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Subject:	Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 6 Jun 2005 15:35:07 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote:

I think a better title might have been “The Art of LEGO: A New Perspective” - that usually when we think of the ‘Art of LEGO’ - we think of mosaics and sculptures, and items that could probably make it into an art gallery at some point in time.

I think an even better title would have been King Kong vs The Gilmore Girls!

I was never really sure where to place minifig building amongst everything. Then I overheard Lar talking to the crowd about the train display at HoB. They kept asking him, “So is this some town nearby?” And he repeatedly told them something to the effect of “No, its any-town USA. Its an idea of a town.”

Something about that statement stuck with me. To merely recreate something in LEGO is one thing. But to create an interpretation of a town means the ideas are filtered through the creator’s mind. You’re not just building a town-- its some version of what a town seems like in your head.

Thats probably a no-brainer for everyone at lugnet. But it is a means of self expression and thus... well, you see where I’m going.

I think Pop Surrealism might be a good label for it - if for no other reason than the example of the artists that you linked to.

Well, I believe my stuff falls into that category. Labeling and categorizing is a messy business, so I’ll not try to pigeon-hole anyone else. Well, not their creations, that is.

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		Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
(...) No, I see where you're going. The minute it's 'any-town' instead of 'town-xyz', you've gone from being someone who objectively (so to speak) observes things around them and then builds stuff accordingly, to someone who interprets what he sees (...) (19 years ago, 6-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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		Re: The pseudo-intellectual ramblings of a cool-guy wanna-be.
(...) Wow. What a great post (I mainly say this because you linked to Mr.Ham). Warning: Rambling About to Commense I think a better title might have been "The Art of LEGO: A New Perspective" - that usually when we think of the 'Art of LEGO' - we (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jun-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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