The internationally acclaimed Lego art exhibit, The Art of the Brick, will be exhibited in South Africa at the brand-new Watershed Exhibition Centre at the V&A Waterfront, located next to the Two Oceans Aquarium, from 12 December 2014 to 28 February 2015.
Lego fans both old and young, and art lovers alike, can look forward to 70 different sculptures made from more than a million Lego bricks by United States artist Nathan Sawaya.
Artworks will include his most famous work to date, Yellow, as well as other sculptures such as a T-Rex skeleton constructed from over 80 000 Lego bricks and measuring over 6m in length. In addition to this, visitors will see some of the world’s most famous artworks recreated with Lego, such as Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, Van Gogh’s Starry Night and the Venus de Milo.
Proclaimed as one of the world’s 10 must-see exhibitions by CNN, The Art of the Brick aims to inspire artwork through unique art forms and has attracted millions of visitors worldwide at exhibitions in the US, Australia and Asia.
“This country is one of the most amazing places I have been to on my travels and I am thrilled to be coming back and bringing The Art of the Brick to South Africa,” says Sawaya.
“Art and Lego transcend culture and language and speak to adults’ and kids’ curiosity and creative aspirations. I hope that visitors will draw inspiration and experiment with a variety of art forms.”
Sponsor Ster-Kinekor Entertainment is providing a PlayStation gaming area featuring the upcoming release, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, and a Lego building zone. There will also be an exciting Lego build competition, powered by Google Chrome, for schools, university students and adults to enter their finest Lego designs for the duration of the exhibit.
The exhibit has also partnered with the JAG Foundation, which will allow children in poorer communities the opportunity to play and learn with LEGO® and to visit the exhibition themselves, and for children nationwide to take part in the JAGBullyProof campaign.
“Art of the Brick brings to life the Lego phenomenon, and adds a wonderful new dimension to the V&A Waterfront offering this summer,” says David Green, CEO of the V&A Waterfront.
Tickets to the exhibition are available from www.computicket.co.za at R140 for adults and R95 for kids. Entry for children under two is free.
Dates
12 December 2014 to 28 February 2015, V&A Watershed Exhibition Centre.
For more info, visit the website www.theartofthebricksa.co.za.
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