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| Giant Lego man appears on beach | Giant Lego man appears on beach |
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| A Dutch artist is thought to be behind the mysterious appearance of a giant Lego man on Brighton beach. | A Dutch artist is thought to be behind the mysterious appearance of a giant Lego man on Brighton beach. |
| The 6ft-tall (1.8m) red, green and yellow figure has the slogan "No Real Than You Are" painted on the front. | The 6ft-tall (1.8m) red, green and yellow figure has the slogan "No Real Than You Are" painted on the front. |
| Brighton resident Peter McNiven said he had spotted the figure in the sea while walking to work this week. | Brighton resident Peter McNiven said he had spotted the figure in the sea while walking to work this week. |
| A spokeswoman for Lego said the artist responsible, Ego Leonard, would be exhibiting artwork in London in the coming weeks. | A spokeswoman for Lego said the artist responsible, Ego Leonard, would be exhibiting artwork in London in the coming weeks. |
| A Lego man with the same slogan appeared on a Dutch beach last year. | A Lego man with the same slogan appeared on a Dutch beach last year. |
| Mr McNiven, 32, who works for a digital marketing company, said: "I just happened to stumble across him on Wednesday morning. | Mr McNiven, 32, who works for a digital marketing company, said: "I just happened to stumble across him on Wednesday morning. |
| "I took a couple of pictures because it's not something you see every day. | "I took a couple of pictures because it's not something you see every day. |
| "There's a lot of talk about him coming over from Holland to here, but there's no tide marks on him."The Dutch Lego man was pulled out of the sea last year | |
| In August 2007 a giant Lego toy, bearing a close resemblance to the Brighton figure, mysteriously appeared on Zandvoort beach in the Netherlands. | In August 2007 a giant Lego toy, bearing a close resemblance to the Brighton figure, mysteriously appeared on Zandvoort beach in the Netherlands. |
| The blue and yellow figure was pulled out of the sea and bore the same slogan "No Real Than You Are". | The blue and yellow figure was pulled out of the sea and bore the same slogan "No Real Than You Are". |
| A Lego spokeswoman said: "This giant Lego figure [in Brighton] came as quite a surprise to us when we heard about it yesterday. | A Lego spokeswoman said: "This giant Lego figure [in Brighton] came as quite a surprise to us when we heard about it yesterday. |
| "We understand the person behind this is a Dutch artist called Ego Leonard who will be exhibiting in London in the coming weeks." | "We understand the person behind this is a Dutch artist called Ego Leonard who will be exhibiting in London in the coming weeks." |
| A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said the figure had been taken away. | A spokesman for Brighton and Hove City Council said the figure had been taken away. |
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| How a giant Lego man created a stir on a Dutch beach in 2007 |