Data + Design Project

The Candy Punk Aesthetic of Rik Lee And His Babes

Wednesday 06.20.2012 , Posted by

Drawing pretty girls has been done for thousands of years. The Egyptians lavishly decorated the  walls of Queen Nefertari’s tomb — which was the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens — in honor of her beauty. The Greeks went to war over the beauty of Helen of Troy, and the Romans practically invented wine fueled orgies. But, you know who else knows about beautiful women? Rik Lee, an illustrator and artist living in Melbourne, Australia. His illustrations of pretty girls with wondering eyes, tattooed features, flipped up hood caps, the color pink, and a general air of melancholia — leave you desperate and yearning for more. [Read more...]