Mix hundreds of thousands of LEGO bricks with dozens of artists, and what do you get? Beautiful LEGO, a compendium of LEGO artwork that showcases a stunning array of pieces ranging from incredibly lifelike replicas of everyday objects and famous monuments to imaginative renderings of spaceships, mansions, and mythical creatures.
You'll also meet the minds behind the art. Interviews with the artists take you inside the creative process that turns simple, plastic bricks into remarkable LEGO masterpieces.
By:
Mike Doyle,
Mike Doyle
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 203mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 974g
ISBN: 9781593275082
ISBN 10: 1593275080
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface Chapter 1: Ramón and Amador Alfaro Marcilla Chapter 2: Mmmmm Chapter 3: Everyday Wonderful Chapter 4: Attic Treasures Chapter 5: Jordan Schwartz Chapter 6: CubeDudes Chapter 7: Go Ask Alice Chapter 8: Nathan Sawaya Chapter 9: Monsters, Aliens, and Creatures Chapter 10: Tweets Chapter 11: Plastic Menagerie Chapter 12: Mike Nieves Chapter 13: Quite the Character Chapter 14: All Dolled Up Chapter 15: Arthur Gugick Chapter 16: Mike Doyle Chapter 17: Urban Planning Chapter 18: Nannan Zhang Chapter 19: Mosaics Chapter 20: On the Road Chapter 21: Lino Martins Chapter 22: Mecha Chapter 23: The Final Frontier Chapter 24: Striders Chapter 25: MicroBots Chapter 26: Meta Chapter 27: Bad Days Chapter 28: Iain Heath Chapter 29: Pythonscape Chapter 30: Faraway Lands Contributors
Internationally acclaimed LEGO artist Mike Doyle is known for his stunningly realistic, grand-scale designs. Contact, the majestic fantasy cityscape featured on this book's cover, uses more than 200,000 bricks. His award-winning Abandoned House series has been showcased at Gallery1988 in LA and now has a home in Boston's Museum of Realist Art. When not constructing unique LEGO art, Doyle works as a graphic designer. He lives with his wife and two children in New Jersey.
Reviews for Beautiful Lego
Far from child's play. An astonishing collection. --Publishers Weekly A stunning array. --Today.com One man's quest to prove LEGO can be art. --The Los Angeles Times A stunning array. --Today.com LEGO! It really doesn't get any better than this. --Wired.com, Raw File One man's quest to prove LEGO can be art. --The Los Angeles Times Delightful. --The San Francisco Chronicle A stunning new book proves the versatile LEGO blocks aren't just kids' stuff. --Reader's Digest
- Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Popular Culture) 2014
