People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman artist, you're still not getting as much - there's still definitely that happening. I'm still really competitive when it comes to, I guess, the male painters and male artists. I still think that's really unfair.
Interpretation
The quote conveys a critique of gender disparity in the valuation of art and the competitiveness faced by women artists.
Cindy Sherman's quote highlights the ongoing issues of gender bias in the art world, where the contributions of female artists may be undervalued compared to their male counterparts. She expresses her determination to compete with male artists, pointing out the unfairness of the situation and calling attention to the need for equality in recognition and financial compensation within the art community.
In practice
This quote would be powerful to use during an art exhibition opening to discuss gender issues in the arts.
I like making images that from a distance seem kind of seductive, colorful, luscious and engaging, and then you realize what you're looking at is something totally opposite. It seems boring to me to pursue the typical idea of beauty, because that is the easiest and the most obvious way to see the world. It's more challenging to look at the other side.
Everyone thinks these are self-portraits but they aren't meant to be. I just use myself as a model because I know I can push myself to extremes, make each shot as ugly or goofy or silly as possible.
I wanted pretty pictures of older women - women who are trying too hard but succeeding - pulling off an extreme look. What I didn't know would creep into the portraits was a vulnerability behind the strong facade that most of them wear.
He asked if he could recite a poem he had written that morning: 'You speak,' he said, 'the language of shooting stars, more surprising than sunrise, more brilliant than the sun, as brief as sunset. I want to follow its trail to eternity.
The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.
In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be.
Why shouldn't rap be esoteric, able to take in current events, history and criticism? I guess it's this old idea of containment - that rappers, because they're black, can't and shouldn't aspire to look outside the ghetto for influence.
Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.
There is no such thing as a German, French, or Anglo-American Expressionism! There are only young people trying to find their bearings in the world.
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