“I am fine, though it is hard to think of what kind of work to make at this point, other than decorative, escapist or abstract. I suppose I'll explore one or all of these things.” ThinkingKindHardFineAbstractExplorationEscapists Author:Cindy Sherman
“I can't work without it [music]. And it has to be the right kind, because if it's not then I get into a bad mood. I work with a remote so that I can change CDs instantly if I need to.” IfsNeedsKindI CanMoodCdsBad Mood Author:Cindy Sherman
“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.” WorldWayLooksKindIdeasSeemsSidesRealizingChallengesOppositesDistanceObviousBoringPursueTypicalEngagingColorfulSeductive Author:Cindy Sherman
“So many things suddenly made sense for the clowns, for the whole idea. I’d been going through a struggle, particularly after 9/11; I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. I still wanted the work to be the same kind of mixture – intense, with a nasty side or an ugly side, but also with a real pathos about the characters – and clowns have an underlying sense of sadness while they’re trying to cheer people up. Clowns are sad, but they’re also psychotically, hysterically happy.” PeopleTryingKindMadeStillsIdeasRealWholeCharacterWantedSidesStruggleSadnessFiguresUglyIntenseCheerNastyClownMixturesPathos Author:Cindy Sherman
