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LEGO® marvel Adam Reed Tucker has been designing full sized model sets since the turn of the millennium. His architectural marvels are engineering works of art. Working primarily with simple bricks and hinges Tucker manages to recapture the scope and beauty of some of the most impressive structures in the world.
Tucker is 1 of only 11 certified Master Builders in the world and spends much of his time working professionally. He takes great pride in his work and says
“I view the LEGO® brick first and foremost as an art medium. No different than, say paint to a painter or metal to a blacksmith. My creations are an artistic celebration, a sculptural exploration of architecture in its grandest , most impressive form – the skyscraper.”
Beautiful words about beautiful works Tucker’s exhibition includes the Empire State Building, the John Hancock building and the St Louis Arch. The exhibition also features the 162-story Burj Khalifa in Dubai, currently the world’s tallest building, consists of more than 450,000 bricks it is the equivalent of the building the largest commercial set Lego has ever released, more than 90 times.
The exhibition is being displayed in Iowa until the 26th of May 2016.
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