Το ζωικό βασίλειο με τουβλάκια Lego: Στολίζουν ζωολογικούς κήπους στις ΗΠΑ

Οι περισσότεροι γλύπτες χρησιμοποιούν κλασσικά υλικά όπως πηλό, γύψο και μάρμαρο, αλλά αυτός ο καλλιτέχνης με έδρα το Μπρούκλιν στις ΗΠΑ, προτιμάει κάτι πιο… διαφορετικό: τα Lego!

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My traveling exhibit "Nature Connects" premiered in 2012, and was so popular that within only a few months, we'd fully sold out the entire exhibit schedule for the next 5 years.  We were still getting requests to lease the exhibit, but venues didn't want to wait 6 years.  So we decided to create a second set of all-new Nature Connects sculptures that would tour in parallel with the first, dubbed internally as "NC2", and this Monarch  was to be the new centerpiece. The Monarch was, at the time, one of the most technically complex sculptures we'd ever made… The massive, weighty sculpture balances on a tiny base of LEGO bricks measuring only 3 inches across. And the only pink LEGO pieces being manfuactured at the time were very small, so the pink flower became a tightly-packed mass of tiny pieces, all of which needed to hover in the air without any kind of supports beneath. The wings, while hulking, are only 2 inches thick, which presented structural challenges. I take on these technical challenges because I want viewers to feel like the sculpture is actually the real thing. If the sculpture looks like it's magically floating in mid-air then it will look that much more alive, and the viewer will forget that the sculpture itself should be physically impossible. It's this suspension of disbelief that helps make the work come alive. . January 2005… 15 years ago I started creating art with LEGO bricks as my full-time career! To celebrate, this month we'll be looking back at some of my most notable works from each of the past 15 years. Check back tomorrow for more! . . . #seankenney #seankenneyart #artwithlegobricks #celebrating15years #seankenneyartwithlegobricks #seankenney15years #legoart #lego #monarch #legomonarch #butterfly #legobutterfly #monarchbutterfly #monarchsculpture #natureconnects

A post shared by Sean Kenney (@seankenneyart) on Jan 23, 2020 at 12:59pm PST

Τα τουβλάκια Lego είμαι γνωστά σε όλους μας, ιδιαιτέρως στα παιδιά. Για πολλούς νέους καλλιτέχνες είναι η πρώτη τους γνωριμία με την γλυπτική και την αρχιτεκτονική. Αυτός ο  καλλιτέχνης ονόματι Κέννεϋ συνεχίζει να χρησιμοποιεί αυτά τα αγαπητά παιχνίδια για να αναπαραστήσει ζώα για την έκθεση Nature Connects. 

Το αποτέλεσμα; Εκπληκτικό!

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Hey, Chicagoland! I'll be at Morton Arboretum next Thursday 23-May, showcasing my exhibition "Nature Connects" and speaking about my inspiration and process. Come by and wander the arboretum, say hi, and enjoy the artwork! Here's a nice article in the Chicago Tribune about it all: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-ent-arboretum-lego-0524-story.html (Photo © Morton Arboretum) @mortonarb #natureconnects #seankenney #lego #artwithlegobricks #legoart #mortonarboretum

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Ο Κέννεϋ συνεργάζεται με μια ομάδα καλλιτεχνών για να κάνει έρευνα, να σχεδιάσει και να φτιάξει το κάθε γλυπτό. Το κάθε έργο μπορεί να χρειαστεί έως 9 μήνες για να ολοκληρωθεί και σχεδόν 50.000 τούβλα Lego. Οι δημιουργίες του είναι πραγματικά άξιες θαυμασμού και κλέβουν την παράσταση.