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The Art of the Brick

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The Art of the Brick
Statusactive
Genretraveling Lego sculpture exhibit
Years active17
Inaugurated2007 (2007)
FounderNathan Sawaya
LeaderNathan Sawaya
Websitetheartofthebrickexpo.com Edit this at Wikidata

The Art of the Brick is a traveling exposition of sculptures made by Nathan Sawaya using Lego building bricks. It premiered in 2007 and as of 25 April 2024 continues to hold exhibitions around the world.

Exhibitions[edit]

The Art of the Brick exclusively features sculptures made by Nathan Sawaya using Lego building bricks.[1][2][3][4] Each exhibition typically features over 100 sculptures.[5] Many have references to old classical art, which has been given a twist from the usual paint on a canvas to a popular kids toy that showcases creativity using bricks.[3][4]

Each sculpture has between approximately 4,000 to 80,000 Lego building bricks.[2]

Some of the sculptures displayed include:

  • Flyboy[4]
  • The Kiss (which uses 18,893 Lego building bricks)[3]
  • My Boy (which uses 22,590 Lego building bricks)[3]
  • Pop-up Book (which uses 19,822 Lego building bricks)[3]
  • Skulls[5]
  • The Swimmer (which uses 10,980 Lego building bricks)[3]
  • Yellow[3][4]

The exhibition also sometimes includes collections of photography by Dean West with sculptures by Sawaya integrated into the photos.[3][4][6]

History[edit]

The Art of the Brick first premiered in 2007.[1][4][5] It is the first traveling art exhibition to focus exclusively on sculptures made using LEGO building bricks.[1]

Since 2007, it has toured through over 80 cities and been to each populated continent.[2]

The locations it has been exhibited include:

Recognition[edit]

In 2011, CNN named it a Top 10 Must-See Global Exhibition.[9][11]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "About Exhibition". Brickartist. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. ^ a b c d Flores, Christine (2022-03-14). "See world's largest display of Lego art at MSI". WGN-TV. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Shah, Mona (2022-03-15). "The Art of the Brick Exhibit in SF Showcases Stunning Work With Legos". India Currents. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Warnecke, Lauren (February 11, 2022). "'Art of the Brick' is now at Museum of Science and Industry — from little Legos, eye-popping creations". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Schlosser, Kurt (2016-05-27). "Block out some time: 'The Art of the Brick' Lego exhibit opens in Seattle this weekend". GeekWire. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. ^ a b "Art of the Brick: An epic Lego exhibition pieces together in San Francisco". 7x7 Bay Area. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. ^ Bennett, Max (2024-02-12). "The Art of the Brick' LEGO Exhibit Opens Saturday In Philadelphia". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  8. ^ Cooper, Matt (2021-06-07). "The best L.A. and O.C. museum shows for June: 28 exhibitions to see now". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  9. ^ a b Reilly, Jill (June 12, 2011). "Global roundup: This season's must-see exhibitions". CNN. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  10. ^ a b c "Lego Ausstellung "The Art of the Brick" in Hamburg: Ab 18. Mai 2016 | zusammengebaut" (in German). 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  11. ^ a b David, Ricky Ben (2019-07-16). "International Lego Art Exhibition Opens In Israel This Month". NoCamels. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  12. ^ "Art of the Brick" (in Norwegian). Hadeland Glassverk. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Exposition. " The art of the brick " à Zurich". www.lalsace.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  14. ^ "Famous Lego exhibition coming to Tampa for a free show courtesy of the Viniks". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-04-04.

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