The Art of Brick, the first art exhibition to exclusively focus on Lego, is opening later this week in London. It is on from Friday 26 September until Sunday 4 January 2015. In March this year, I went to see the exhibition when it was Brussels and thought you'd might like a sneak preview of the sort of things you may see in London.

All the pieces have been created by Nathan Sawaya, an American artist. The photo above depicts a sculpture called "Yellow" and is typical of some of the creative, contemporary pieces on display.

It also great fun seeing many famous and popular works of art made out of Lego bricks. Where the original art work can be seen in London I have included a link.

The Art of Brick - Brussels Stock Exchange

Earlier this year I joined a few twitter folk on a day trip to Brussels to see the Art of Brick exhibition. At the time we didn't know it was going to open in London but it provided the perfect excuse (non needed) to visit our dear friend Valy and eat cake.

The exhibition was held in the Brussels Stock Exchange, a really impressive and beautiful building and featured over 60 works of art. However the London exhibition will be even bigger as it will be displaying over 80 pieces. Below I've posted some of my favourite photos.

Royal Palace of Brussels still under construction

On entering the building the first thing we saw was the Royal Palace of Brussels still under construction. I adore minature buildings and I hope the new exhibition includes some of London's iconic landmarks. I also loved their Lego brick themed wallpaper!

 Polar Bear

At first glance this monochrome polar bear appears quite simple in it's design, however on closer inspection one can see the detail that has gone into creating its shape.

 The Scream by Edvard Munch

Discobolus

Although the bronze original is lost there is a marble copy in the British Museum.

 My Boy

 The Arnolfini Wedding by Van Eyck

This was one of my favourites and the original can be seen in the National Gallery.

 Hands

Bayeux Tapestry 

Think

David by Michelangelo

Gray

American Gothic by Grant Wood

Jimi Hendrix 

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt

 Manneken Pis - well we were in Brussels!

The exhibition is clever and creative, it's fab and fun and is there is something there for everyone to enjoy.

Practical Information 

Address:  Old Truman Brewery Loading Bay 91 Brick Lane London, E1 6QL

Nearest Tube Stations:  Liverpool Street, Old Street, Shoreditch High Street and Aldgate East and the exhibition is a 10 - 15 minute walk from any of these stations.

Opening Hours: Sunday – Wednesday:  10am to 6pm, Thursday:  10am to 8pm and Friday & Saturday:  10am to 7pm. Exhibition opens 26 September until Sunday 4 January 2015.

Price: Adults from £14.50, Children from £8

Websites: The Art of Brick

Nathan Saway's own website

If you enjoyed reading this you might like my other blogs about Lego.

The author of this blog is a qualified City of London and City of Westminster Tour Guide who leads guided walks combining world famous landmarks with hidden treasures often missed by the crowds

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