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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Arts / Architecture / Nerd Today in Lego News

Posted by Mary Traverse on Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:35 PM

Dispatchwork in Tel Aviv

German artist Jan Vormann uses Legos to "repair" old buildings in a project he calls Dispatchwork. You can see more of his work all over the world on his website.

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I don't care what anyone says, Mary, this time you've won the internets. This is lovely.

Posted by Fnarf

on March 16, 2010 at 2:43 PM

More like I don't even know how long ago in Lego news.

But yeah, this is so neat.

Posted by Ben on March 16, 2010 at 2:46 PM

LOVELY!

Posted by Renée Krulich (Nay) on March 16, 2010 at 2:50 PM

LOL aww thanks Fnarf. Too bad @2 disagrees, and I've lost the internets for the second time today. *sob*

Posted by Mary P. Traverse

on March 16, 2010 at 2:54 PM

@Mary P. Traverse: Don't worry. You'll win the internets someday. I can feel it. You have heart.

Posted by Original Monique

on March 16, 2010 at 4:01 PM

i'm not usually a huge fan of gorilla art -- sometimes just getting away with it is the only statement the work is making -- but this is stunning, playful, witty, and beautiful.

Posted by singing cynic on March 16, 2010 at 4:15 PM

This is shudderingly great. Wow.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 16, 2010 at 4:42 PM

I hope he's subsidized--Legos are friggin' expensive!

Posted by Timmytee on March 16, 2010 at 9:03 PM

This is great. I wish more artists had this much of a sense of fun.

Posted by Greg on March 16, 2010 at 9:05 PM

Now I want to see a pillar of Legos put to the test in those concrete-squeezing hydraulic presses they have in college civil-engineering departments. It would probably do surprisingly well considering Legos are about 50% air, but they have all those little cylindrical elements inside. They could pit the Lego pillar against a same-sized solid pillar of the same plastic. I'd bet the Legos could handle up to twice the pressure.

Posted by rob!