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Minifigure Painting 13
Minifigure Painting 13

This is a component of a mixed-media creative art project I've been working on throughout October-December 2023. Rather than building any major LEGO models lately, I've instead channeled my creative energy into making LEGO-inspired art using various methods combined. It's for this reason why I haven't been active on social media in the previous months, since I've been doing lots of trial and error to see what sort of paint methods work best. This type of project used a lot of experimentation, but ultimately would have several steps including traditional ink printmaking, acrylic painting, abstract paint pours, and decoupage.

Aside from swirly paint backgrounds, some of the paintings used a background of papier-mâché made of recycled LEGO instruction manuals and catalogs. I'm still actively working on LEGO builds and videos, but as of now I'm heavily-focused on mixed artwork that's inspired by the toy brand, rather than exclusively building projects from the toy itself.

I made about a dozen or so of these paintings on 12''x12'' wood panels, and gave a few of them out around Christmas and then discreetly placed the remaining paintings in undisclosed locations in Lancaster County, PA for a guerrilla art project. I didn't want to vandalize any property by doing graffiti, so instead I've concealed these paintings in various spots with the intention that whomever discovers it is free to take photos, feel inspired, or even keep a painting for themselves as a prize.

This specific painting used a paint pour background with multiple warm colors like red, pink, yellow, and orange. It was one of my later pours which turned out rather well, and I was really pleased with the flames look. You'll notice that the minifig lacks white highlights on his face/hands: this was because I gave this painting to a friend who owns a music venue, and I specially wanted him to display it within blacklights of the dance venue in order to emphasize the painting's fluorescent colors. The white paint didn't glow under a blacklight, so I removed the white highlights so that the entire painting – minifigure and background – would successfully glow under a blacklight.

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Taken on: December 21, 2023
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Minifigure Painting 13

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