a photo that I soon after posted on Instagram. While I am not one that seeks validation from others it does make one feel “cool” or is a slight confidence booster if the photo receives a number of likes of

Next is the use of color, or lack thereof. The colors in the background are very quiet and muted, mostly subdued blues and grays with hints of a deep red and brownish yellow peeking though. The colors used for the figure are browns and tans, almost as if the was painted with mud, like she is all-natural and from the earth. The range of colors would seem to have a cool tone if you were looking at them on a painter’s palette but the arrangement of color on the canvas gives the piece a warm feeling.

thoughts. Over the years of history, artists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and many