Cindy Sherman, a photographer

Cindy Sherman is another well known woman artist. Her medium is photography, and in particular she began by photographing herself in what she deemed the “Untitled Film Stills.” In these stills she depicted herself in varying roles, and they’re set up like film stills. The link I provide comes from the MoMA website, or the Modern Museum of Art in New York, about their recently acquired photographs from the series in 1997. Through these photographs you see vivid portraits of how femininity was imagined and what women strived for around post WWII. She depicts many different scenes and many different characters in these photographs. From their poses to dress, a lot can be examined in her black and white photos. Her work with stills ended in 1980, and she began work using materials such as prosthetics and sex dolls to explore the almost grotesque through use of elements of disgust and decay. She is one to know.

Here is the link for the MoMA website. Click on the #s in the text to view some of her photos.
I don’t know why, but I am drawn to this photograph. It’s a little disturbing, but I can’t help myself.
Here are some other famous ones. Untitled 96, Untitled 21, and Untitled 86.