French Artist And Illustrator Breaks Down The Stigma And Stereotypes About Women With Her Empowering Drawings

These realistic illustrations represent harsh situations every woman have faced once in her lifetime.

Filip

• Published in Cartoons / Anime
• October 29, 2021

If we look back, throughout history, beauty standards were dictated also, such as the famous one where 60-90-60 are “the ideal measurements of a perfect woman”. This only shows us that these high expectations have always been present and will very likely be present in the future too.

But this French artist found a way to fight them, she uses her illustrations to show that women are not ideal and that we need to accept and embrace that. This is her unique way to show the world that the hidden side of a woman, society does not want to see.

Born and raised in France, Cécile Dormeau graduated from the design school Estienne in Paris and started her career as a graphic designer and illustrator in design agencies in Germany. She first lived in Hamburg and after that, she moved to Berlin to pursue her career there.

Later on, she was a junior art director in an advertising agency Ogilvy One in Frankfurt. Not very fond of her job, that’s when she decided to move back to France and do what she loves the most, to draw.

Back in 2015, she started drawing illustrations that showed the woman's body as is. The themes of her bald drawings are body positivity, self-acceptance, fighting insecurities, and celebrating imperfection in general.

We’ve selected some of her fascinating illustrations just for you. Please enjoy.

1. Mental health is very important.

2. Books are people’s best friends, alongside furry ones of course.

3. Exclusive Covid 19 edition.

4. Learn how to love yourself just the way you are.

5. Listen up folks, it’s not how fighting depression works, so please stop.

6. Not the scenario she was hoping for.

7. You don’t have to feel pressured by those hyped persons, it is ok.

8. Feminine and also feminine.

9. A vicious circle.

10. You have to follow Covid 19 regulations.

11. Body positivity is important.

12. Expressing your opinion is also important.

13. Equal standards for both women and men.

14. Socializing can be hard sometimes.

15. Not everyone is good at sports.

In 2020, Cécile faced creative blockage.

As she said in one of her interviews, “After accumulating professional creative projects that weren't so stimulating, Instagram pressure (to post all the time and have liked all the time), I actually lost inspiration last year. You add it to the pandemic climate, and I was just unable to create anymore, I felt empty.

But I realize now that this is how life works: in cycles. There will be a period of time where you will be super creative, and after a while not being able to create anything. You just have to embrace it, rest, take care of yourself and it will come back!"

16. Of course you are.

17. The pandemic is not an excuse to be greedy.

18. Good idea.

19. Nowadays news…

20. Gender diversity.

21. Single and happy at the same time is possible.

22. Body hair, don’t care.

23. Yeah, this definitely makes us lose faith in humanity.

24. Just do what makes you happy.

25. Nevermind!

26. A very cute caterpillar.

27. Hmm, not nice at all.

28. Social distance must be respected.

29. Introvert problems.

30. This is overwhelming.

In beauty tutorials they make it look so easy.

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