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If we were all Lego guys

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • August 22, 2008 •

Yes, that is the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums portrayed as Lego figures. Cute, right? Of course, but not just cute—it’s art! Specifically, it’s the art of Plasticgod, an “internationally known Los Angeles resident” who styles himself “your 21st century Warhol.”

Arts Orbit is a multisource blog about the local arts scene, featuring both original contributions by Daily Planet writers and entries reprinted from partner blogs and online publications.


It’s a reasonable comparison: Like Warhol, Plasticgod conspicuously enjoys hob-nobbing with people you’ve heard of. His Web site lists several dozen “notable celebrities owning Plasticgod work.” (Those owning Legolike portraits of themselves include Bruce Willis, Paul McCartney, and Jamie Foxx.) He’s also prolific: just recently he’s completed plasticized pictures of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones, the Sex and the City cast, Rihanna, Kanye West, Donna Summer, and Barack Obama. And he enjoys turning his pop-art eye on art-world darlings…recognize this guy? (If not, you’re among the 99% of people who chose not to sit through a multi-hour film about the descent of testicles.)

What’s missing is the Warholian edge of weirdness—an omission not made by Plasticgod’s fellow commercially-minded neo-Warhol Takashi Murakami. But Murakami isn’t opening a solo show at the Soo Visual Arts Center. Plasticgod is: a display of “miniatures” in the appropriately miniature Toomer Gallery. I guess this means that to see the Duplo series, we’ll have to wait.

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