Print By Brick: Accessible Art with Lego
Location
FA-255
Start Date
2-5-2025 11:40 AM
Department
Art + Design
Abstract
Many people see art as difficult or requiring expensive materials, but that’s not the case. This project highlights accessible art forms—such as letterpress, printmaking, and risography—using LEGO as a creative and affordable alternative. By using readily available resources like Legos to create art you have something that is relatively cheaper than the other print processes and is more portable. For this project, I created portraits of easily recognizable artists. A digital render of the image is created using a Unity-based program to tweak the composition and use it as a reference to reduce errors. The image is then separated into different color layers, individually inked with a brayer, and hand printed using a wooden spoon or similar tool. The final prints will be displayed on the wall, along with small recreations of the artist's artwork. I imagine this as a multi-medium project so the accompanying artwork will be made out of Perler beads. While this project is open to all audiences, I want to cater to designers and those who are already engaged in creative fields.
Faculty Sponsor
Lauren Meranda
Print By Brick: Accessible Art with Lego
FA-255
Many people see art as difficult or requiring expensive materials, but that’s not the case. This project highlights accessible art forms—such as letterpress, printmaking, and risography—using LEGO as a creative and affordable alternative. By using readily available resources like Legos to create art you have something that is relatively cheaper than the other print processes and is more portable. For this project, I created portraits of easily recognizable artists. A digital render of the image is created using a Unity-based program to tweak the composition and use it as a reference to reduce errors. The image is then separated into different color layers, individually inked with a brayer, and hand printed using a wooden spoon or similar tool. The final prints will be displayed on the wall, along with small recreations of the artist's artwork. I imagine this as a multi-medium project so the accompanying artwork will be made out of Perler beads. While this project is open to all audiences, I want to cater to designers and those who are already engaged in creative fields.