Application for Exhibition at Ogelsby Gallery

Lenny Hoffman
lenny.hoffman@gmail.com

* Staff Member (LTA Supervisor at Dirac Science Library)
* Not related to a class
* No preferred date of exhibition

Exhibition Proposal:
	My medium of choice for the past few years has been LEGO building bricks.  LEGO offers a unique challenge to the artist, in that there is a very defined limitation to what can be done with LEGO pieces, but also in finding a method of expressing emotions and deeper issues using what is commonly held to be a child's toy.  However, the benefits of LEGO pieces as a medium are immeanse - from the intricate interworking geometry of the basic brick to the potential for connection with a large audience to the sheer joy of playing at Art. My proposal is two fold - first to exhibite my creations of a variety of genres, some very small and personal - others larger and more scientific, and some just plain silly.  The second part is to have an interactive component, where I supply a portion of loose LEGO pieces for anyone to come and build while I am available to answer questions about the creations and talk.
	My hope is to have the creations on display for the entire duration of the exhibition, while having the free-build session for a few hours on Friday and Saturday.

Examples of my work can be see:
	Unfortunately, I do not have slides of my work - however, I have uploaded digital images of my work to an image sharing website.  Folders with work that will be appearing in my exhibition are here:
	http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=51580
	http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=80772
	http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=100644 
	http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=63107