CHECK OUT WHAT HAPPENS AT BRICKLIVE!SIGN UP TODAY FOR OUR NEWSLETTER OUR SUPPORTERS AND SPONSORSGo to the content Go to the footer Since it was first manufactured in Denmark in 1949 Lego has become both a firm playtime favourite and an arch nemesis of the bare foot. With over 48,000 Lego lovers attending the event last year, the three day celebration returns for 2015 with workshops from professional brick builders and Lego designers, a brick market place (where you can pick up new and second hand Lego), impressive displays from around the world, and Guinness World Record Attempts. Themed areas should provide some inspiration for visitors who will have opportunities to do some building themselves. Just don’t take your shoes off. Last year's event sold out in advance, so be sure to snap up a ticket quickly online. Welcome to Time Out. By continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies — read our cookie policy here.Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes LEGO exhibition coming to London in 2017
World famous LEGO exhibition will feature large scale scupltures of DC comics superheroes, including Batman and Superman Written by: Scott Henderson LEGO Batman is the hero we need, and whether we deserve him or not, he's coming to London's South Bank with world-renowned exhibition The Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes in March 2017.US artist Nathan Sawaya's latest work features over 70 large sculptures, inspired by some of the comic book world's most enduring heroes and villains, and seems set to take London by storm next spring. The Art of the Brick has been described by CNN as one of the world's 10 must-see exhibitions, and who would argue, with two million LEGO bricks brought together in such glorious fashion. With new DC universe films arriving in 2017 in the form of awesome-looking summer blockbusters Wonder Woman (June) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (November), this should surely get fans warmed up.Sawaya is inspiration for adults everywhere who dream of ditching the day job and making a career making stuff – course, not everyone thinks the stuff they'll make is with LEGO.
The former corporate lawyer never gave up his childhood love of creating multi-coloured brick masterpieces, leaving his presumably very well-paid job in 2004 to become a full-time LEGO artist.'I use LEGO bricks as my medium because I enjoy seeing people's reactions to artwork created from something with which they are familiar', explains Sawaya. 'Everyone can relate to it since it is a toy that many children have at home. I want to elevate this simple plaything to a place it has never been before. I also appreciate the cleanliness of the medium. As so often in life, it is a matter of perspective. Up close, the shape of the brick is distinctive. But from a distance, those right angles and distinct lines change to curves.'The artworks on display, many of which are human figures, also include a T. rex skeleton that measures over six metres in length, constructed from over 80,000 LEGO bricks. Visitors also have a chance to see interpretations of some of the world's most famous artworks, such as the Venus de Milo, Leonardo's Mona Lisa and Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring.Presale tickets for The Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes are on sale now, general tickets on sale Thu 15 Dec at 10am.
The Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes, Doon Street Car Park, London, Wed 1 Mar–Mon 4 Sep 2017 The Art of the Brick: DC Superheroes LEGO artist Nathan Sawaya returns to the UK with a brand new exhibition inspired by DC superheroes and villains. Featuring over 120 large scale exhibits made from over 2 million bricks. Doon Street Car Park, London SE1Family £10–£11.50) / 0333 2470620 …and 184 more dates until 4 SepSuperman’s chiselled jaw and Batman’s granite tones are being captured in brick form for a gigantic new Lego exhibition in London. The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes is the world’s largest collection of artwork inspired by DC’s Justice League. It arrives at a specially built space on the South Bank on March 1, 2017. Tickets are on sale now for the extravaganza of comic book characters created by artist Nathan Sawaya from thousands of the colourful plastic blocks. It will feature more than 120 pieces including a life-size Batmobile built from half a million standard pieces and replicas of Wonder Woman, the Joker, Harley Quinn and more.
A series of immersive galleries, will showcase Sawaya’s interpretations on characters, vehicles, environments and themes found throughout the character’s mythology including transformation and reinvention, strength and weakness, and good versus evil. Sawaya, a lawyer turned artist first came to London in 2014 with The Art of the Brick and said he cannot wait to return with his new exhibition, created in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment. He said: “ Just like Superman, we all have our own story. This art collection is based on the elements of the journey of a super hero, including the moment in which we are all called to the adventure. “As a kid I spent Saturday mornings sitting on the floor playing with Lego and watching the DC Super Friends cartoons. I would imagine the people in my Lego city would have super powers and could defeat any evil nemesis - which usually meant my sister’s dolls. “So this new collection of artwork is a dream come true for me.
It is an honour to re-imagine these seminal characters and stories in a new way, through my medium of choice.” The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heres will be housed in a purpose built tent on Upper Ground in South Bank Doon Street Car Park, directly behind the National Theatre and the BFI. Special opening week offer, from March 1-6 all single tickets £10. Child (4 – 16): £11 Concession (student, adult, disabled): £12.50 Family (must include at least one child): £45 Family of three (one adult, two children)£34.50 Adult Group Tickets: Groups of 10 + £12 each School Group Tickets £6 each with 1 teacher free with every 10 tickets purchased Monday Saver – all tickets £10 Available here or from 0333 247 0620. Follow The Wharf on Twitter @the_wharf Keep up to date with all our articles on FacebookLego super heroes exhibition on display in London Ever wondered what Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman would look like rendered in nearly two million Lego bricks? Nathan Sawaya gave up his day job as a New York lawyer to become a Lego artist a few years ago.