A Miami-based artist has shown off his latest wall art installation in a video that has since gone viral with more than four million views and 100,000 shares on Facebook.
Dante Dentoni, 44, recently received a personal request from 21-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul in Calabasas, the younger brother to Logan Paul who in January, was slammed for posting a video showing a man hanging from tree at the ‘suicide forest’ at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji.
The father-of-two charges thousands of dollars for his talents, which take months to plan. And his latest creation is no exception as the one-minute video, posted on Wednesday, shows every detail of the Lego art.
Artist: Dante Dentoni, 44, shared a video of his latest Lego wall art installation in YouTuber Jake Paul’s house
Intricate designs: The Lego art is sporadically placed on the walls in the foyer and the ceiling
Along with the multi-colored Legos on the outside of the walls, inside the Lego blocks, there are cut-outs with miniature worlds inside – proving just why his work is so popular.
The Lego art is sporadically placed on the walls in the foyer, ceiling and even includes miniature toy cars and a Lego man spray painting Team 10 – a talent label and management company co-founded by Jake.
His pieces sell for $12,000 to $16,000 online and have been on display at museums and art galleries.
According to Dante’s website, his sculptural installations are site specific and reveal a ‘harmonic interconnectivity between physical and emotional environments’.
Up close: An up close look at the Lego art that was displayed on the ceiling of Jake’s Calabasas home
Pricey: His pieces sell for $12,000 to $16,000 online and have been on display at museums and art galleries
Architecture: Dante’s use of Legos, cement and wood with toys come together in the form of ‘literary architecture’
Exploration: Through his work, Dante wants to ‘explore themes of childhood, storytelling, memory and place’
His use of Legos, cement and wood with toys come together in the form of ‘literary architecture’ to create mysterious, physical spaces that reflect upon an ‘imaginative youth that explores themes of childhood, storytelling, memory and place’.
But if the Lego wall art in the home is too much, customers who still want to see Dante’s work can visit his art gallery as he also creates Lego sculptures.
But regardless of artistic preference, fans of Dante can’t get enough of his creations and have even taken to social media to share their thoughts on the creative project.
One person wrote: ‘I want this guy to decorate our house’ while another person said: ‘We need this on our house!’
Creative: Along with the multi-colored Legos on the outside of the walls, inside the Lego blocks, there are cut-outs with miniature worlds inside
Complex: A closer look at the wall cut outs, which open to show miniature Lego worlds
Team 10: One of the miniature worlds has a Lego man spray painting Team 10 – a talent label and management company co-founded by Jake
Options: Customers who want to see Dante’s work can visit his art gallery as he also creates Lego sculptures
Needed: One person wrote ‘I want this guy to decorate our house’ and another person said ‘We need this on our house’
But there were some who were displeased by the fact that it was Jake Paul’s house with one person commenting: ‘I thought this was really cool and realized it’s actually Jake Paul’s house, soon as I seen team 10 I was like yeah I don’t care now.’
Another person shared a similar thought and wrote: ‘See this was really cool until it turned out to be Jake Paul’s house.’
Dante has done Lego wall art installations before with one he did last year including holes in the outside of the Lego wall, which revealed hidden recesses filled with toy superhero scenes and a paintball match.
Displeased: Other people were less than thrilled that the artist worked with the YouTuber
Pre-wall art: Dante and Jake Paul pose for a photo in the YouTuber’s home before the Lego art
Another, which he displayed in December 2016, featured hearts and a construction team inside.
He’s also done all-white works that really highlight the texture of the changing blocks. Inside one, which was on display at Art Miami, was a meta museum scene.
Dante works in other mediums, too. In addiction to Legos, he builds works out of other toys, folded paper, and puzzle pieces.