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A 9 page paper which examines the importance of identity and self in the artwork of contemporary artists Cindy Sherman and Trish Morrisey. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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and identity or self. In our modern world it seems that almost every conceivable form of art has been created, but at the same time there is the timeless nature
of art as it seeks to uncover ones identity and make some sort of social comment. Many artists are seeking new forms
of expression in their art and in so doing they are quite often focusing on identity and self in their works. Some artists use their bodies as art, putting electrodes
into their skin, while others may change their appearance through photographs. Interestingly enough, this identity or self is not just limited to the artist, but is also something that the
artist has incorporated in such a way as to bring out the viewers perceptions of their own identity and self. This is done through making the viewer react and then
perhaps think about their reaction to the art they are viewing. In essence, we could argue that this sort of art is focused on communication with people, with the viewer.
The following paper examines, separately, two contemporary artists who focus a great deal on identity and self in their art. The artists are Cindy Sherman and Trish Morrisey. Cindy
Sherman Cindy Shermans work has often been noted as focusing on issues and questions of identity through a sort of self-portraits in photography
as well as film. She was born in 1954 in New Jersey (Guggenheim Museum, 2005). It was at this time in art history that debates existed as they surrounded the
"authorship and the role of originality, the condition of the photographic image, and the increasing commodification of art" (Guggenheim Museum, 2005). It was in the late 1970s that Sherman
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