Flickr user Crimson Wolf shares a piece of his mind in a surrealist vignette accompanied by rhyming poetry. Don’t think I’m the only one with “issues.” Get a glimpse of the dark side of the mind and read the accompanied writing.
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A journey into insanity
I present my latest surrealist sculpture, called the Legacy of Vision. It is an exploration of the theme of insanity and a sequel to my earlier work, the Cry of Dreams. Both sculptures are made in similar style, depicting equally macabre subjects. Likewise, I have a bit of writing accompanying this work, which will offer more insight to this creation for those interested. I’m planning on eventually making a third scultpure to complete the three-piece collection called the Metamorphosis of the Mind.
At the center of my heart is a minifig
Okay, not really (my wife would kill me if that were true), but Casper‘s brother created this stunning bronze sculpture to celebrate the minifig’s 30th birthday.
Casper described the process in a comment on MOCpages:
The technique is that you start out with styrofoam and dig a hole with a very hot thingy. Then you place a Minifig in the midle and place the whole thing in castig and make a molding form(?). Then you burn this in a very hot oven as to make everything plastic and organic to burn away. Then you pour bronze into the mold and wupti – this is what you get.
Contrary to some of the horrified responses, I think this is a beautiful piece of LEGO-inspired art.
Has the global financial crisis affected our LEGO hobby?
Sean Kenney recently posted this poignant sculpture of a “short” investor and a short-order cook. Click the photo to see more pictures on Sean’s site:
After marveling at Sean’s fantastic brick-built newspaper, I started wondering if the economic meltdown has affected how we buy or build LEGO these days.
Are we buying less LEGO? Buying more for some reason? Waiting to buy on sale or clearance? Getting inspired to build things that evoke the times, like the zombie apocalypse? I don’t know.
So, I thought I’d write a quick post and put up a new poll (finally!) to ask you, dear readers, how things are different for you today compared with a few months or a year ago. Sound off in the comments and vote in the new (completely unscientific) poll.
Note: If you see an error when you try to vote, rest assured that your vote is still being counted. It’s a conflict between two WordPress plug-ins.
[poll id=”15″]
Anatomy of a minifig
Jason Freeny, a talented artist and designer, rendered the anatomy of a minifig in stunning detail. Wait, I never knew our minifigs had so much guts, and pretty much everything else is included as well, down to the family jewels.
Check out Jason’s website for more interesting works and deviant art that showcases the artist’s amazing creativity.
Found by Chuck Citrin (and several other readers who sent us e-mail), via Geekologie.
And this concludes our broadcast day...
“Big Daddy” Nelson Yrizarry has this to say about his latest sculpture, Off the Air:
This MOC reflects one interpretation of the nature of television as it is today. Simply stated, you are controlled, and what you want to see is moot.
You control what you want to see and what you want to hear on TV. You control the action. You control your life.
Don’t let anyone else (especially anyone on TV) tell you otherwise.
Arvo’s Doll revealed
It has been many months since we saw teaser pictures of the Arvo Brothers‘ Doll, and now the builders have finally uploaded a complete frontal shot of the amazing model.
LEGO Watchmen poster by Paul Lee
Paul “Polywen” Lee‘s take on the poster for Watchmen doesn’t expose us to blue LEGO hindquarters, but that just means we get to see the full glory of Dr. Manhattan:
Via Gizmodo (way to go, Paul!).
Giom’s LEGO Technic Theophile walking machine, inspired by Theo Jansen
Reader Giom sends word of an eight-legged LEGO Technic walker he built inspired by the “kinetic sculptures” of Theo Jansen:
For comparison, here’s a cool video (which happens to be a BMW ad; oh well):
Belle and Sebastian LEGO album covers by Christoph
I don’t quite have Belle and Sebastian figured out, but maybe that’s why I like them so much. Perhaps I’m arriving at the B&S party a bit late, but I got started with The Life Pursuit and keep working my way backward through their catalog.
Christoph (Flickr) has been recreating their album art in LEGO for a while. His latest is Step into My Office, Baby (
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He also recently built a LEGO version of the vaguely disturbing cover for Tigermilk ():
Check out Christoph’s other Belle and Sebastian album covers on Flickr (also featured here on The Brothers Brick last year).
White Stripes and Muse LEGO album covers by Joanna
Joanna on Flickr has a pair of really great LEGO album cover recreations.
Here’s White Blood Cells by the White Stripes ():
Black Holes and Revelations by Muse ():
What lies beyond death
Shannon Ocean portrays the process of letting go and the chaos that lies beyond death. If what Shannon shows in his vignette is true, then I’ll be going to a world with endless colorful LEGO bricks after I die, but I’m sure that’s not the case presented here.
