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I think it’s time we made a bigger deal about the artistic side of what we
AFOLs do. Gallery shows, maybe a separate art display at brickfests etc. I
know, there are of course time and space constraints, but I can just imagine
this stuff and stuff like Brendan Powell Smith’s
‘wallpaper’ for instance, in a
gallery setting. I think there’s a whole other audience out there. I agree
with Larry that we could show a thing or two to those artists who’ve
‘dabbled’ without fully understanding the brick medium. Artists who use oil
paints would be equally (and justifiably) critical if I (and I’m sure, many
other AFOLs) were to start painting in oil.
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The thought of a true art show is a bit intimidating to me. But I agree that
the community has the potential to do so. I think it would be funny to go to
one of my local coffee shops that display the usual “my dad is a jerk, no one
loves me” type art* and show some of my light hearted lego stuff.
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Ah, yes, the non-AFOLs are a fascinating breed. We continue to study them. I
think the appreciation for Sea Monkeys is more of an ‘inside’ sort of thing.
Count me as one of the ones who enjoys them, but I can see how they would
still look like a toy to the untrained eye. The clocks on the other hand, are
both a familiar useful object and probably quite surprising to someone
expecting a toy with studs on the top; they transcend the medium for
non-AFOLs. And they are quite elegant. I imagine that the non-AFOLs don’t
fully appreciate the SNOT that went into the clocks either, but they know
what they like.
Keep creating, Felix.
Peace and artistry,
Professor Whateverly
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Thanks for the encouragement.
Felix
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