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Ekow Nimako, 42
The Artist Who Uses Lego Pieces To build Black Universes

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Lego artist Ekow Nimako, is a Ghanian Canadian who is inspiring many with his amazing talent. All his works are crafted out of black ​Legos only. Why only black lego, when there are multiple lego colours? According to Nimako during a CNN interview, his reasons for using black legos included the following: "technically, black is one of the most common Lego colors, so there are many different pieces available for me to use. The second reason is that I simply like the color. I think there's something...

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