Lego fans, kids, adults and art lovers can look forward to up to 70 art sculptures on display created from more than a million Lego bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya.
Artworks will include his most famous work to date, Yellow, as well as other sculptures such as the T Rex skeleton constructed from over 80,000 Lego bricks and measuring over six metres 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 in 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," said Sawaya. "Art and Lego transcend culture and language and speak to adult and kids' curiosity and creative aspirations. I hope that visitors will draw inspiration and experiment with a variety of art forms."
Sponsors of the exhibition in South Africa have been announced as Ster-Kinekor Entertainment, official distributor of all Lego video games in South Africa, which will be bringing a variety of offerings including a PlayStation gaming area featuring the forthcoming release, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, and a Lego building zone. There will also be a 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 the JAG Foundation, which will allow children in poorer communities the opportunity to play and learn with Lego, to visit the exhibition themselves and for children nationwide to take part in the JAGBullyProof campaign.
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.
For more information, go to www.theartofthebricksa.co.za or call Marius Basson on +27 (0)83 651 8430.
