Hunter S. Thompson LEGO mosaic. Made with 7,393 LEGO bricks
Andy Bauch, an artist and software developer from Queens, New York (now living and working in LA), creates his incredibly detailed mosaics using thousands of LEGO bricks.
According to Bauch, his obsession with LEGO bricks didn’t start when he was a child, but rather later on in life. In 2010 Bauch created his first LEGO mosaic, a reproduction of a Roy Lichtenstein painting which came about in order to impress a girl. I’m not sure if Bauch’s attempt to find love by way of LEGO was successful, but his reproductions of two of Lichtenstein’s paintings, “Girl with Hair Ribbon,” and “The Kiss V” are spot-on. It takes Bauch many thousands of LEGO bricks (with hundreds of dollars spent on the LEGO pieces themselves), and anywhere from ten to 60 hours to make one of his bricky works of art. When it comes to his creative process, Bauch is tight-lipped, preferring to credit a team of “pygmy hippos” as the driving force behind his painstaking pieces.
LEGO mosaic of “The Kiss V”. Made with 3,491 LEGO bricks (originally painted by Roy Lichtenstein in 1964)
More of Bauch’s LEGO mosaics, as well as a time-lapse video of Bauch putting together “Girl with Hair Ribbon,” can be seen below. Bauch’s LEGO portraits are also available for purchase (from $1,800 - $3,600 each) via his Etsy shop.
“Girl with Hair Ribbon” LEGO mosaic. Made with 4,000 LEGO bricks (originally painted by Roy Lichtenstein in 1965
Heisenberg from Breaking Bad LEGO mosaic. Made with 2,000 LEGO bricks
“Steer skull” LEGO mosaic. Made with 9,931 LEGO bricks (based on an original photo taken by photographer Arthur Rothstein in 1936).
LEGO Mosaic based on the detail from the painting by French Post-Impressionist painter George Seurat, “La Parade de Cirque” (1889). Made with 13,824 Lego bricks in 18 different colors
“Alabama Tenant Wife” LEGO mosaic. Made with 8,408 LEGO bricks. Based on the photograph “Alabama Tenant Farmer Wife” by Walker Evans (1936)
“Alabama Tenant Farmer” LEGO mosaic. Made with 3,256 LEGO bricks. Based on the photograph “Alabama Tenant Farmer” by Walker Evans (1936)
Time-lapse video of the making of “Girl with Hair Ribbon” LEGO mosaic
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Famous album covers rendered in Lego