1.Printmaking artists Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have launched a crowdfunding campaign for there second book on LEGO letterpress. And this time they /will/ explain how they do it! The Hilversum Method. The technique, philosophy and joy of LEGO letterpress will be published in both an English and a Dutch edition - link
2. Pop-Up expo: Tribute to Leen Van Hulst. Leen Van Hulst passed away on 23 January 2025, at the age of 42, after a courageous battle against an illness. This exhibition is a tribute to her and is based on works by Leen from the KBR collection, 22.10.2025 - 26.01.2026 - link
3. Expo. Mieke Lamiroy. Surreal stories. Print, cut & paste. 02.11 - 19.12.2025, Het Gasthuis, Aarschot - link
4. RED AND GREEN AND BLUE MORE OR LESS. Works and documents of Lawrence Weiner. 26.10.2025 - 28.06.2026, Herbert Foundation, Gent - link
De Warmste Week with LEGO Dots.
The theme of this year's VRT's annual solidarity campaign is exploring and overcoming loneliness which is an increasingly common problem.
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Factory poster and printing with LEGO
A few years ago, when the Museum of Industry still had the old name MIAT, I designed and letterpress printed several posters for the museum shop.
It was one of my first attempts to design and typeset an illustration build from typographic material available in the museum. As the museum is housed in a former textile factory I had an idea of representing the building using only brass rules, wood and metal type
Quick links
1.50 birds. Artist Roy Scholten makes one thousand bird prints using LEGO bricks - exhibition in GWA, 04.04 - 26.05 - link
2. Een interessante lezing (in het Engels) door Pierre Pané-Farré over de productie en datering van houten letter - video
3. Magritte · Folon. The Dream Factory at Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, 21.02 - 21.07.2024 - link
4. Le dit de la renarde. Gravure en poëzie: ontdek de dialoog tussen kunstenares Chris Delville en schrijver François Emmanuel. Wittockiana, 06.04 - 16.06.2024 - link
Print & Play or the Art of letterpress printing with Lego
Since 2013 Martijn van der Blom and Roy Scholten have been using LEGO bricks to create their printmaking art. October 2023 sees the release of a special bi-lingual publication representing the results of ten years of printing and playing. Martijn van der Blom started using LEGO bricks to build printable compositions. A collaboration with Roy Scholten produced the first series of works: the Dino cards.
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