Lego Banksy architect from Cardiff builds iconic Welsh sites


An individual from Cardiff has blended his adoration for structural plan, sport and Lego by recreating establishments in Wales and past in what he calls himself a “Lego Banksy”. The 55-year-old, who transfers pictures of his manifestations on social media close by the genuine spots that motivated them, says he generally decides not to uncover his personality because he needs the emphasis on the work. “But ideally what I’m building does make individuals energized”, he said.

“I assume you’ve got to have a creative mind and Lego is a medium you can use to express that”, Lego Banksy said. The engineer started off by making Lego models of Welsh landmarks, for example, Penarth Pier, Tenby Lifeboat station and Cardiff City Stadium, which produced attention on social media during the pandemic. This interest roused him to expand his horizons and create pieces beyond Wales and inspired by his love for the Arsenal football club.

Notwithstanding its size, building a Lego model can be heartily time consuming and can take between one evening to three months to finish contingent upon the complexity of the design. He has to order specific Lego blocks from different stores to create his Lego models accurately. With his creations taking up so much space, Lego Banksy needed to discover imaginative ways to display them. He accepts that in case you’re going to build a Lego model, two things ought to be taken note of: you must like it and it must be replicated in Lego at an ideal scale with proper detailing.

The most rewarding part of his work is not flaunting his creations, but when individuals send images of his work on display in their own homes. Lego Banksy is currently chipping away at an eager project, yet to be uncovered. He is excited about this project as it is his largest model yet. Additionally, he said he is saving his one hundredth Instagram post for “something significant”, and is keen to recreate other parts of Wales, such as the coloured houses of west Wales’ villages

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