{"id":203618,"date":"2010-01-20T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5452663"},"modified":"2010-01-20T09:20:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T14:20:00","slug":"of-course-this-giant-lite-brite-tapestry-involves-a-unicorn-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/203618","title":{"rendered":"Of Course This Giant Lite Brite Tapestry Involves a Unicorn [Art]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lytebox\" href=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/litebritetop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawker.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/01\/500x_litebritetop.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a>If you&#8217;re going to make a one-third scale replica of a 15th-century tapestry out of 55,000 Lite Brite pegs and 36 pegboards, you&#8217;d better dadgum well pick the 15th-century tapestry with a unicorn and a pink lion.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, artist Joey Syta agrees, and his piece&mdash;entitled <em>My Only Desire<\/em>&mdash;turned out pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\ngawkerGallery(5452657,4,'');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>To get the full color spectrum he required to bring <em>The Lady and the Unicorn<\/em> to full peggable life, Syta had to call in Lite Brite components from all over the world.The whole thing took two years to pull together, but I&#8217;d say it was worth it, especially if he can find enough extension cords to actually light that sucker up.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and if you were wondering, it&#8217;s nowhere near the record for the world&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5068039\/worlds-largest-lite-brite-has-over-300000-pegs-is-real-effing-brite\">biggest Lite Brite<\/a>&mdash;but it&#8217;s undoubtedly the spunkiest. 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Thankfully, artist Joey Syta agrees, and his piece&mdash;entitled My Only Desire&mdash;turned out pretty amazing. 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