It is China's moment to shine and to show the world how much of an amazing place it is; and I wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion in sculpture.
About this creation
On 08/08/08 at 8pm, all of the worlds eyes turn to China as it hosts the 2008 Olympic games. This will be a great moment for China, who is now given a historic chance to showcase its culture and its country to the world. Millions of people who never would have visited China or learned anything about it are now visiting and seeing the country at its proudest and most glorious.
It is China's moment to shine and to show the world how much of an amazing place it is; and I wanted to celebrate this momentous occasion in sculpture.
The number 8 is a very lucky number in Chinese culture; this giant LEGO sculpture of the number 8 is exactly 88 LEGO bricks tall and 80 LEGO bricks wide. The sides of the 8 each curve independently back and forward in space, reminiscent of a Möbius strip and of the infinity symbol, held together in the center by a simple white "cloth", a suggestion of the sincere and peaceful roots of the Olympics.
Red is a special color for the Chinese, symbolizing love, fortune, and happiness.
The base of the model is inscribed with various olympic games' names, written in Chinese: 田径 , 举重 , 花样游泳 , 击剑 , 摔跤 , 体操 , 射箭 , 乒乓 球 , and 自行车 (Track and field, weightlifting, swimming, fencing, wrestling, gymnastics, archery, table tennis, and cycling).
(I specifically included "Gymnastics" (above) because my father-in-law's friend is coaching the Chinese olympic gymnastic team, and his daughter was a hopeful for the U.S. olympic gymnastic team.)
(And did you notice there are 8 photos of this sculpture?)
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January 21, 2009 |
Sorry about my last comment. This looks really
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December 24, 2008 |
Yes communism is soooooooooo wonderful! |
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August 29, 2008 |
totaly sweet! look at my mocs |
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August 26, 2008 |
Absolutely incredible...you even went the extra mile by building the Chinese characters into the base...marvelous job sir! I find that it is wonderful that the world is discovering China's fascinating and beautiful culture. I feel great respect for the country; the effort that they put into the Olympics was truly inspiring. I am just sad that the games are over now, and I can no longer watch commercials featuring Morgan Freeman's voice...oh well. C ya~Nick ("ElNickre") |
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August 14, 2008 |
Wow, 1 of the best mocs I've seen in a while |
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August 11, 2008 |
one of the greatest lego tributes ever! very fine detail! if this was seen by China they would probably ask for a life size! P.S. could you please, if you have the time take a look at my clone wars vig.? One of you #1 fans.
.Commander T
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August 9, 2008 |
Somehow I have a feeling that China does not play the Pool version with the bad 8... Great work, Sean! Great idea too!
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August 9, 2008 |
Amazing sculpture, and the extra thought that went into making the dimensions in multiples of 8 with 8 in the number is also very nice. Great job! :) |
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August 9, 2008 |
WOW! Amazing! |
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August 9, 2008 |
WOW. That is just beautiful! Now if you can just make a full mini-fig scale reproduction of that amazing opening ceremony, complete with the guys in the light-up suits, I'll be REALLY impressed! LOL! Seriously, it's a jaw-dropping piece, and it really captures the spirit of the event. |
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August 9, 2008 |
Absolutely great Sean, both the sculpture and the symbolism. |
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August 9, 2008 |
we are so lucky we can have the olympics and celebrate together.I love this sculpture,it symbolizes so much,I love the olympics,way to go,keep it blocky! |
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August 9, 2008 |
Wow, great! It looks amazing! The symbols on the side are great too. The show last night was even better! Wow, that was AMAZING! With all of the LED lights everywhere... Yah, I know a guy who is doing Archery in the par-Olympics this year, I am very excited for him! Oh, and Phipson, that was bad... sorry, but it was... |
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August 9, 2008 |
Amazing job with the sybolism, although most people living out of EST will get a little confused...not Ocean though! The "towe" [I think that's what it is] is really life-like, and the Chinese symbols are an exetremely complicated, masterful touch. I did watch the opening ceremonies, and it was amazing and awe-inspiring. Although one of China's citizens over-abused his country's spotlight knifing 2 family member's of an Olympic U.S.'s coach, killing one. |
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August 9, 2008 |
...and is it coincidence that just as all that happened I sat down and ate? (that joke works better when spoken out loud...) ~ Chris. |
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August 9, 2008 |
OH man, This is when I wish I had TV...Anyway, nice job! I like the way the towel just hangs there...This is an amazing model...Well done, well done indeed! |
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August 9, 2008 |
And there were 8 comments before I got here and ruined it... |
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August 9, 2008 |
Amazing! The "8" is fantastic but I particularily love the chinese characters on the black base. |
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August 9, 2008 |
dang....wow |
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August 9, 2008 |
We are watching the Parade of Nations right as I type this. Amazing. Pure emotion. (Sweet MOC!) |
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August 9, 2008 |
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August 9, 2008 |
Fantastic sculpting... I love a good MOC with a background story. ;-) Way to go, as usual. |
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