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Re: Is Lego Art, or what?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 16 Feb 2001 19:31:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> I am really bored at work today so I am taking this opportunity to ask all
> you LUGNET people questions which have been interesting me a bit. I spend
> much of my time away from work making art. I consider myself, in part, an
> artist. Unfortunately this leaves less time for Lego but that is a choice I
> have made. Because of my dual interests, I have wondered how many people out
> there also consider themselves artists. Here's a couple of questions:
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> Do you make things you consider art?
Yes.
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> Do you consider your Lego creations artworks?
No. But I approach Lego from a gaming standpoint rather than an artistic
one (this is not to say others aren't correct in identifying their work as art).
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> Do you make things which aren't strictly speaking Lego creations but involve
> the use of bricks (i.e. multimedia collages)?
No.
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> Do you call yourself an artist?
Yes.
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> Are you a professional in a creative field such as graphic or industrial
> design or architecture?
Not at the moment, but I do have a B.F.A. in Illustration.
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> Are you able to utilize Lego in your profession apart from merely sharing
> your enjoyment with your coworkers?
No. Used to, but not where I am now.
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> If both building and playing with Lego is a creative pursuit, how does it
> differ from other creative pursuits such as painting or sculpting?
It's kind of like a 3D version of working on old 320x200 graphics with a
limited palette of colors (think VGA or 32 color Amiga). Big chunky blocks
of color or plastic. Very constricting, very precise.
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> If you don't consider your Lego creations art, why not?
Answered above.
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> I have hesitated asking these questions because I foresee the matter
> devolving into a debate of "WHAT IS ART?" But I am not interested in any
> strict definitions or in making blanket statements. I want to know how
> people personally feel towards what they make and how they differentiate
> their Lego activities from what they do in the rest of their life or from
> what other people do.
It's a hobby. Something I do for fun and relaxation.
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> I have read that many of the posters here are people involved with
> computers, engineers, programmers, mathematicians, etc. This makes sense as
> those fields have a lot to do with the constructive, logical, and systematic
> aspects of Lego. I have seen Lego models built by professional architects
> and they have an obvious connection as well. At the bottom of this inquiry
> is the question of what the activity of playing with Lego really consists of
> and how it is or can be integrated with one's life.
Dunno. Play well. Have fun.
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> Response to any of these issues would be appreciated.
> By the way, I have seen some models of museums of art in Lego bricks but I
> would be interested in seeing brick creations that are truly abstract and
> not imitations or representations of everyday, or real, objects.
Dang, sorry, Illustrators are usually hung up being representational. :-)
Bruce
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