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In LEGO, We Connect – A Gallery Review

It's no secret that we are big LEGO lovers at Board & Vellum, so we were intrigued to hear of a new photography exhibit at the Bryan Ohno Gallery focusing on LEGO photography: “In LEGO, We Connect.” Of course, we went to check it out, and, (also, of course), we wrote this little review of it.

Jeff Pelletier is the Managing Principal and Founder of Board & Vellum, an architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm in Seattle, Washington.
Jeff Pelletier
March 31, 2015

If it isn’t already apparent from previous posts (and here and here), I’m a bit of a LEGO nerd.  I love those little bricks even if with two kids and a business I don’t get to build with them very much these days.  They’re beautiful, inspiring, and they’re the reason why I’m an Architect.

I've built some crazy things in my day (like this 7' long spaceship) but I've been awful at photographing it.

Here's the OSS Pontbriand - a crazy spaceship that took up 9 months of my life. Click for more pictures
OSS Pontbriand

Here's the OSS Pontbriand - a crazy spaceship that took up 9 months of my life. Click for more pictures

The poor photography of my work was partially why I was intrigued to hear of a new photography exhibit focusing on LEGO photography.    The show was down at the Bryan Ohno Gallery and called "In LEGO, We Connect" and I figured it would be worth a visit. Honestly, I imagined it would be fun but nothing too world shattering.  Imagine my surprise then when a few of us from Board & Vellum swung down a bit late (thanks for letting us in guys!) for the opening night and saw the work.  I found it all really inspiring in the way it manipulated an apparent sense of scale and took you on a little ride.  It was fun, gorgeous, and just a blast to look at.  The three artists are from Seattle, Helsinki, and Stockholm and bring unique approaches to a fun medium.

In particular, the work by Shelly Corbett stood out to me as playful and gorgeous.  You should check her out on Instagram as well at XXSJC and while you’re there, don’t forget to follow boardandvellum too!  Her “I Robot, 205” is one that I just can’t stop looking at. Gorgeous.

I Robot, 2015 48” x 35” Monotype Archival pigment print on paper
Shelly Corbett

Archival pigment print on paper 

The show is open until April 11th down at the Bryan Ohno Gallery (521 Main Street, Seattle WA 98104).  I can’t recommend it enough.

In LEGO, We Connect

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