Celebrity photographer Dale May wanted to do a fun project for himself so he turned to his passion around Star Wars LEGO figures and recently had a show at the Samuel Owen Gallery. I really like a few of these like the X-Ray Trooper above. But most of these are shots that you could take with your own camera and save a grand..!
The LEGO WARS series is a photographic study of popular culture, commercial advertising and nostalgia. As an adult, Dale May revisits these tiny plastic Lego toys and photographs them in a way that returns them to the epic importance they once had as a child, reminding us why we needed to collect every single piece.
Iconic, nostalgic, yet timeless, the artist brings a new look to a subject that’s common place. Dale leaves nothing to chance, not only is the work impeccably crafted and well thought out but the material he has chosen to produce the Lego Wars series was no accident. Dale felt that the entire piece of art should resemble the high polished glossiness of the subject itself. Crafted in archival acrylic and backed with aluminum dibond, the work is given a look not unlike the plastic Star Wars Lego or something in Darth Vader’s home, the Death Star itself!
via: quintessence
1 comment:
So funny. I really like star wars lego and some of the art is really good.
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