Minjae Lee (aka GrenoMJ) is a self-instructed Korean artist who started drawing since he was a kid. His artworks are usually colorful portraits of women blended with illustrations of nature.

“What characterizes his work overall is drama. The ethereal females that populate most of his work exude a dark, organic tension, and it seems that even the brightest marker colors do not quite manage to save them from some sort of looming peril.”

– Tuija Seipell

Although you might think that his illustrations are digitally created, he actually uses old-fashioned tools like markers, pens, crayons, and acrylics to create these beautiful artworks.

Janus

Blue Lip

Do-Kae-Bi

Circulation

Between Hope and Despair

Faith

Indian

Blossom Desire

In The Circle #3

Girl #1

Reminiscence II

Taxidermy

Flower

In The Circle #1

The World

Devon Aoki

The Flow In Us

Reminiscence III

Gold II

About The Artist Minjae Lee was born on January 11, 1989 in Jinhae, South Korea. He started painting since he was three years old and always wanted to be a painter, however, after he finished high school he discovered that his passion was drawing. The presence of women’s faces in most of his works is because he finds them so emotional and he tries to represent those feelings with vibrant colors.

Lee’s artworks have been featured in galleries across Europe, the United States and Korea. You can find out more about Minjae Lee by visiting his website www.grenomj.com.

Also make sure you check out his awesome Facebook page.

Image Credit: All images in this page are property of Minjae Lee and are being displayed with his consent.

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