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20-02-2025
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Micro art sets new record with tiny Lego sculpture
Have you ever come across art so small, you need a microscope to see it?Micro artist David Lindon recently set a new Guinness World Record for the smallest handmade artwork of a red Lego piece measures just 0.02517mm by 0.02184mm, which David says is about the same size as a human white blood cell!The Lego art is so tiny, it can't be seen by just the human said his teeny tiny sculpture took months of planning and creating to bring to life. The artist created three different sizes of a Lego-style brick using his own handmade microscopic tools. He worked six to 10 hours at night to avoid the vibrations of daytime eight-spot Lego brick was measured as the narrowest structure ever made, while the smaller four-spot brick broke the original record which was set in artist also created a smaller, one-spot brick and broke his own record within 20 sculpture was made from a piece of red Lego brick and was measured by a team at Evident Scientific using a light creation was then checked by Spectrographic Limited in Leeds who confirmed it as the smallest sculpture made in history. It's four times smaller than the previous record held by micro artist Dr Willard Wigan MBE who he says inspired him to have a go a micro art. "It's madness I know. I love the challenge, I love the discipline," David said about his work. "I love the look of wonder and surprise on people's faces when they see my art for the first time. To see it in person, it blows your mind." David's Lego artwork isn't the only microscopic creation from the artist which has caught people's attention. He's become known for the unique style of art which includes creations in needles and three microscopic re-creations of Van Gogh masterpieces which sold for £90,000."The challenge to create tiny objects that can't be seen without a microscope is demanding both physically and mentally," David explained. "I have trained myself to slow my breathing and work between the beats of my heart. Even the pulse of my heart beating through my fingers creates too much movement."David is now working towards opening a brand new exhibition, called the Smallest Zoo in the World, in Poole this Summer.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Micro artist sets world record for smallest sculpture
A micro artist has set a new Guinness World Record for creating the smallest handmade sculpture. David Lindon, from Bournemouth, said the creation took months of planning and months of creating to bring to life. He set the world record for his sculpture of a red Lego piece which measures 0.02517mm by 0.02184mm. Mr Lindon, an engineer by trade who started work as a micro artist in 2019, says the sculpture is about the same size as a human white blood cell. He's become known for his work creating miniature pieces of art, including three microscopic re-creations of Van Gogh masterpieces on a watch mechanism which sold for £90,000. Mr Lindon's latest creation, which was crafted from a piece of red Lego brick, was measured by the team at Evident Scientific using a light microscope. It was then verified by Spectrographic Limited in Leeds as the smallest sculpture made in history. The Lego brick is four times smaller than the previous record held by micro artist Dr Willard Wigan MBE - who was Mr Lindon's inspiration to try micro art - in 2017. Mr Lindon said: "It's madness I know. I love the challenge, I love the discipline. "I love the look of wonder and surprise on people's faces when they see my art for the first time. To see it in person, it blows your mind." While Mr Lindon's work has previously fit into the eye of a needle, this record has surpassed that. He continued: "The challenge to create tiny objects that can't be seen without a microscope is demanding both physically and mentally. "I have trained myself to slow my breathing and work between the beats of my heart. Even the pulse of my heart beating through my fingers creates too much movement." Mr Lindon created three sizes of Lego brick, using his own handmade microscopic tools, and worked six to 10 hours a night to avoid the vibrations of daytime traffic. His eight-spot Lego brick was measured as the narrowest structure ever made, while the smaller four-spot brick broke the original record set in 2017. But Mr Lindon also created a smaller, one-spot brick and broke his own record within 20 minutes. All three sculptures are considered so microscopic they can't be seen with the human eye. Mr Lindon is now working towards opening a new exhibition, The Smallest Zoo in the World, in Poole this summer. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Eye-of-a-needle artworks sell for £90,000 Microscopic Van Gogh works painted inside watch The coronation crown that fits in eye of a needle Guinness World Records
BBC News
20-02-2025
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Dorset micro artist sets world record for smallest Lego sculpture
A micro artist has set a new Guinness World Record for creating the smallest handmade Lindon, from Bournemouth, said the creation took months of planning and months of creating to bring to set the world record for his sculpture of a red Lego piece which measures 0.02517mm by Lindon, an engineer by trade who started work as a micro artist in 2019, says the sculpture is about the same size as a human white blood cell. He's become known for his work creating miniature pieces of art, including three microscopic re-creations of Van Gogh masterpieces on a watch mechanism which sold for £90, Lindon's latest creation, which was crafted from a piece of red Lego brick, was measured by the team at Evident Scientific using a light was then verified by Spectrographic Limited in Leeds as the smallest sculpture made in Lego brick is four times smaller than the previous record held by micro artist Dr Willard Wigan MBE - who was Mr Lindon's inspiration to try micro art - in 2017. Mr Lindon said: "It's madness I know. I love the challenge, I love the discipline."I love the look of wonder and surprise on people's faces when they see my art for the first time. To see it in person, it blows your mind."While Mr Lindon's work has previously fit into the eye of a needle, this record has surpassed continued: "The challenge to create tiny objects that can't be seen without a microscope is demanding both physically and mentally."I have trained myself to slow my breathing and work between the beats of my heart. Even the pulse of my heart beating through my fingers creates too much movement." Mr Lindon created three sizes of Lego brick, using his own handmade microscopic tools, and worked six to 10 hours a night to avoid the vibrations of daytime eight-spot Lego brick was measured as the narrowest structure ever made, while the smaller four-spot brick broke the original record set in Mr Lindon also created a smaller, one-spot brick and broke his own record within 20 three sculptures are considered so microscopic they can't be seen with the human Lindon is now working towards opening a new exhibition, The Smallest Zoo in the World, in Poole this summer. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
