This is an old archived entry that was never published from over 6 years ago. I am cleaning up old posts and was intrigued enough to revisit it instead of deleting it.
It caught my attention because yesterday, we spent some family time with good friends and of course the two girls have vast amounts of play things. And among them are LEGOs which continue to breed, thrive and multiply into billions of small pieces and models. There are sets for those who want Fairy Princesses and others for those who want adventures of Science or Space. There are also Retro collectibles for those adult geeks who hold tightly to their own childhoods.
But this post goes yet a level above that, seeing them as a true art form.
The first is from an annual block building convention called Brickworld.
It is not limited to just LEGOs, but any sort of building block fantasy
that can be created. The model that dazzled me was from 2013 and was a
scenic homage to the Wizard of Oz.
It is a MASSIVE 10 panel diorama that features scenes from the classic
film. It starts in sepia tones with Dorothy's farmhouse and ends in
brilliant skylines of lit green for the Emerald City. Most amazing to
me, are the motorized cyclone at 4 feet tall, the incredible Witches
Castle (complete with Winkies) and a lush field of poppies. It was built
by a team called VLug; 12 artists who meet at the convention and
construct the entire work on site over a mere 48 hours. It is a process
not unlike assembling the huge floats for the Rose Parade over a short
window of time for the event. Watch the full narrative video of it
below.
Sometimes "art" just commands our attention in the most unusual forms.
