In my post, Bonsai at the North Carolina Arboretum, I mentioned about the LEGO sculptures that we also saw at the Arboretum that time. It was actually the main reason why we were there. There was an exhibit and knowing that our son was a huge LEGO fan, we had to see it ourselves.
The exhibit was called Nature Connects, Art with LEGO Bricks by Sean Kenney. There were 14 amazing LEGO sculptures and there were more than 370,000 LEGO bricks used to create all of it.
The creativity, skill and talent shown in all of these sculptures were really fascinating not just for the kids, but for us adults too. I mean, look at these pieces of art.
American Bumblebee
Hummingbird
Lawn Mower
Goldfinches
Garden Worker
In the eyes of a curious child. Look at my son scrutinizing the sculpture. You can see in this image too that those sculptures were not small. They were huge.
Koi
I remember almost missing this one. We saw the sign and we were like, where’s the Koi? It was such a delight when we finally found it. It was so cute!
Dragonfly
Water Platter
Tiger Swallowtail
Mosaic
I asked my husband and son to poke their heads in those holes, but they were shy to do so. 🙂
Germinating Acorn
Bison & Calf
This bison and calf sculptures were real-life sizes of a real bison and calf.
There was also a Rabbit and Fox together, and Moth Orchid, but my photos of them were not so good.
Depending on the size of the sculpture, it took the artist a few weeks to several months to finish a sculpture.
It was really a fun walk throughout the gardens of the North Carolina Arboretum finding these sculptures and finally seeing them in all their glory. It was totally amazing!
That is so cool. The lego sculptures is one of the reasons we love to visit the Lego store at Downtown Disney!!
I’m always amazed when I see Lego Sculptures. I can’t even imagine all the creativity and hard work that goes into something like that. The cows are amazing and that butterfly is beautiful.
Wow, this is amazing. These are some of the biggest and intricate lego sculptures I have seen. Your son must have been beaming all day long
I love seeing the creativity behind Lego creations. I would have to visit this if I ever go to Disney.
oh my gosh this is not only incredible but so enchanting to witness- my kids would love to be able to visit something like this- esp looking at that butterfly made of legos!
Those creations were so well done and must have taken a long time to make. I would love to go there for a visit.
We went to the LEGO event at a coliseum one time. It was a huge place filled with LEGO sculptures and free play LEGOS. The kids loved it.
It is absolutely incredible all the things they can make out of lego these days! We went to a zoo not long ago and they had a dino trail which was incredible!
These sculptures are absolutely amazing! I especially love the one of the butterfly – she really looks like she’s in-flight!
This looks like such a fun adventure. I would love to see this exhibit in person.
These LEGO sculptures are so impressive! The bison and calf is my favorite out of all of them, but the garden worker is cool too.
Those are fabulous! We’re a Lego loving family, I would love to see these in person. I’m adding this to my list of places I want to see in person.
The arboretum and the zoo by us have lego displays like this. It is so impressive in person.
Those LEGO sculptures are AMAZING!! I can’t even imagine how long it took to put those together!!
So pretty! My kids love Lego, and we used to go to Legoland every weekend. Fun exhibit!
These are all breath taking sculptures. Try to imagine the hard work and effort of those who did this. The pictures are beautiful.
That looks like a lot of fun. I’d love to see all those in person. Legos are amazing! There are so many great artists out there who can really do a great job with Legos.
wow! This is so cool! This is definitely a must visit place with the whole family!
What a neat exhibit! My kids would love to be able to see these statues on display.