Beautiful. Although I must say, the smiles on the Lego people’s faces makes it slightly disturbing, especially the one with the Viet Cong person being executed.
The Lego model of the man in Vietnam about to be executed really stood out at me…I think that these are all really neat, and kind of disturbing at the same time. You really have to be talented to make people feel that way about kids’ toy blocks.
Yeah I have to agree that the smiling faces makes it creepy, but it’s still pretty cool. Also that last pic where the sailor is kissing the nurse, the nurse didn’t know the sailor and promptly slapped him afterwards.
“Please be sure to spell the brand name “LEGO” in capital letters and use it as an adjective and not a noun. For example you should write “Models built of LEGO bricks” and not “Models built of Lego”.”
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I don’t like this at all, actually. Some of them are cute, but most of these are epic photographs that lose all emotion when you use legos (and border on the line of bad taste). The tanks at Tiananmen square recreation especially lost all power that photograph carries.
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another stumbler.. wont be back and doubt michael will be either, but a reply to that user.. i find a lot of the iconic pictures lost a lot of their power *because* they were iconic, seeing them made out of lego made me think more about the original, seemed to bring the original back to life, reminded me of the different bits of the picture… in short, brilliant
Nice idea, though it comes off rather kitschy. If only the iconic image of the Vietnamese man about to be shot wasn’t reduced to a lackluster photo of smiling plastic. In such poor taste, really.
All the legos are smiling. Not all the subjects in the pictures are. Especially not the one that is about to get shot in the head. Cool Idea. And wow, the patience!
This is great. It’s funny how out of place the smiles (made to entertain children) are in the reality of adult life. If only this world could be filled with childhood innocence.
“Stumbled Upon” here … agree with most others about the smiling. Also don’t think the legos did the images justice in the emotion they are supposed to evoke. However, I couldn’t replicate an image that well with legos, so kudos to the artist.
I have to say that I initially agreed with a few of the posters, who felt that the smiling LEGO characters were not appropriate for some of the scenes. But not only is that the nature of all LEGO faces, but it does provide a startling juxtaposition to the original, which works, like random.user said, “to bring the original back to life.” Alone, the LEGO-based photos would be weak, and some even in poor taste, but as part of a pair, these definitely work. Nicely done.
There is nothing here that remotely resembles art. These are Lego’s that crudely resemble famous pieces.
You can paint a chalk drawing of the Mona Lisa and it’s exactly that when you are done. A chalk copy of the Mona Lisa. The real Mona Lisa is the piece of art. The chalk drawing would be a crude copy made from a different medium, like Lego’s.
You can make copies with wire ties, Coffee stirring straws or you can bust out a crayon and draw a replica.
Herr Weave, I do not mean any disrespect, ‘juxtaposition’ best describes to random objects that together in parallel make a impact. Like a butterfly on a sand dune or baby tiger nursing from a pig. Lego’s positioned purposely to resemble famous art is just staged junk.
You guys that are saying the smiles are disturbing and it’s not art and all that other stuff, you need to lighten up. Maybe the artist/person who put it together/whatever was just having a little fun.
i like most of these, people are so much happier in lego.. i just wish the vietnamese prisoner image hadn’t been recreated, makes the whole thing very dark =\
I studied some of these photographs in a class I did.
War photography and the scenes depicted moments before death were in themselves controversial. But ultimately, they are considered records of history more than art.
But apart from which I think it’s awful to replicate these particular photographs with LEGO.
Sure, the ones that don’t involve these topics are fun and quirky and I like them.
To put it in perspective, if there was an iconic photograph of a relative of mine at the moment prior to their execution, I think I’d be very offended by a representation in LEGO.
I don’t see the point of it. I don’t get the connection between a kid’s plaything, a camera and a person’s life. As it is, it’s upsetting to see these original photographs but they have a real point.
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To start, I’d like to say well done. These are very clever and you have done a brilliant job at attaining several different things.
Firstly you cleverly combined the silly with the serious, Anna Kournikova in the tennis shot was absolutely brilliant, had me laughing for ages. In doing this you managed to make this site more than a means to make a political statement. It is truly a reflection of your skill and art, something most ‘artist’ don’t achieve owing to the need to rub some satire/political manure in our faces.
Secondly I congratulate you for taking on some of those more, dangerous pictures, the ones that will have people apoplectic with rage at you for doing so. Conveyed in your presentations is the idiocy of each situation; all those tanks to kill one man, the lack of reason behind publicly executing someone just for the camera etc.
I don’t for a minute think these pictures take away the seriousness of the situation, merely enhance how seriously worrying it is that they came about in the first place.
Lastly, using a children’s toy… wow. Very clever.
Everyone remembers playing with this particular toy, at that wonderful age when we were innocent to public executions, ignorant to the cruelty of the world and quite happy to build square houses with our granddads.
Perhaps I could make a suggestion to those that looked at these images and found themselves instantly offended; revaluate your understanding before mouthing off in a high and mighty manner.
The artist engaged his brain before his camera; perhaps you could do so before engaging your mouth?
the one who posted, “please spell it LEGO” must be a Capricorn!
what i personally find “tasteless” are the rather sterile approaches to and lack of respect (or at least tolerance) for: art!
looking at the running comparisons of photos was more enlightening for me than many intellectual discussions about reality! including my own! excellent photography! don’t cha just love stumble?!
The sexist crap tennis one looks completely and utterly out of place with the rest of the historical/political/powerful images.
The smiling faces do add to the images… like a commentary on how plastic and artificial our news has become in this age of soundbites and quick images to convey mere moments.
“The sexist crap tennis one looks completely and utterly out of place with the rest of the historical/political/powerful images.
The smiling faces do add to the images… like a commentary on how plastic and artificial our news has become in this age of soundbites and quick images to convey mere moments.”
Their having fun making lego recreations out of black and white photos, nothing artsy needs to be interpreted out of it, and to say that tennis photo is sexist is infact sexist of you.
So go back art college or wherever the hell you came from, i doubt ANY artist created their work with a “view” in mind. Apart from some modern artists who do things like draw pictures like a 6 year old, knowing exactly what people are going to interpret it as, and are just trying to earn money by doing as little effort as possible.
I was biting my tongue reading some of these posts… These photos are in my humble opinion quite sublime. I think those who think that some of the recreations are in bad taste ought to step back and take a look at the world we’re all living in… Do you think the horrors being perpetuated in our name are bad taste? Are you more shocked by these LEGO chaps with smiles than real life?
wow all of these ppl stumbled here. stumple upon has started a flow of discovery and recognition of websites such as this. hooray stumble!
these are beautiful, aloot more things that could be done with these, good creativity
“Their having fun making lego recreations out of black and white photos, nothing artsy needs to be interpreted out of it, and to say that tennis photo is sexist is infact sexist of you.
So go back art college or wherever the hell you came from, i doubt ANY artist created their work with a “view” in mind. Apart from some modern artists who do things like draw pictures like a 6 year old, knowing exactly what people are going to interpret it as, and are just trying to earn money by doing as little effort as possible.”
At least I learned to spell and use proper grammar when I got my degree. What’s your excuse?
The point I was making was that a girl without underwear scratching her ass on a tennis court seems out of place amongst the more timely and timeless images.
Get your head out of your ass and learn to proofread your comments before you post.
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There must be a certain irony in the fact that *everyone* stumbled here, including myself.
Interesting series of photo’s though. And to whoever said it was “insulting to use legos” for the recreations needs to get over it. Remove stick, than continue on with life.
I too stumbled here, have to agree totally with alicia, (thanks for saving me the typing - ‘you took the words right out of my mouth’)
To the artist, just brilliant, one thing that hasn’t been commented on as far as i can read, if your talent as a photographer.
The angles, the lighting, the proximity all add to the impact.
I have to say that i had tired of every historic photo you’ve chosen, desensitised so to speak, yet your photos have had me revisiting my thoughts on those moments and their impact.
So with me you’ve attained two objectives, you have amused and you have provoked reflection.
es una frivolidad increíble! cuesta pensar que se puede abordar temas del mayor dramatismo que conmovieron y siguen conmoviendo al mundo, con tanta estupidez,
stumbled here. with all due respect- i mean these are really magnificent pieces of art, but it looks like some would be easy to recreate. but still, i would never have thought to recreate pictures in such a way…
Sorry, but I think this attempt to use LEGO to depict these pictures which carry real honest human emotion in often very difficut situations to be silly and just a waste of everyone’s time. Maybe a lot of people here are too young to appreciate them…people who grew up blowing up things on computer games. It’s a sign of the cheapening of life in America, I suppose.
Stumbled here - this is lovely!
wow they look cool
Very well done
Stumbled.
These are really good.
cool
i stumbled here
:s
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These are great. I love the one with the stormtroopers and Han.
the smiling faces are occasionally deceiving and grim…hehe
Beautiful. Although I must say, the smiles on the Lego people’s faces makes it slightly disturbing, especially the one with the Viet Cong person being executed.
great stumble
The Lego model of the man in Vietnam about to be executed really stood out at me…I think that these are all really neat, and kind of disturbing at the same time. You really have to be talented to make people feel that way about kids’ toy blocks.
That’s awesome, stumble yes.
liked the butt
Yeah I have to agree that the smiling faces makes it creepy, but it’s still pretty cool. Also that last pic where the sailor is kissing the nurse, the nurse didn’t know the sailor and promptly slapped him afterwards.
BFD. Legos.
The stormtroopers one is the best. Love ‘em all, but I laughed out loud at that one.
class, very very good
stumbled
very interesting. good job. i Stumbled here.
Very cool. I’d like more information on each of these pictures, if the author or someone can provide it.
stumbled.
awesome.
very very nice.
stumbled on it myself, wooo!:)
amazing…..but i must confess, the one of Tiananmen Square reminded me of “Superbad”….
very nice
love the idea of legos~
Esp the Vietnam one, so deep.
relly cool n artistic. loved it!
stumbled here 2!
n i gave it a thumbs up!
“Please be sure to spell the brand name “LEGO” in capital letters and use it as an adjective and not a noun. For example you should write “Models built of LEGO bricks” and not “Models built of Lego”.”
http://www.lego.com/eng/service/faqs.asp?section=ConsumerService-FAQ-LEGOCompany&catid=1D0C999B-C0E0-48A0-A4B7-4D925884A462&faqid=1697
Beautiful… Stumbled here, BTW.
“LEGO” Thanks for the information. It’s already edited.
’shopped
Absolutely love it!
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Who’s the tennis player?
I love how they’re always smiling, even in the sad /scary pictures
peace man. please.
stumbled
this is fantastic!
god bless stumbleupon
stumbled
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Wow so many stumblers (+1 for me).
Very well done
I love stumbling, and this is why.
I don’t like this at all, actually. Some of them are cute, but most of these are epic photographs that lose all emotion when you use legos (and border on the line of bad taste). The tanks at Tiananmen square recreation especially lost all power that photograph carries.
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stumbled.
CUTE!!!!
I’ve never seen the one of the girl playing tennis. Where was that taken?
it’s amazing how kids toys can be so useful
Ha. The third-to-last pair, the Viet Cong pic, loses something in translation.
I love stumbling =)
Beautiful!
another stumbler.. wont be back and doubt michael will be either, but a reply to that user.. i find a lot of the iconic pictures lost a lot of their power *because* they were iconic, seeing them made out of lego made me think more about the original, seemed to bring the original back to life, reminded me of the different bits of the picture… in short, brilliant
Nice idea, though it comes off rather kitschy. If only the iconic image of the Vietnamese man about to be shot wasn’t reduced to a lackluster photo of smiling plastic. In such poor taste, really.
This is really neat! If you go to my website and click the link to my Trevor’s website, you can see some pretty neat stuff he has done with legos.
Some of these are in very bad taste. The one of the Vietnamese seconds before his execution is just horrifying with the smiling Lego.
All the legos are smiling. Not all the subjects in the pictures are. Especially not the one that is about to get shot in the head. Cool Idea. And wow, the patience!
The man finishing the 5 min mile is my great uncle
i think stumble is trying to lead us all on the same path.
Nice ass
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Stumbled in, hit the I like it button and stumbled out - thanks
Why are they smiling??
This is great. It’s funny how out of place the smiles (made to entertain children) are in the reality of adult life. If only this world could be filled with childhood innocence.
“Stumbled Upon” here … agree with most others about the smiling. Also don’t think the legos did the images justice in the emotion they are supposed to evoke. However, I couldn’t replicate an image that well with legos, so kudos to the artist.
I have to say that I initially agreed with a few of the posters, who felt that the smiling LEGO characters were not appropriate for some of the scenes. But not only is that the nature of all LEGO faces, but it does provide a startling juxtaposition to the original, which works, like random.user said, “to bring the original back to life.” Alone, the LEGO-based photos would be weak, and some even in poor taste, but as part of a pair, these definitely work. Nicely done.
haha i stumbled here too. legos are awesome
There is nothing here that remotely resembles art. These are Lego’s that crudely resemble famous pieces.
You can paint a chalk drawing of the Mona Lisa and it’s exactly that when you are done. A chalk copy of the Mona Lisa. The real Mona Lisa is the piece of art. The chalk drawing would be a crude copy made from a different medium, like Lego’s.
You can make copies with wire ties, Coffee stirring straws or you can bust out a crayon and draw a replica.
Herr Weave, I do not mean any disrespect, ‘juxtaposition’ best describes to random objects that together in parallel make a impact. Like a butterfly on a sand dune or baby tiger nursing from a pig. Lego’s positioned purposely to resemble famous art is just staged junk.
stumbled
these are astonishing
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Cool
OY!
Where’s the bloomin lego brains flying out of ‘is lego ‘ed?
brilliant.. i love stumble
Nice work. Really loving it
Wonderful! I love this page. The Lego pics are amazing
You guys that are saying the smiles are disturbing and it’s not art and all that other stuff, you need to lighten up. Maybe the artist/person who put it together/whatever was just having a little fun.
Cute.
Lovely
It’s a bit creepy how they’re all smiling isn’t it?
Take the vietnamese one for example…
This reminds me of a website that tells stories from the bible using Legos. This is a neat site!
i like most of these, people are so much happier in lego.. i just wish the vietnamese prisoner image hadn’t been recreated, makes the whole thing very dark =\
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THESE ARE GREAT!
I studied some of these photographs in a class I did.
War photography and the scenes depicted moments before death were in themselves controversial. But ultimately, they are considered records of history more than art.
But apart from which I think it’s awful to replicate these particular photographs with LEGO.
Sure, the ones that don’t involve these topics are fun and quirky and I like them.
To put it in perspective, if there was an iconic photograph of a relative of mine at the moment prior to their execution, I think I’d be very offended by a representation in LEGO.
I don’t see the point of it. I don’t get the connection between a kid’s plaything, a camera and a person’s life. As it is, it’s upsetting to see these original photographs but they have a real point.
Very beautifull.
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To start, I’d like to say well done. These are very clever and you have done a brilliant job at attaining several different things.
Firstly you cleverly combined the silly with the serious, Anna Kournikova in the tennis shot was absolutely brilliant, had me laughing for ages. In doing this you managed to make this site more than a means to make a political statement. It is truly a reflection of your skill and art, something most ‘artist’ don’t achieve owing to the need to rub some satire/political manure in our faces.
Secondly I congratulate you for taking on some of those more, dangerous pictures, the ones that will have people apoplectic with rage at you for doing so. Conveyed in your presentations is the idiocy of each situation; all those tanks to kill one man, the lack of reason behind publicly executing someone just for the camera etc.
I don’t for a minute think these pictures take away the seriousness of the situation, merely enhance how seriously worrying it is that they came about in the first place.
Lastly, using a children’s toy… wow. Very clever.
Everyone remembers playing with this particular toy, at that wonderful age when we were innocent to public executions, ignorant to the cruelty of the world and quite happy to build square houses with our granddads.
Perhaps I could make a suggestion to those that looked at these images and found themselves instantly offended; revaluate your understanding before mouthing off in a high and mighty manner.
The artist engaged his brain before his camera; perhaps you could do so before engaging your mouth?
also stummbled, a very good stumble too!
Stumbled here, very well done.
Another stumbler. Great work
Cool idea to recreate these photos with lego.
Also stumbled
stumbled here……. i love how all th faces are smiling even in the bad situations makes me laff
BRAVO !!!
stumbled here
this is so cute
I like how all the legos are smiling, yet some of the pictures are of nothing to smile about.
Great stuff.
Reminds me of the Lego Bible which is definitely worth googleing btw.
Oh yeah and I also happened to StumbleUpon this.
Stumbled by for a quick look…..cute!
I’ve never seen so many people comment that they stumbled here… I did also. Cool beans
Pretty tasteless, some pictures. Show some respect.
the one who posted, “please spell it LEGO” must be a Capricorn!
what i personally find “tasteless” are the rather sterile approaches to and lack of respect (or at least tolerance) for: art!
looking at the running comparisons of photos was more enlightening for me than many intellectual discussions about reality! including my own! excellent photography! don’t cha just love stumble?!
stumbling is no accident with ravens!
super cool !!!!!!!!
Wonderful contrast.
Stumbled upon this site.
Stumbled on this. Pretty awesome!
i thought i would congratulate u for having a sense of humour these are gr8 man more plz
The sexist crap tennis one looks completely and utterly out of place with the rest of the historical/political/powerful images.
The smiling faces do add to the images… like a commentary on how plastic and artificial our news has become in this age of soundbites and quick images to convey mere moments.
Stumbled here like many others,
lovely job!
“The sexist crap tennis one looks completely and utterly out of place with the rest of the historical/political/powerful images.
The smiling faces do add to the images… like a commentary on how plastic and artificial our news has become in this age of soundbites and quick images to convey mere moments.”
Their having fun making lego recreations out of black and white photos, nothing artsy needs to be interpreted out of it, and to say that tennis photo is sexist is infact sexist of you.
So go back art college or wherever the hell you came from, i doubt ANY artist created their work with a “view” in mind. Apart from some modern artists who do things like draw pictures like a 6 year old, knowing exactly what people are going to interpret it as, and are just trying to earn money by doing as little effort as possible.
By the way I enjoyed the photos.
(Stumbled Here like almost everyone)
What an amazing collection of pics. Incredible!
I was biting my tongue reading some of these posts… These photos are in my humble opinion quite sublime. I think those who think that some of the recreations are in bad taste ought to step back and take a look at the world we’re all living in… Do you think the horrors being perpetuated in our name are bad taste? Are you more shocked by these LEGO chaps with smiles than real life?
Some of those pics had been categorized as BEST on the history of the photograpy issue
really nice
Awesome.
great idea - how easy it can be, but you’ve made it;-)
go on, Léonie.
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Wow. Stumbled here. This is interesting.
Nice.
I stumbled here, pretty cool, legos rock!
wow all of these ppl stumbled here. stumple upon has started a flow of discovery and recognition of websites such as this. hooray stumble!
these are beautiful, aloot more things that could be done with these, good creativity
It’s totally awesome man
I love the idea (btw. I stumbled here too)
It’s cool but some of them are kinda cruel…
“Their having fun making lego recreations out of black and white photos, nothing artsy needs to be interpreted out of it, and to say that tennis photo is sexist is infact sexist of you.
So go back art college or wherever the hell you came from, i doubt ANY artist created their work with a “view” in mind. Apart from some modern artists who do things like draw pictures like a 6 year old, knowing exactly what people are going to interpret it as, and are just trying to earn money by doing as little effort as possible.”
At least I learned to spell and use proper grammar when I got my degree. What’s your excuse?
The point I was making was that a girl without underwear scratching her ass on a tennis court seems out of place amongst the more timely and timeless images.
Get your head out of your ass and learn to proofread your comments before you post.
LOL WE ALL STUMBLED HERE HOLY DONKEY NUTS ANYWAYS I LIKED THE ASS IT MADE MY PP HAPPY
the one of the tennis playing girl showing her bum was a comedy poster back in the 80s.
Where is the one of the burning monk? I’ve seen it on other sites about these images, but not here…
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Very cool. I’d love to see more.
another stumbler …. brilliant!
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There must be a certain irony in the fact that *everyone* stumbled here, including myself.
Interesting series of photo’s though. And to whoever said it was “insulting to use legos” for the recreations needs to get over it. Remove stick, than continue on with life.
I too stumbled here, have to agree totally with alicia, (thanks for saving me the typing - ‘you took the words right out of my mouth’)
To the artist, just brilliant, one thing that hasn’t been commented on as far as i can read, if your talent as a photographer.
The angles, the lighting, the proximity all add to the impact.
I have to say that i had tired of every historic photo you’ve chosen, desensitised so to speak, yet your photos have had me revisiting my thoughts on those moments and their impact.
So with me you’ve attained two objectives, you have amused and you have provoked reflection.
Thank you.
Stumbled here…. i wish life were as simple as these legos make it seem.
Simply wonderful.
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very very nice
The tennis player is my all-time favorite!
Increíbles fotos, en verdad, inmejorable para comparación.
I like how they are always smiling.
Great pictures though!
I Stumbled this
This is awesome. I’m showing it to all of my friends, lol.
i stumbled upon too !! hehe good thing i did.love em
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fake. those are clearly legos.
Tinnamen ( it would be so awesome if i spelled that right) Square one was great. Stumbled here.
Stumbled this!
Its really cool!
Especially the streaker one which I have a teeshirt of!
Stumbled here. Very nice job.
boring. the tennis player’s ass was the best part about it.
What an interesting Stumble!
In some of the depictions, it’s a little weird seeing the smiles on some of the Legos’ faces when the photo was clearly not a happy moment.
Creative!
es una frivolidad increíble! cuesta pensar que se puede abordar temas del mayor dramatismo que conmovieron y siguen conmoviendo al mundo, con tanta estupidez,
beautiful…
Indeed great pics and picks.
Awesome!
stumbled here. with all due respect- i mean these are really magnificent pieces of art, but it looks like some would be easy to recreate. but still, i would never have thought to recreate pictures in such a way…
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lol as with so many others i stumbled here as well.
great job
uh. DUH!
nice work
Age of OP:
3-14 . Cool
15+ . -censored- loser
Sorry, but I think this attempt to use LEGO to depict these pictures which carry real honest human emotion in often very difficut situations to be silly and just a waste of everyone’s time. Maybe a lot of people here are too young to appreciate them…people who grew up blowing up things on computer games. It’s a sign of the cheapening of life in America, I suppose.
i love u stumple upon
it so so so so great, good work!! well done!
i also stumbled