artist ~ illustrator ~ designer
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lea / lea-lea / lea-lu / leanne lu
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a minimal line artist & all-round creative from manchester, uk.
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celebrating and normalising the nude one line at a time.
exploring the different types, different shades, and different perspectives of 'nude'.
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translating my drawings into objects and trying to stay sustainable in the process.
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themes focusing on body confidence, personal growth, woman empowerment, interconnection and togetherness,
to make art a part of peoples day-to-day lifestyle.
using others' daily documentation and compliments to keep going,
and keep creating.
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since 2017, this project ended up turning into a kind of social experiment—wearing lines of the female form and observing people's reactions.
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most of the time, the reactions were something similar to “omg I love your tee where did you get it?” but sometimes, I was met with faces of shock or disgust. some, were speechless. “oh...uh...wow...well...uh that top is really quite something” said a man, while I served him his margherita.
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although, I do have to highlight the fact that I continuously receive messages from friends & customers, who say that whenever they were my art, they receive multiple compliments. whether that’s at work serving pizza, in the toilets of a nightclub, while being served drinks at a bar or while travelling.
and knowing that I’m a tiny part of those compliments, warms my heart right up.
documented comments:
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"there has not been 1 day where I've worn one of your t-shirts and someone doesn't go 'wow I like your shirt.' I'm talking random strangers I pass in toilets kind of comments." - izzie, uk
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"I get so many comments on the top that you sent me like every time I wear it, I love it so much." - christy, uk
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"hey, I started following you as I met a girl in a bar in Manchester wearing one of your t-shirts and I loved it so she gave me your IG........you designs are incredible!" - kat, uk
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"love my t-shirt!.......wore it to London today to meet friends and felt amazing in it. they loved it too." - lidia, uk
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"I wore your t-shirts to a festival on the weekend and got so many compliments." - lauren, australia
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pure brave inspiring feminism kind
powerful minimal relaxing radiate
vibrant authentic unique body-positive
glowing simplicity creative fascinating soulful beautiful
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a celebration of sensual femininity
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a celebration of feminine power
words & phrases used said by people I love on instagram when asked to describe my work and me. thank you <3