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Re: Is Lego Art, or what?
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:26:57 GMT
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In article <G8v50z.JyM@lugnet.com>,
jonathan lill <jonathanl@myriadweb.com> wrote:
> Do you make things you consider art?
Nope.
> Do you consider your Lego creations artworks?
Nope. This is not to say I don't consider some other Lego creations to be
artworks. Eric Harshbarger's sculptures come readily to mind as an example.
> Do you make things which aren't strictly speaking Lego creations but involve
> the use of bricks (i.e. multimedia collages)?
Only sort of. We've been known to use Lego as "miniatures" in D&D. :)
> Do you call yourself an artist?
Nope.
> Are you a professional in a creative field such as graphic or industrial
> design or architecture?
Nope. I'm a geek for a living.
> Are you able to utilize Lego in your profession apart from merely sharing
> your enjoyment with your coworkers?
Nope.
> If both building and playing with Lego is a creative pursuit, how does it
> differ from other creative pursuits such as painting or sculpting?
I don't know, but given the slant of the question, I have one of my own:
Regardless of whether I can get an NEA grant for it, if I take a paintbrush
and slap some paint on a canvas, does that mean I just committed art?
> If you don't consider your Lego creations art, why not?
My own Lego creations have no artistic merit. They are hodge-podges
of pieces stuck together with no apparent form, style, or substance.
About the only claim to art I have is the old saying, "Good artists
borrow, great artists steal." I've stolen _many_ ideas over the
years...
-JDF
--
J.D. Forinash ,-.
foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu ( <
The more you learn, the better your luck gets. `-'
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