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MOC Charley Harper- Red and Fed in Lego I would like to present my take on Charley Harper's Red and Fed in Lego bricks. Harper's original artwork depicts a cardinal in the snow that found a corn cob for a nice meal. The viewer looks on from behind a few dried grasses in the shaded foreground that are still standing from last fall. Charley Harper was a modernist artist, best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters, and book illustrations. He called his style "minimal realism", striving to capture the essence of his subjects with the fewest possible visual elements. I find this approach well suited for Lego building. I wanted to replicate the essence of his work- seemingly effortless when, at least in my case, there was so much going on below the surface. The MOC is roughly 9" x 7" (24 cm x 18 cm) and getting the fine details was very tricky at this small scale. The white background is only two studs deep to do all the SNOT work. Take a close look at the thin legs of the cardinal or the stylized corn cob behind the silhouette of the light foliage. It took a long time to find the right combination of parts to capture the thin features of the plants. Look closely and you might spot a fishing rod, an umbrella, hand cuffs and more. While there is a little trickery in the build, it is all strictly Lego parts with no modifications. The trickery only becomes apparent upon close inspection from an angle. Notice how the foliage is built up of several independent mountings on two planes, aligned to create the appearance of a single object. We have a print of Harper's Red and Fed in our dining room, so I see Harper's work every day. Many years ago, I built my first Lego interpretation of this cardinal and that sparked the inspiration to build the entire picture. It evolved over several years, the idea for the corn came next and while the corn is largely unchanged, ultimately, I had to completely redo the cardinal. As my build was all coming together, my Lego User Group was preparing to set up a display at the Columbus Museum of Art. Although the main display is a minifig diorama, the museum was interested in a few pieces to hang on the walls. I showed the partially completed MOC and they wanted it, but they stipulated that it had to be behind glass. So, I had to abandon the brick built frame in my model and this build has an unusual size to fit the non-Lego frame required for the museum (not shown). For these photos I took it out of that frame and demonstrate two different ways it could be displayed using strictly Lego parts. If you like this build, please support it on Lego IDEAS and tell your mid-century modern friends about it too
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Hello fellow EB members. I've been working on a mid-century house interior as I was influenced by the housing magazines from the time. There are many features you might find in a home of that era. Textures on the walls, a sloped roof and a open-plan feel. Anyway onto the pics; I've posted them also in my flick stream if you wish to view them there; https://www.flickr.com/photos/52656812@N04/ As always any queries or comments welcome!
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I've always found something interesting about airport architecture from the mid-century and have wanted to do some other parts of an airport since my first class lounge a few years ago as seen here https://www.flickr.com/photos/52656812@N04/26143957214/in/dateposted-public/ so I guess this is something of a follow up. It was all originally centered around the baggage carousel which went through several revisions. I went with a circular one which I think were quite rare from all the source material I looked at. I included a shop, information desk and toilets between the columns for some interest all based on a 60's style. I've used various patterns and mid-century elements in the structure walls and ceiling. No one single airport was the inspiration but a mix of many. I started this project just before a recent trip to NYC of which I visited the TWA terminal, If I'd started it after my trip my ambitions may of gotten the better of me! :D What an inspiring sight it was though! 4 images in all this time; You can find them on my flickr is if so prefer here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52656812@N04/ Regards
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Hello fellow EB users. I've created a home based on Mid-century architecture mainly inspired by homes in Palm Springs. I've used loosely based A-frame design usually found in cabins which would use a timber constructed roof but I've went with a 'concrete' one hence the use of white. I added some features form the time such as the porch with a patterned wall to allow light to pass through and some external tiling to the front as well as large windows. Only a couple of pics and no interior but I hope to work on a standalone period design soon enough. They can also be found of my flickr stream here: here Regards!
