There’s a treat awaiting for DC Comics and LEGO lovers this weekend at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. The colourful bricks that recently was turned into a movie and has been a part of the memories of many children has been used to create set of sculptures depicting various DC Comics legendary heroes and villains. They have been brought to life by a former corporate lawyer, Nathan Sawaya who had earlier captivated Sydney audiences four years ago with The Art Of The Brick.
Nathan had always been passionate about LEGO building, which can be observed back when he was 10 as he had built a LEGO dog for himself, when his parents wouldn’t buy him a real canine. There was no stopping him after that, as he continued building various structures in his free time until he became an expert in it that led him to taking it as a full time profession.
In a one of a kind partnership between Nathan, Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment, Nathan has brought to life more than 120 works of art that includes Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Joker and many more sculptures that are embodied in large scale LEGO form. There will be multiple exhibitions held across globe but Australians will be the lucky ones who will get to see them first, at “The Art of The Brick: DC Comics” exhibition that’s being held exclusively at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum.
“I think LEGO is universal,” Nathan said to The Huffington Post. “I have multiple exhibitions that are touring the globe, and the great thing is, wherever we go, people know LEGO. They’ve played with LEGO. And that’s what makes the art so accessible. Because there’s this familiarity with LEGO as a toy, and then when they see the art, they connect with it almost on a different level.”
The creations comprises of more than a million Lego bricks that took months of hard work with up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week efforts by Nathan. One of the most arresting pieces is a head of The Joker which used 11,000 pieces of Lego. All these models are built by Nathan himself except the famous Batmobile which needed some help due to its sheer size. One of his friends was brought on board to help with the flames and the wheels.
The Art Of The Brick: DC Comics opens to the public on Saturday, 21 November and will be in place until 1 May, 2016.
