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| Donald Trump portrait made from Lego by Belfast artist | Donald Trump portrait made from Lego by Belfast artist |
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| Donald Trump's face is one of the most recognisable in the world, but a Lego artwork of the US President's teenage self still requires a double take. | Donald Trump's face is one of the most recognisable in the world, but a Lego artwork of the US President's teenage self still requires a double take. |
| The piece, entitled Space Cadet, is the creation of Belfast artist David Turner and is part of a series on political figures in their formative years. | The piece, entitled Space Cadet, is the creation of Belfast artist David Turner and is part of a series on political figures in their formative years. |
| Other portraits include Nelson Mandela and Mao Zedong. | Other portraits include Nelson Mandela and Mao Zedong. |
| The project includes "politicians, revolutionaries, dictators, prime ministers and presidents". | |
| "I am looking at them in their youth, when they are all around 14 to 17 years (old)," Mr Turner told BBC News NI. | "I am looking at them in their youth, when they are all around 14 to 17 years (old)," Mr Turner told BBC News NI. |
| "They are captured about the time they would have been playing with Lego, I know I played with Lego when I was younger. | "They are captured about the time they would have been playing with Lego, I know I played with Lego when I was younger. |
| "The whole idea was to capture them before their destiny and when there was more a sense of innocence about them." | "The whole idea was to capture them before their destiny and when there was more a sense of innocence about them." |
| The Donald Trump piece, which is 30ins by 30ins, was going to be displayed at a major art fair, added the artist. | The Donald Trump piece, which is 30ins by 30ins, was going to be displayed at a major art fair, added the artist. |
| Mr Turner said the pictures of Nelson Mandela and Mao Zedong had been made with Hama beads due to the cost of using Lego. | Mr Turner said the pictures of Nelson Mandela and Mao Zedong had been made with Hama beads due to the cost of using Lego. |
| He explained why he had labelled the Trump artwork as Space Cadet. | He explained why he had labelled the Trump artwork as Space Cadet. |
| "Donald Trump is a controversial character, he gets a battering in the media," Mr Turner said. | "Donald Trump is a controversial character, he gets a battering in the media," Mr Turner said. |
| "It is a play on his depiction in the media, rather than my personal opinion, a jab at how he is being portrayed now." | "It is a play on his depiction in the media, rather than my personal opinion, a jab at how he is being portrayed now." |
| The 48-year-old said he had only started developing his art seriously when he attended the Ulster University as a mature student in 2001. | The 48-year-old said he had only started developing his art seriously when he attended the Ulster University as a mature student in 2001. |
| In recent years, he has moved away from painting as a medium and said his work included replicas of weapons using Lego. | In recent years, he has moved away from painting as a medium and said his work included replicas of weapons using Lego. |
| "When I was at university, I was working on memory, reproducing newspaper images from the Troubles," he added. | "When I was at university, I was working on memory, reproducing newspaper images from the Troubles," he added. |
| "Then three to four years ago, I started to use Lego, Hama beads, jigsaw pieces and Plasticine for sculptures. | "Then three to four years ago, I started to use Lego, Hama beads, jigsaw pieces and Plasticine for sculptures. |
| "I started to make replica firearms using Lego. | "I started to make replica firearms using Lego. |
| "That came from being in nursery school in Belfast during the Troubles - the policy was no guns in nursery - but as soon as you went to the Lego box you made a gun. | "That came from being in nursery school in Belfast during the Troubles - the policy was no guns in nursery - but as soon as you went to the Lego box you made a gun. |
| "It is autobiographical and thinking about growing up at that time in Belfast." | "It is autobiographical and thinking about growing up at that time in Belfast." |