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In lugnet.people, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> In lugnet.people, Jason Spears writes:
> > I really like the "in progress" cover illustration for Brikwars. Very cool.
> > Any chance of publishing a larger version of the picture for backgrounds?
>
> Actually I was planning on publishing a very large version indeed, so that I
> could sell it as a poster through cafepress.com - but since Lego still has
> serious form copyrights on the minifig, it looks like I probably can't make
> any income off of "minifig-like" pictures without getting sued (and now,
> maybe fired!). I'm still exploring this angle though, maybe something can
> be worked out.
I've always been a huge fan of this particular piece ... well, who am I
kidding, I *love* minifig art or all kinds ... but this one in particular
speaks to me. I really do hope you manage to come up with some sort of
arrangement, it would be amazing to have a large copy of this picture hanging
on a wall in one's LEGO room.
There's another site I know Mike is familiar with, which also showcases some
great, albeit in some cases sacriligeious and controversial, minifig art.
Between that work and Mike's, LEGO rooms throughout the world could become
surreal retreats, even more so than they are now!
> In any case, I do plan on making a background-sized version available on the
> "downloads" page of the BrikWars site, once the painting is finished.
> Unfortunately I left it behind in L.A., so I can't make any progress on it
> until I get back from Billund in March.
Mmmmmmm, Billund.
> Right now the background on my computer at work is
>
> http://www.mikerayhawk.com/psycho.htm
>
> which gets a lot of raised eyebrows from the design managers.
I know I've mentioned this to Mike before, but I really consider this a
superlative piece of art. I'm curious how many people pick up on the fact that
the hapless patient in this case is a self-portrait of Mick Royhook himself?
Knowing that the person isn't just some anonymous shmuck, but is in fact a
well-known and universally celebrated shmuck - er, I mean, icon - makes the
picture that much more beautiful and disturbing.
> I'm still waiting for Lego security to come down and tell me I that Lego
> employees aren't allowed to post to Lugnet. Or worse, for Lugnet security
> to come down and tell me the same thing. It's tough being a corporate shill!
Welcome to shilldom. We will assign you a number based on your personality
type. If you do not have a personality, one will be assigned to you.
"You nervous?"
"Yeah."
"This your first time?"
"No, I've been nervous lots of times."
Please keep the updates coming!
-s
(slightly giddy from having shoveled lots and lots of snow this morning)
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In lugnet.people, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> it would be amazing to have a large copy of this picture hanging
> on a wall in one's LEGO room.
You are such a wiseguy. And this is such a transparent gambit to give
yourself the opportunity to gloat.
> There's another site I know Mike is familiar with, which also showcases some
> great, albeit in some cases sacriligeious and controversial, minifig art.
> Between that work and Mike's, LEGO rooms throughout the world could become
> surreal retreats, even more so than they are now!
Hey, I'd forgotten about him! Going back to look at the site now, I see
that I had also forgotten the many reasons he should never have been given
access to Flash. If anybody's curious, his web address starts with
"www.plasticf" and ends with "cker.com" and I'll leave it to you to guess
the letter in between. I can't really recommend it except as a curiosity
though - the pictures aren't offensive enough to interest anyone who enjoys
being offended, but they are still too offensive to interest anyone who
doesn't, and it takes a long time to load either way. There is one painting
of Nazi Lego, which I suspect is why Shaun is so fond of the site.
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In lugnet.people, Mike Rayhawk writes:
> In lugnet.people, Shaun Sullivan writes:
>
> Hey, I'd forgotten about him! Going back to look at the site now, I see
> that I had also forgotten the many reasons he should never have been given
> access to Flash. If anybody's curious, his web address starts with
> "www.plasticf" and ends with "cker.com" and I'll leave it to you to guess
> the letter in between. I can't really recommend it except as a curiosity
> though - the pictures aren't offensive enough to interest anyone who enjoys
> being offended, but they are still too offensive to interest anyone who
> doesn't, and it takes a long time to load either way. There is one painting
> of Nazi Lego, which I suspect is why Shaun is so fond of the site.
No no no! My German militaria (sp?) is giving me a bad rap ... grrrrrrr. I
should make a post refuting any implicit associations between the Wermacht and
the Nazi party. Ugh.
Definitely listen to the site mentioned above with the sound on, though. It is
entrancing (as opposed to enchanting).
Mike's right, though, it does take a looonnnggg time to load. And his work
isn't nearly as nice as what Mr. Rayhawk produces, nor as detailed. Gad, I
can't summarize it any better than Mike did, actually ... too offensive for the
layperson, not offensive enough for the, emmmm, sick.
Still greiviously jealous of Mike's European Adventure,
-s
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