Artist Turns Masterpieces Into Lego Sculptures For Queens Exhibit

CORONA, QUEENS — Some of the art world's greatest masterpieces, from the Mona Lisa to Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night, are now on show in Queens — in Lego form.

Corporate lawyer-turned-contemporary artist Nathan Sawaya has created more than 100 works of art from a million Lego bricks for the New York Hall of Science's latest exhibit, "The Art of the Brick," which opened Sept. 28.

The exhibit features original pieces, like the life-size sculpture "Yellow" featured in Lady Gaga's music video G.U.Y., in addition to Sawaya's renditions of famous masterpieces.

"The Art of the Brick takes Lego somewhere you wouldn’t expect and shows you things you have never seen before," Sawaya said. "The goal with this collection of art is to demonstrate the potential of imagination and the power of creativity."

Visitors can also try their hand at building their own Lego structures at a series of hands-on activity stations included in the exhibit.

"Seeing how things piece together and then taking them apart fosters engineering skills," Dan Wempa, the museum's chief operating officer, said. "And the open-ended nature of Lego bricks helps people explore their creativity."

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Entry to the exhibit costs $7 per person plus the cost of admission to the New York Hall of Science. Museum members can enter for free.

For more information, visit nysci.org.