Reproduce the subtle nuances of a
Starry Night
in Lego.
This is the bet taken by Truman Cheng, passionate about the Danish brand - and certainly Vincent Van Gogh, who submitted his idea on the Lego Ideas site.
The site, created by the brand to collect the ideas of the most inspired fans, plans to market a creation as long as it exceeds the fateful bar of 10,000 votes.
This is done for the Lego version of the famous canvas of the master of Post-Impressionism.
The kit contains 1552 bricks, which when assembled together create a particularly realistic 3D impression.
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“Art is a theme that we only recently introduced in our collections, but the creation of Truman is a unique interpretation
, explains on
Brick Fanatics
Hasan Jensen, one of the innovation managers at Lego.
This is expressed both through the choice of his reference - which is of course one of the paintings and one of the most famous painters in the world - but also through the unique construction techniques that he used. to recreate the magnificent brushstrokes through Lego bricks
”.
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Besides the bricks, the initial project submitted by Truman Cheng features a small Van Gogh figure, but no one knows what the final product will look like yet.
Certain creations of Internet users undergo only minimal changes, while others are completely redesigned.
"
Our jury was blown away by discovering this proposal
," relates one of the marketing managers at Lego.
I'm really curious to see what the final project will look like.
»Among the other creations to see the light of day, a set featuring the supersonic hedgehog Sonic, and another dedicated to Winnie The Pooh.
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