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Maintaining Normality
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Maintaining Normality: Created with with LEGO bricks by artist Sean Kenney


Everything familliar is normal to us. Our bodies, our demeanor, social structures, and the things we've inserted into our environs all affect the surroundings with which we coexist on both a physical and spiritual level. And unless done so with great care, we may be surprised to find we've created what we've created.


Maintaining Normality: Created with with LEGO bricks by artist Sean Kenney

We get so accustomed to the things in our life -- whether they're good or not -- that we don't see them for what they are. It's why people behave terribly or not, why cars run on gas or not, why we get fat or not, etc. Sooner or later, if we don't take a fresh, "lets-pretend-its-not-normal" look at things, we may be surprised that our entire world -- physically, socially, and spiritually -- has become a terrible mess.





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Robin
May 9, 2008

Interesting work, Sean! Makes me think of the old "Frog in a Kettle" concept (google it). I suspect that your recent international travels have refreshed your perspective (it definitely does for me everytime I'm overseas). I think everyone should make it a priority to spend some substantial time in a few foreign cultures, including some third world ones. Perspective is everything ...
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April 18, 2008

what does maintaining normality even mean??
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(from Egypt)
April 11, 2008

Hypnosis. You're absolutely right… we get so accustomed to things in our life to the point that we don’t even see them for what they really are; they become a monochromatic blur… an empty image that hypnotizes us as it hangs like a shade in front of our eyes. Very clever and artistic, Sean.
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(from California)
April 9, 2008

Yeah, great for you making legos for a living and all... just because everyone else doesnt do it doesn't mean you should rub it in.
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(from Chicago-ish)
April 9, 2008

The build is so simple yet so thought provoking. This is the kind of thing I love! (Mainly 'cause I fake it on most of my builds and this is something I could aspire to) Really nice job all round! Later ~ Chris.
Marin Stipković
(from Croatia)
April 9, 2008

I really like what You've written to go along with the creation. I also like the creation itself.
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(from http://bricklike.6.forumer.com/)
April 9, 2008

Wow! I thought it was a picture and then you were going to post the set after it. I can't believe that is a picture with a figure. Lego beauty at its best.
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(from the Black Hole of Sector 47)
April 9, 2008

As excellant as ever o' creator of Mocpages.
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(from Mark Kelso)
April 8, 2008

Ever read "Ishmael," Sean? Speaks of the very things you bring up on this page. And I think you're absolutely right. As far as the MOC is concerned, I like the starkness of it, and the assymetrical visual conversation that's going on between the figure and the vertical line. Like Shannon, I'd love to see more of this artistic approach from many of us. Very cool.
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(from Florida)
April 8, 2008

You gotta love Sean Kennys mocs.
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(from the depths of the sky!)
April 8, 2008

Shannon Ocean be right. Our Civilization is like a train coming to a fork in the tracks, and there isn't anyone to turn the lever to keep the train going the right way. Good creation, although a bit bright for my 'Vampiric', as people say, eyes.
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(from moose?)
April 8, 2008

a simple way to get a complicated point across, good work.
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(from Australia)
April 8, 2008

I couldn't agree more mate. We're all riding this gigantic train called "civilisation" on it's rlentless course but where is the driver? I'd love to see more work like this from you and others Sean.
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April 8, 2008

As a sculpturer, you make lego art differently. I enjoyed the presentation, but the meaning of that pole is troubling me.
victor manuel vicente
April 8, 2008

actually you are pretty right...
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April 8, 2008

i don't get it but it looks cool.



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