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    Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art
    Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art
    Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art
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    Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art

    By Jeff Friesen

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    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 goes beyond transforming the medium by expanding the scenes it plays on and adding a humorous twist to each one. Each of the eighty-four photographs is wittily captioned, delightful to look at, and appropriate for a wide range of ages. At the end of the book is a legend featuring thumbnail reproductions of each original Banksy so readers can test their knowledge of Banksy’s catalogue with Friesen’s LEGO spinoffs.

    While traditional street art is often rushed along by the threat of local law enforcement, Friesen has bountiful time to reimagine Banksy’s work into glossy LEGO glory that comes off the walls and springs to life. Banksy’s iconic characters gain intriguing new stories. Readers will discover where Banksy’s monkeys are taking charge and who the bouquet thrower’s star-crossed lover is.

    You’ve never seen Banksy like this before. You’ve never seen LEGO like this before. Bricksy is a must-have book for fans of Banksy, fans of LEGO, and anyone with a sense of humor.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateSep 8, 2015
    ISBN9781634508629
    Bricksy: Unauthorized Underground Brick Street Art

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      Bricksy - Jeff Friesen

      Introduction

      What would civilization be like if the two parts of our classic pairings had never combined? Imagine a world without bread and butter, Bert and Ernie, or ill-tempered cats and people willing to exploit them for personal gain. Consider a culture deprived of Tarzan and Jane, Itchy and Scratchy, or singing astronaut Chris Hadfield and his sentient mustache. Harmonious pairings are a central focus of the human condition. Every Clyde needs a Bonnie, and every Robin needs a brooding, costumed man who likes to fight with clowns.

      This book is not about a perfect pairing. The union depicted on the following pages makes less sense than the pronunciation of Worcestershire sauce. It’s a clash of two cultural titans that are as different as Knight Rider and Happy Days. Between you and me, I’m surprised this book was even published, so hold on tight to your copy before it disappears like so many of life’s little miracles.

      Let’s meet the two parts of this madcap mash-up. First up is the street artist, Banksy.

      Picture the street artist Banksy in your mind. It’s hard to do because he usually appears with a low-pulled hood and strong backlighting. His voice is also distorted with a peculiar accent, possibly originating from Middle Earth. It has been rumored the he is actually a she, or perhaps a band of merry art vandals. For all we know he might be a highly evolved, strategically shaved monkey with a fondness for khaki pants.

      The Internet, so knowledgeable and nonhysterical about so many things, has yet to offer a definitive explanation of who Banksy is. The truth is that Banksy cultivates mystery like a farmer of questionable

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