07 September 2007

M.C. Escher in LEGO form

You know, some people see LEGOs as just some semi-sophisticated children's toys...slightly-evolved Lincoln Logs, if you will. But for others, a LEGO is an artistic tool--a handy medium for personal expression.

People in this second group may use LEGOs to depict the Bible. Others may make a LEGO version of Michael Jackson's Thriller. And then some people--people with a lot of vision (and spare time)--remake M.C. Escher's Relativity:


Can you say "wow." How about "ow, my head just hurts looking at that."


On their website, the LEGO artist go into great detail about how they constructed their masterpieces. From hidden scaffolds, to sawing LEGOs in half, these guys went through a lot of trouble to pull off the visual-trickery and physics-defying world of M.C. Escher.


You know, with such trails and tribulations being needed to recreate Escher's fantasies in the real world, some may say that it proves that Escher was a visual genius of the highest order. But others may say that the guy was just wacked outta his freakin' skull.

Me? I can't help but think about that scene in The Labyrinth.