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Quirky collages by Jake Lee challenge our perceptions of reality

South Korean artist, Jake Lee is the creator of these surreal, 1950s-inspired collages – both beautiful and bizarre in equal measure.

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Surreal collage by Jake Lee showing a group of people gazing up at a massive moon surrounded by blue flower petals against a yellow sky and mountainous landscape

By carefully dissecting magazine images and illustrations, Lee has altered his perception of reality by escaping the rigid formality of our existence.

A manifestation of his own dreams and thoughts, Lee questions the theoretical constructs of life's philosophy by correlating each artwork from his social, political, and environmental experiences.

Appearing to work with opposites (warm and cool, calm and chaos), Lee interrogates the boundary between disarray and harmony, accompanied by vivid forms assisting in the making of dreamlike worlds, incomprehensible to be seen in reality yet redolent of our own environment.

Currently residing in Vancouver, Canada, you can see more of Lee's work at www.kdotclee.com and on Instagram.

All images courtesy of Jake Lee

Surreal collage by Jake Lee featuring figures swimming through oversized red tulips beneath snow-capped trees and mountains under a clear blue sky
Surreal collage by Jake Lee showing a snow-covered lunar landscape with a large colorful face in the sky above snow-capped mountains, a mosque beside an icy lake and a lone figure walking across the barren terrain
Woman's legs holding a pink vintage car above clouds with a cityscape and sun in a surreal collage composition
Surreal collage showing a snow-capped mountain and giant red sun overlaid on a New York City street, with a beach scene and crowds of swimmers in the foreground
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