Pretty Cool Things

The award for “man with too much free time on his hands” goes to… Gerard Brion. The 29-year old Frenchman with a bad combover spent 15 years creating a miniature Paris in his yard. The landmarks include the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Sacré Coeur, made out of old concrete blocks, baby food jars and soup tins. In fact his backyard has become a tourist attraction. Tourists can now visit his version of Paris and not worry about overpriced cafes, snotty Parisians, and dog poop everywhere. I particularly like his little Spiderman doll dangling from the top of the Eiffel Tower in the photo.

Cuban born artist Alex Queral has a fascination with the human head, and using materials such as old telephone books. Using just a razor knife and acrylic, he creates extraordinary three dimensional imagery.

Alex Queral

Legoland California has in interesting installation which recreates a large chunk of the Manhattan skyline comprised entirely of lego blocks (duh, what else could it be…)

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