Ai Weiwei, Water Lilies #1, LEGO bricks, 2022.
Photo Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio.
Making Sensefocuses on Weiwei’s interest in design and architecture.
Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
InWater Lilies #1, he translatesMonet’s expressive brushstrokes into a pixelated depiction made up of geometric bricks.
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei recreated Monet’s famousWater Liliesout of 650,000 LEGO bricks.
Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of Water Lilies #1, LEGO bricks, 2022.
Photo Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio.
This massive piece is part of theAi Weiwei: Making Senseexhibition at the Design Museum in London.
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
It will be on display from April 7 to July 30, 2023.
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Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Detail of “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
Ai Weiwei, “Water Lilies #1,” LEGO bricks, 2022. Photo © Ela Bialkowska | OKNO studio. © Image courtesy of the artist and Galleria Continua
