What is a Woman?
Below you will find a 2-part illustrative series dedicated to women.
The one on the left I have called Wo-Man. I wanted to create a portrait of an androgynous being that did not fall into any “box”, as they say. Who’s to say that this can’t be a portrait of a man with luscious lips and long eyelashes? Or perhaps it’s a woman with short hair, feeling empowered, even without her long locks or makeup? At the end of the day, it’s a stylised portrait of a person. Whatever society deems feminine and masculine, it really shouldn’t matter.
We all deserve to live colourful and happy lives.
The one on the right I have called Woman For Sale. This is meant to represent the struggles women face on a day to day basis, with the slight negative view on how women are often regarded in society. Sometimes it feels as though we are being advertised as something to buy and sell, and we are often seen as if we were a product, as opposed to a person.
Below you will find my initial sketches that I used for reference before digitally illustrating and stylising the art to its final form.
