Bricksy by Jeff Friesen
From Jeff Friesen, award-winning photographer and author of United States of LEGO , comes a hilarious new book of diorama photographs that uses LEGO bricks to spoof the famous work of the mysterious anonymous graffiti artist known as Banksy. Friesen gives new meaning to gritty street art using clean, modernist bricks. Bricksy Bricksy
"What happens when you put LEGO bricks and some of street artist Banksy's most iconic works together? As photographer Jeff Friesen has proved, the answer is a whole lot of awesome" Huffington Post
"LEGO and world-famous street artist Banksy have collided in a new product that takes everything you love about the latter's work, and literally builds on it." FastCoCreate
"Photographer Jeff Friesen combines two seemingly disparate pop culture obsessionsLEGO and street artto create a project guaranteed to go viral." Artnet News
"Friesen cleverly reimagines Banksy's world-renowned images, giving them a considerable clean up. When placing the originals in a more light-hearted context, the subversive artworks are subverted themselves in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. For Friesen, it's all about getting a good laugh." Mashable
"Photographer Jeff Friesen and his seven-year-old daughter June build recreations of Banksy's playful paintings out of the [LEGO] toys, and take pictures of their versions which have caught the attention of art lovers across the Internet." TODAY.com
"All of the scenes that Friesen created were inspired by a Banksy artwork, but then, they've been given some very unexpected twists. Friesen infused each scene with his own funny sense of humor." My Modern Met
"What happens when you put LEGO bricks and some of street artist Banksy's most iconic works together? As photographer Jeff Friesen has proved, the answer is a whole lot of awesome." Huffington Post
"LEGO and world-famous street artist Banksy have collided in a new product that takes everything you love about the latter's work, and literally builds on it." FastCoCreate
"Photographer Jeff Friesen combines two seemingly disparate pop culture obsessionsLEGO and street artto create a project guaranteed to go viral." Artnet News
"Friesen cleverly reimagines Banksy's world-renowned images, giving them a considerable clean up. When placing the originals in a more light-hearted context, the subversive artworks are subverted themselves in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. For Friesen, it's all about getting a good laugh." Mashable
"Photographer Jeff Friesen and his seven-year-old daughter June build recreations of Banksy's playful paintings out of the [LEGO] toys, and take pictures of their versions which have caught the attention of art lovers across the Internet." TODAY.com
"All of the scenes that Friesen created were inspired by a Banksy artwork, but then, they've been given some very unexpected twists. Friesen infused each scene with his own funny sense of humor." My Modern Met
"LEGO and world-famous street artist Banksy have collided in a new product that takes everything you love about the latter's work, and literally builds on it." FastCoCreate
"Photographer Jeff Friesen combines two seemingly disparate pop culture obsessionsLEGO and street artto create a project guaranteed to go viral." Artnet News
"Friesen cleverly reimagines Banksy's world-renowned images, giving them a considerable clean up. When placing the originals in a more light-hearted context, the subversive artworks are subverted themselves in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. For Friesen, it's all about getting a good laugh." Mashable
"Photographer Jeff Friesen and his seven-year-old daughter June build recreations of Banksy's playful paintings out of the [LEGO] toys, and take pictures of their versions which have caught the attention of art lovers across the Internet." TODAY.com
"All of the scenes that Friesen created were inspired by a Banksy artwork, but then, they've been given some very unexpected twists. Friesen infused each scene with his own funny sense of humor." My Modern Met
"What happens when you put LEGO bricks and some of street artist Banksy's most iconic works together? As photographer Jeff Friesen has proved, the answer is a whole lot of awesome." Huffington Post
"LEGO and world-famous street artist Banksy have collided in a new product that takes everything you love about the latter's work, and literally builds on it." FastCoCreate
"Photographer Jeff Friesen combines two seemingly disparate pop culture obsessionsLEGO and street artto create a project guaranteed to go viral." Artnet News
"Friesen cleverly reimagines Banksy's world-renowned images, giving them a considerable clean up. When placing the originals in a more light-hearted context, the subversive artworks are subverted themselves in a tongue-in-cheek fashion. For Friesen, it's all about getting a good laugh." Mashable
"Photographer Jeff Friesen and his seven-year-old daughter June build recreations of Banksy's playful paintings out of the [LEGO] toys, and take pictures of their versions which have caught the attention of art lovers across the Internet." TODAY.com
"All of the scenes that Friesen created were inspired by a Banksy artwork, but then, they've been given some very unexpected twists. Friesen infused each scene with his own funny sense of humor." My Modern Met
Jeff Friesen’s photography has received worldwide acclaim for a remarkably diverse array of work. His awards include the most prestigious in the photography world, including those from Communication Arts and Photo District News. Every summer Jeff works alongside his elementary school-aged daughter, June, as they take pictures of dioramas made with June’s toys. It’s serious fun. To see more of Jeff’s work visit jeff-friesen.com and thebrickfantastic.com. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781634504799 |
| ISBN 10 | 1634504798 |
| Title | Bricksy |
| Author | Jeff Friesen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-09-24 |
| Number of pages | 136 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |