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The dark side of Lego art

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The bright colors of most Lego bricks gives most Lego art a cheerful quality. But there’s a dark side of Lego art, too, which Mike Doyle explores in his book, “Beautiful Lego 2: Dark,” featuring creepy bugs, gloomy buildings, menacing robots and more, all made with those versatile bricks. The book is a sequel to Doyle’s “Beautiful Lego,” which came out last year. “I chose this theme because it seemed to represent a great number of works already coming out of the LEGO community,” Doyle writes in the new book’s preface. “You’ll see destructive objects, like warships and mecha, and dangerous and creepy animals; there is no shortage of material.” Continue Reading →

Filed under: Visual Arts, Morris Township, Visual Arts

‘Ready to Play,’ Pamela Hall

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In Pamela Hall’s “Ready to Play,”a bulldog stands over a soccer ball, glaring. Is he standing guard against those who might want to steal it from him. Or hoping for someone to come along and join him in some fun? Maybe a little bit of both? This is one of the many striking — and very human-like — canine images in “The Dog Show: The Art of Our Canine Companions,” which is at the Morris Museum through Dec. Continue Reading →

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