Art of the Brick: DC Heroes

One of the top items on my bucket list for this summer was the Art of the Brick show. With such busy schedules over the summer, we had to leave it until the last weekend to visit. Nathan Sawaya, has had art exhibitions all over the world, all using Lego as his medium. Build as the world’s largest Lego exhibition. Over 2 million bricks have created sculptures of DC Comics Super Heroes and Super Villains.

Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes

Art of the Bricks: DC Super Heroes

Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes

I expected the exhibition to just feature life-sized figures of characters from DC Comics. The kind you see in the Lego Stores or at conventions. Yet, it was an interesting mix of statues, and smaller figures. Lego was even used to recreate classic comic covers, and brick pictures which adorned the walls.

Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes

What amazed me the most about these pieces of art, was the attention to detail. The Wonder Woman portrait had hidden Lego stars and shields in the frame. The full-sized Batmobile, included bat shaped headlights. Tiny bat motifs in the hubcaps and even a personalized license plate.

Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes
Art of the Brick: DC Heroes

Unfortunately, the Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes has now closed. Hopefully, Nathan Sawaya will do another exhibition in London again soon.