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Some LEGO builders elevate the form to fine art in its own right, while others enjoy reproducing famous works of art with the brick. Find beautiful and thought-provoking LEGO artwork right here.

Piece of Peace: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in LEGO Part 2

Almost exactly two years ago, we highlighted the Piece of Peace exhibit in Japan, featuring UNESCO World Heritage sites built from LEGO by Japanese Master Builder Kazuyoshi Naoe (photo by SkylineGTR).

Now, a second exhibit (complete with an official blog) has been opened at the Parco shopping complex in Shibuya (an area of Tokyo), and photos of the amazing models have been turning up everywhere since the exhibit first opened in Shibuya on February 1st (the exhibit is now in Nagoya, until March 24).

Check out some of the World Heritage sites featured in the exhibit.

St. Basil’s Cathedral (photo by SkylineGTR) and Horyu-ji Pagoda (photo by Hirotaka Hatayama):

Shirakawa Village (photo by Yuki Koga)

The Acropolis (photo by Koji Hachisu):

Mont St. Michelle (photo by Hirotaka Hatayama):

And what a difference two years makes! I had to dig all over the ‘net to find the handful of pictures I used in my post, but here are just a few of the places where this event has been covered so far:

(Photo of Sagrada Familia by Hirotaka Hatayama.)

For more information on UNESCO World Heritage sites, you can peruse the complete list on UNESCO.org.

Finally, I leave you with the tag-line: “Pieces of piece — the more the better.” Indeed.

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More Black and White Classics as LEGO’d by Mike Stimpson

We featured a pair of classic photographs recreated in LEGO by Mike Stimpson several months ago, and I was pleased to see another work of LEGO art from Mike come through my feeds earlier today.

Here’s “V.J. Day Times Square” by Alfred Eisenstaedt (compare to original):

Even more pleasing (though slightly frustrating that I’d missed them), was seeing that Mike had created even more LEGO versions of classic photos.

I found the juxtaposition of LEGO smiley faces and the subject matter deeply moving in Mike’s version of “Viet Cong Captain” by Eddie Adams (Warning: The original is appropriately graphic):

See more in Mike Stimpson’s Classics in LEGO photoset on Flickr.

Portrait of the LEGO artist as a young minifig

Okay, not minifigs, but I couldn’t resist the James Joyce/Dylan Thomas reference. Nannan’s post the other day had me looking for more interesting portraits of LEGO builders:

That’s Ronald “woordenaar” E. (Web) on the left and Alan “Kaptain Kobold” Saunders (blog) on the right.

As Ronald says, LEGO is indeed addicting…

René Magritte’s Time Transfixed, LEGO’d by Uli Meyer

You’ve probably seen the paintings of surrealist artist René Magritte, even if you didn’t realize what you were puzzling over was by him. Uli Meyer has created a wonderful LEGO version of Magritte’s “Time Transfixed,” complete with a microscale train that’s great in its own right.

(Thanks for the tip, Tim David!)

Something wicked this way rolls

Sweet unholy hell. When MisterZumbi does something for the first time, he does it with a bang — like a backfiring hotrod.

For someone who’s never built anything larger than minifig-scale, this is quite the first. The level of detail in MisterZumbi’s “Road Zombie” is unbelievable. Click the pic to check out the engine, the interior, and other tidbits of heavy metal goodness.

(Via Klocki.)

Lament for Innocence

My latest work is a rather grisly one, though it is not wholly intended to appeal in that manner. Take a look at the accompanying writing and you’ll see that there’s another layer of meaning, and a very personal one, to this creation. I present Lament for Innocence.

Kwi Chang gets industrial

Mecha builder Kwi Chang puts together one of his pictures from a trip to the port of Chiba with his latest mecha to create a very cool effect.

“Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears,” by Heidi W. Durrow

It’s always a pleasure when I encounter a connection between two of my great interests — LEGO and literature. Remember Norman Mailer and Douglas Coupland?

Writer Heidi W. Durrow contacted the blog this morning with a link to her beautiful, touching story Ethnic Lego Girls Carry Spears. Here’s an excerpt:

“You be Pocahantas,” Jimmy says. “I’ll be the cowboy on the horse.”

The horses come in shades of brown and black. Jimmy’s horse is black like me. His cowboy’s Lego yellow. He’s white like Jimmy is.

Read the rest of Heidi W. Durrow’s story online in SmokeLong Quarterly, along with an insightful interview about ethnicity and The Brick.

Michael Jasper hunts a white whale and plays a toy piano

New(ish) minifigs from Michael Jasper. Need I say more?

Check out his Characters gallery on Brickshelf for more, including Günter Grass and Fidel Castro.

LEGO brick 50th-anniversary timeline on Gizmodo

Jesus Diaz over at Gizmodo has put together a fantastic LEGO timeline:

Click the pic to check out the larger version in Jesus’ post, along with a whole bunch of cool facts and figures about the LEGO brick.

Tile 1 x 2 with Computer Pattern (3069bp25), amplified by Jon Palmer

I often think (and I’ve mentioned it often enough here on TBB as well) that the simplest ideas seem to yield the most beautiful results. Sure, complexity has its place, but paying homage to a lowly but beloved 1×2 printed tile is sheer genius.

But then again, we already knew that about Jon Palmer.

The Continuing Adventures of David, King of Israel

The Very Reverend Brendan Powell Smith keeps the faithful masses opiated with more installments of The Brick Testament. In this month’s episodes, David kills a few thousand foreigners and steals another man’s wife.

(Reader discretion is advised.)