If you’ve seen The LEGO Batman MovieOpens in a new tab, then you know by now that the heroes of the DC ComicsOpens in a new tab universe and the beloved interlocking brick toys are something of a match made in heaven. Now thanks to the folks at MashableOpens in a new tab, we’ve learned that it’s not just the producers of LEGO Batman who think that DC and LEGO go together like peanut butter and jell;, it’s also the fans. And some of those fans are quite artistically inclined.
One fan in particular who loves mixing LEGO and DC is named Nathan SawayaOpens in a new tab, who is a creator who gave up his day job as a lawyer in New York to become a LEGO artist full time (I wonder how that conversation with the parents went). An exhibition just opened in London of Sawaya’s DC Universe/LEGO inspired work, and it’s all pretty amazing, and some not at all what you’d expect.
Although some of the pieces in the exhibition represent classic DC imagery–SupermanOpens in a new tab flying, AquamanOpens in a new tab swimming in the depths of the ocean, Wonder WomanOpens in a new tab and BatmanOpens in a new tab doing heroic poses, the FlashOpens in a new tab running–he also has some that are funny and irreverent. Among those are Aquaman in a bath tub that’s way too small for his royal frame, and Diana Prince “in disguise”, which is to say she’s wearing a dress with a picture of Wonder Woman on it (maybe not the best way to keep your secret identity a secret, but I digress). DC’s classic villains like the JokerOpens in a new tab and CatwomanOpens in a new tab are well represented too.
You can see some of the pictures of Nathan Sawaya’s DC Universe Lego art exhibition by hitting this linkOpens in a new tab, and the rest down below in our gallery.
What do you think of this amazing mash-up art? Let us know your thoughts down below in the comments.
Images: Flickr/Maureen BarlinOpens in a new tab
What Would LEGO Batman Think?
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