
Minjae Lee
Nineteen year-old self-taught Korean artist Minjae Lee creates the most luminous, eye-popping illustrations. They are intricate yet surprisingly accessible, the daring splashes of messily-applied colour accentuating the strong lines that characterize her portrait work in particular.


Tagged: amazing illustration, Korea, Korean artist
Also by ZOLTON

Don’t be left behind: sign up to our Daily Email Newsletter
Eco-friendly Hummers. Architecture design competitions in Second Life. Sign up for our free daily email newsletter and find out about the flying car you always wanted when it’s finally invented. [sign up via this page or in the subscribe box at the top of the homepage]

Placebo Max Strength: as effective as homeopathy
Ah, placebos. Where would we be without them? This Etsy user asked themselves the same question and came up with a sensible response. Introducing Placebo Max Strength: ‘proven to be as effective as the leading homeopathic treatment [for] … pain, depression and large variety of illnesses.

Vibrant, colourful photos of New York in 1971
We love the voyeuristic thrill of these photos by Gentle Giant that ran on the Retronaut website and reveal a vibrant, thriving, bustling New York in 1971 that looks vaguely similar to the New York that I experienced between 2006 and 2011. Minus the beehive hairdoes, flares, and the big red phone booths, of course. Read more
YOU'RE SAYING (2)
nigel said | 28 May, 2011
great work, terrible website.
HAVE YOUR SAY
Alexa Meade is a DC-based artist developing an aesthetic that playfully and skillfully combines paint, portraiture, photography and performance, whilst blending real people into art as if they really were a part of the painting. Read more
Our friends over at College Humor have done it again. They’ve trawled the depths of Facebook to find a selection of cringeworthy ‘romantic’ interactions. Really? Really. Read on and be bemused. Read more
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Our friends at College Humour have taken a decidedly literary tack with their latest spoof on newly minted classic book titles. We can’t wait for the next installment: The Girl Who Mistook Herself For a Hat. Read more
I stumbled across the Hello, Blue Roses track, My Shadow Falls, the other week and it set my ears alight, this subtle but beautiful song and its cascading melodic line which will at once ingrain yourself in your inner-ear iPod and then disappear out the other end, leaving only the sweetest of memories. Read more
Australian label Eliza Clare/Adornus is the creative project of Samantha Grant, Sally Wilson and Emma Jackson and is named after Sarah Eliza Clare, a noted couturier in Sydney during the 1930s and 40s who was actively involved in the fashion industry until her early 70s. Read more
Want to win a whole boatload of awesomeness from our online store? OK, then. Enter our giveaway and you could be the lucky winner of a grab bag featuring some real shop favorites. Read more
We’re pleased to announce that, as of today, there is free shipping on all items and for all orders in the Lost At E Minor store — our stash of favoured goodies that you can buy for yourself, your friends, or your frenemies (hey, hey, why not?) We’ve got heaps of cool tees, jewellery, watches and other fun items, so knock yourself out. Not literally, of course. [browse the Lost At E Minor online store]
DISCOVER MORE
SO...
SEARCH: Can't find what you're looking for? Do a search..
IS IT GOOD FOR YOU TOO?
We hope you're enjoying your time on Lost At E Minor, but it's not over yet. Got something to share? Tell us about it and we'll look to publish it. If you want to have your work featured on the site, we'd love to hear from you. Pssst, we also have an online store stocking some of the goodies we feature on the site.
If you're a media agency and want to use this platform to connect with our readership, then drop us a line and tell us about it. Oh yeah, and we do digital consulting for cool brands that want to reach the sort of demographic that visits this site.





HeeJIn Kim said | 3 June, 2010
Lee MinJae is a male artist, I belive ^^;