Having spent countless hours with the grandchildren, over the years, trying to make anything remotely recognizable out of Lego, I can appreciate how much work went into creating the more than 40 life-size creatures that featured in Brookfield Zoo’s Brick Safari this summer.
Do these creations qualify as sculptures? I’m not sure, but they are certainly works of art.
The resulting photos have the rather weird effect of looking over-pixelated ( if that’s the correct term.)
One of my favorites was Lance the Leopard who required 42,500 bricks and 340 hours to complete.
It took 375 hours and 110,000 bricks to make Grace the Giraffe who weighs in at 1,652 pounds. That’s a lot of Lego!
The rhinoceros took 155,000 bricks and 403 hours to complete, while Eli the Elk took a mere 87,464 bricks.
The grizzly bears were quite impressive, taking 136,569 bricks and 382 hours to build. They looked quite at home in this woodland setting.
I’m not sure who worked on these amazing pieces but all I can say is, “Well done!”
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These are amazing.
I left it rather until the last minute to visit this exhibition, I believe it’s closed now, so I was so glad I got to see it.
What a cool exhibit! The poses are so lifelike.
I was absolutely blown away by these creations! It takes me forever to make a little table and chairs out of a dozen or so bricks.
Wow…amazing work, Sue!!
It was very impressive, Indira, especially when you consider that these were all life-size.
Stunning!
I’d love to know how they keep all the bricks together. They must glue each piece as they assemble it. Incredible!
Amazing! 😊
It is truly astonishing what they can create with these little plastic bricks!
Sue, these are amazing. I am astonished by the effort put into this art. Thank you for sharing this. As for me, I struggled to make anything out of Lego’s. I would have no clue how to even begin a project like this!
I think the largest thing I helped my grandson build was a Star Wars Battle Cruiser and then I only read the instructions. It was a fun project though.
Wow! Remarkable exhibits! Congratulations to everyone who created them and to you for the super photos and sharing these amazing works of art!
Thanks, Marianne! It was almost as much fun as seeing the actual animals since many times they are either sleeping or hiding somewhere.
Wow! Someone is very talented and patient 🙂
Yes! I tried to Google the exhibit to find out the names of the people who worked on it but was unsuccessful.
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The mind boggles at the design and building skills of those who constructed these wonders.
I agree! I have trouble just making something with half a dozen pieces. They never seem to want to stay together.
Wow! I’m speechless. These are some of the most incredible gorgeous works of art I’ve seen with legos. 😀
It’s amazing what can be achieved with patience and ingenuity!
Amazing, and beautiful! Great work!! (and patience!)
Yes! I’m glad I got to see them.
Aren’t the Lego builders clever and creative!
They are!
Wow!!! They are totally amazing! Someone has taken Lego to a whole new level!!😊
We still have a box of Lego in the closet. I’m tempted to see if I can make anything that remotely resembles an animal of any description. Perhaps I’ll save that for a rainy day.
😀 I have a box if Lego which belonged to my boys now adults and then it went to school w me and now my grandchildren are using it … 😍
We love Legos! These are wonderful Lego art pieces. I love the Big Cats.
If you loved these you should try to get to LegoLand. It’s amazing! I’m hoping to go back it just that good.
I looked into taking my granddaughter to the one near us this summer but after considering the cost and the fact that she is no longer a small child, I figured it just wasn’t worth the expense. Even she agreed with me which made me think I’d made the right decision. It also made the exhibition at the zoo that much more enticing as the admission price was a mere $1.50
This is amazing! I cannot imagine putting that much time and effort in but well done indeed!
Absolutely! I hope they were suitably rewarded for all their hard work.