Anything Star Wars

Many of us grew up playing and building with Lego bricks since we were small kids. Making dreams comes true, whether it was constructing a building, the perfect town, or a fancy vehicle to go where our hearts desired. There are only a few of us with a childlike spirit that has let the force guide us through the galaxy, creating Lego Star Wars art for all to enjoy.

Through their imaginative thinking, artists have mastered the, ideas and the creative dreams, of Lego to develop careers and hobbies, outside of working for Lego. Jay Hoff a Florida school teacher built a 6 foot X 6 foot model, of a Star Wars scene from Return of the Jedi. Paul Yperman created a 30,000 piece Droid Control Ship. A sculpture by Sylvain Ballivets is a 43,000 piece model of a Venator Class Destroyer.

Artists always seem to enjoy using the old popular photos version to express their talents. They catch their Lego Star Wars mini figures in funny, unusual and sometimes unexpected positions. This is easy to do, and usually does not cost a lot of time, effort, or special studio or lighting with a digital camera. The more impressive artists make the their character’s settings as realistic as possible for the situation they pose them in.

Digital photography and the advancements of video technology has lead to a new trend in artistic talents. The popularity of You-Tube, Facebook and other social medias has gotten many artists turning towards a mini video realm, with motion and rhythm of characters set to music. This type of highly popular art creativity is most impressive and fun to watch especially with the multitude of Star Wars mini figures and Star Wars songs available to choose from. Video games also play a role in developing young artists creativity, allowing players to use their own imagination. Many games give them options to be able to change their Lego Star Wars characters to fit the players own personality.

You may be a kid at heart, but you’ve never had engineering creativity or rocket science knowledge to understand how to build such creations. Don’t worry, you can still enjoy the magnificence of these creative structures by visiting many places throughout the world. Lego Land in California will be celebrating Holiday Snow Days November 19th through January 2nd, with real snow. Lego Land in Florida is celebrating their first Christmas in White Haven Florida. They will be celebrating on December 18th through the 31st, with a Special Kids New Years’ Eve celebration on December 31st. The largest most popular Lego Land is that in the original town of Billund Denmark. There are also many “Brick Fairs” held throughout the year and throughout the world. Who knows, you may even run into Ben Caulkins wearing his full size ” Halo Master Chief ” costume made of Lego pieces. Although this costume is not form the Star Wars series it is an example of the artistic creativity and talents artists.

Not all of us have dreams of floating around the galaxy fighting in star wars battles. Sean Kenny would see building structures and envisioned how he could reconstruct them using Lego bricks. One of his sculptures include, the front portion of the New York Stock Exchange building, using 14,500 pieces. Nathan Sawaya a New York based Artist has made a career out of his contemporary sculptures of human models. He has created his human sculptures in many different positions and layouts, as well as 19 foot model of a Tyrannosaurs Rex. His musical talents are shown in his 2009 version of real playable cello. The largest structure he has built was a billboard of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, being 53 feet in length by 15 foot high and consumed over one half million Legos.

These are awesome times to be a kid as well as an adult for all Star Wars Lego enthusiast’s, with an open mind to new creative and expressive ideas. Let your imagination extend beyond the galaxy. Find a Star Wars Lego fair or sponsored event to attend, or go online and create your own Star Wars characters. Create that childlike spirit and have fun and joy in your hearts this Christmas season!

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