Eye spy: Microscopic Lego art sets new record

The red four-spot and one-spot Lego bricks can be seen next to a pin and a strand of hair to compare the sizes

Have you ever come across art so small, you need a microscope to see it?

Micro artist David Lindon recently set a new Guinness World Record for the smallest handmade sculpture.

His artwork of a red Lego piece measures just 0.02517mm by 0.02184mm, which David says is about the same size as a human white blood cell!

The Lego art is so tiny, it can't be seen by just the human eye.

David said his teeny tiny sculpture took months of planning and creating to bring to life.

David's art is the smallest handmade sculpture in the world

The artist created three different sizes of a Lego-style brick using his own handmade microscopic tools.

He worked six to 10 hours at night to avoid the vibrations of daytime traffic.

His eight-spot Lego brick was measured as the narrowest structure ever made, while the smaller four-spot brick broke the original record which was set in 2017.

The artist also created a smaller, one-spot brick and broke his own record within 20 minutes.

The sculpture was made from a piece of red Lego brick and was measured by a team at Evident Scientific using a light microscope.

The creation was then checked by Spectrographic Limited in Leeds who confirmed it as the smallest sculpture made in history.

It's four times smaller than the previous record held by micro artist Dr Willard Wigan MBE who he says inspired him to have a go a micro art.

"It's madness I know. I love the challenge, I love the discipline," David said about his work.

"I love the look of wonder and surprise on people's faces when they see my art for the first time. To see it in person, it blows your mind."

A brand new zoo-themed exhibition will open this Summer

David's Lego artwork isn't the only microscopic creation from the artist which has caught people's attention.

He's become known for the unique style of art which includes creations in needles and three microscopic re-creations of Van Gogh masterpieces which sold for £90,000.

"The challenge to create tiny objects that can't be seen without a microscope is demanding both physically and mentally," David explained.

"I have trained myself to slow my breathing and work between the beats of my heart. Even the pulse of my heart beating through my fingers creates too much movement."

David is now working towards opening a brand new exhibition, called the Smallest Zoo in the World, in Poole this Summer.