This mural is part of an exploration of color and texture with LEGO bricks. It’s an evolution of my recent foray into making bombastic colorful sculptures, hundreds of portraits over the past 20 years, rainbow kids with a new expanded LEGO color palette, and nature-themed exhibitions..

The mural is a 2-dimensional interpretation of my sculpture Lion set atop a swishing rainbow of painted color.

My original regal sculpture of a lion was inspired by the iconic lion statues “Patience” and “Fortitude” set outside the New York Public Library on 42nd Street in Manhattan. (Which was my local library branch when I used to live in the neighborhood).

This mural began as an original digital illustration drawn as pixel art and then built with over 27,000 LEGO® pieces. The piece measures 45″ x 60″ (150 x 115cm).

Build it yourself!

You can build this too! My traveling exhibition Brick Planet features an interactive art station with a paint-by-number style canvas where you and other visitors can help build a new copy of this mural and several others, for everyone to enjoy! Check to see if Brick Planet is visiting your city and come by and have fun!