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Andrea Gursky
Cindy Sherman
Meaning- Gursky
Gurskys works magnify details of human
activity and existence to the scale of
monumentality, and provoke reflection and
discussion about the human experience
and condition in a globalised world.
The fact that his images were
fabrication/collages not found in actual
life, and yet do pointed in its depiction of
human experiences, raises issues of the
limits, as well as pushes the boundaries of
naturalistic representation.
Meaning- Sherman
Through Shermans work, she
highlights the structural construction
of womens identity through imagery
and the media.
Her work highlights issues and gaps
between naturalistic photographic
images and reality, as well as the
power relationships and issues in
imaging.
Repetition
Gurskys composition are often composed by
multiple smaller scenes. The repetition sometimes
function as visual patterns an are sometimes also
symptomatic of the mass producing
consumerist/industrial culture, or evocative of the
ever diminishing individual in the relentlessness of
globalisation.
Sherman repeatedly imaged herself as different
archetypes of women using masquerade,
camouflage, disguise and juxtaposition
repeatedly highlights the media construction
of female stereotypes.