Evan Bacon

Evan Bacon (born 1997 or 1998)[2] is an American LEGO-artist[2] and software developer.[1]

Evan Bacon
Designer at Frog Design
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSoftware Developer at Expo.io[1]
Years active2011–present
Known forLego Artist
Websitehttps://evanbacon.dev/

His artistic debut came in 2011, when he displayed a life-sized LEGO Batman sculpture at Brick Fiesta[3] for Adam West. His Batman sculpture was awarded "Best Artistic", "Best Youth Creation", and "People's Choice Award" at Brick Fiesta 2011.[4] Following the initial success, Evan went on to construct LEGO sculptures full-time; building Iron Man,[5] Superman,[6] and Captain Kirk. Evan was awarded a Best of Austin award from The Austin Chronicle for his Breast Cancer awareness model.[7] In 2013 Evan turned his attention to the video game industry, collaborating with Rooster Teeth he built a Life-Size LEGO Minion from Despicable Me at RTX.[8]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Nominated work Result
2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta People's Choice Award for Best Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture Won
2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Artistic Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture Won
2011 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Youth Exhibition LEGO Batman Sculpture Won
2012 LEGO Brick Fiesta People's Choice Award for Best Exhibition LEGO Iron Man Sculpture Won
2012 LEGO Brick Fiesta Best Artistic Exhibition LEGO Iron Man Sculpture Nominated
2013 The Austin Chronicle Best of Austin: Best Big Lego Builder LEGO Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer awareness Sculpture Won

References
  1. https://expo.io/about Meet the Team, Retrieved December 21, 2017
  2. "Awesome Teen Builds Life-Size LEGO Superheroes!". HuffPost. March 14, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. Strauss, Paul (September 13, 2011). "13-Year-Old Sculpts Life-Size LEGO Batman". Technabob. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. Hatfield, Don (September 29, 2011). "13 Year-Old Wins Awards For Life-Size LEGO Batman!". MTV News. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. "LEGO Iron Man". The Awesomer. August 27, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. "Lego Superman Built By A Teenager Named Evan Bacon!". bloggedd.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. "Best Big Lego Builder: Bacon Bricks". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  8. "evan bacon". GIZMODO.cz. August 21, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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