Rear Screen Projections
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"Rear Screen Projections" is a photographic series by Cindy Sherman in which she stages herself against cinematic backdrops to explore identity, artifice, and the constructed nature of female representation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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photographic series ⓘ |
| artForm | photography ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Cindy Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorRole |
director of staged scenes
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photographer ⓘ |
| depicts |
cinematic backdrops
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staged scenes ⓘ women ⓘ |
| explores |
cinematic visual language
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female representation in media ⓘ illusion and reality in photography ⓘ performance of identity ⓘ stereotypical femininity ⓘ |
| genre |
conceptual photography
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fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary photographic practice
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discourse on gender and representation in art ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual photographic prints ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cinema
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constructed femininity ⓘ role-playing ⓘ spectatorship ⓘ |
| inSeriesWith |
Centerfolds
NERFINISHED
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Untitled Film Stills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | visual ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
artifice
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cinematic stereotypes ⓘ constructed nature of representation ⓘ female identity ⓘ self-portraiture ⓘ |
| movement |
feminist art
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postmodern art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appropriation of film aesthetics
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artist playing multiple roles ⓘ critical examination of the gaze ⓘ use of cinematic lighting and framing ⓘ |
| partOf | Cindy Sherman’s body of work ⓘ |
| technique |
self-portrait performance
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staged photography ⓘ use of rear screen projection ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
color photography
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photographic print ⓘ |
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