Manshen Lo draws using an ink brush before colouring her artworks digitally. She has a clarity of line and composition influenced by both cinematography and comics. Her subjects are approached in a naturalistic and minimal style, and are set in interior or exterior surroundings that create a tension and dialogue.
Manshen has worked editorially for Mengya, The New Yorker, Vogue, INQUE, The Guardian and Esquire. She has created book covers for Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World Where Are You and the Korean international best seller I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, as well as creating an illustrated edition of Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow for The Folio Society. Her work has been commissioned for title sequences for Netflix, film posters for Studio Canal, a mahjong set for A24, and branding projects for Hermès, Ganni, Chanel, SONY, IKEA, Moncler, Tylko, Shiseido and Story mfg.
Illustrated edition of Gabrielle Zevin's acclaimed novel for The Folio Society
Only three years on from publication, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow has established itself as a contemporary classic of the 21st century
“Manshen was a delight to work with on the Folio Society edition of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. She came to the project with a wealth of ideas and a clear, detailed vision for the book. Throughout the process she was thoughtful, collaborative, and meticulous, and the finished result is this smart, stylish book – a beautifully realised version of a new contemporary classic”
Sophia Schoepfer, Fiction Editor, The Folio Society
“Manshen's artworks capture many of the subtle emotions that characterise the younger generation, and at the same time with a warm nostalgic touch. So there is no surprise that these works resonate strongly with our readers. And the gift of capturing the invisible things is most valuable in literature, painting and life”
Gui Chuanliang, Editor of Meng Ya
Special edition 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' themed mahjong set
160 black tiles with hand-painted engraved icons, designed by Manshen Lo. This limited edition set, created as A24 merchandising for the film, contains references to laundry, taxes, googly eyes and hot dog fingers
The game of mahjong was invented in China in the 19th century. It's played with tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols. Players draw and discard tiles until they form four sets and a pair
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