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1990s [ ] Sex Pictures [ ] Sherman uses limbs and to create her Sex Pictures series 1992.

She has said of her process, "I think of becoming a different person.

When I look at the pictures, I never see myself; they aren't self-portraits.

Sherman has also implied that the works were created primarily for a female viewership, stating that "Even though I've never actively thought of my work as feminist or as a political statement, certainly everything in it was drawn from my observations as a woman in this culture.

36-37 another example illustrated in color.

Along with other characters, Sherman toys with the idea of reality and fantasy together.

, Akron Art Museum, 1987, p.

In her landmark photograph series Untitled Film Stills, 1977—80 , Sherman appears as B-movie and film noir actresses.

These simple elements suggest she is a young girl who is laying on the floor lost in her own thoughts or trying to escape her current situation.

However one site did say it was a section of newspaper from a singles ad section, if this is true it definitely adds another dimension to the photo and adds another layer to the piece.

By casting an intentionally scathing eye on American society, Cindy Sherman naturally makes a connection between femininity and discipline, unwittingly making herself the spearhead of a new feminist wave.