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Re: Is Lego Art, or what?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 21:10:16 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Adrian Drake writes:
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> 
> > Do you make things you consider art?
> 
> Yes
> 
> > Do you consider your Lego creations artworks?
> 
> My sculptures I consider art.  My space and town MOC's, not so much.  The
> museum treads a fine line between model and artwork.  I do tend to
> differentiate between them (I think that if I can use the creation in a game
> of BrikWars as something other than scenery, it's artwork)

er, make that if I CAN'T use the creation in a game of BrikWars (and no,
Gino, pushing the bowling pin over on top of my mech doesn't count)


> > Do you make things which aren't strictly speaking Lego creations but involve
> > the use of bricks (i.e. multimedia collages)?
> 
> I don't think so.
> 
> > Do you call yourself an artist?
> 
> No
> 
> > Are you a professional in a creative field such as graphic or industrial
> > design or architecture?
> 
> By profession, I'm a mechanical engineer.  Depending on your perspective,
> that is a creative field.  It certainly is a very hands-on field.
> 
> > Are you able to utilize Lego in your profession apart from merely sharing
> > your enjoyment with your coworkers?
> 
> Not until I can use Lego to build a power supply case :)
> 
> > 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 believe it does.  Lego is a medium for your creative outlet.  In
> that regard, it's no different from clay or paint (or yarn for crocheters,
> or wood for cabinet makers, etc)
> 
> Adrian
> --
> www.brickfrenzy.com



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  Re: Is Lego Art, or what?
 
(...) Yes (...) My sculptures I consider art. My space and town MOC's, not so much. The museum treads a fine line between model and artwork. I do tend to differentiate between them (I think that if I can use the creation in a game of BrikWars as (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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