Lego Brickworld Convention, 2013: Part One

Collage of LEGO creations: Superman, dog, Batman mosaic, and Mario. Background shows an event crowd at Brickworld Convention. Last weekend I took a trip with my husband and daughter to Schaumburg, IL to see the Lego Brickworld Convention. My husband is an avid Lego collector and builder. As an art teacher, I saw some fun things I snapped pictures of to share with you. It was really great to see kids and parents together enjoying a fun hobby. Many of the exhibits were made by adult Lego builders and others were made by parents with their kids. Here are some of the highlights and I also took a few short videos to show the moving parts on some. I broke this up into 2 posts, because there were so many pictures.

Here is the model of the capital building in Madison, WI that my husband built for the exhibit. Isn’t it great? LEGO model of a large white domed building next to a smaller grey building on a table from the 2013 Brickworld Convention.

The Lego mosaics were among my favorite pieces at the convention. There were a lot of great mosaics made from flat Legos. Do you recognize this famous artwork? I hope so! A large mosaic reproduction of Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," crafted from Lego bricks, was on display at the 2013 Brickworld Convention.

Here is a detail shot of this mosaic, so you can see the type of Legos used to create it. Close-up of a mosaic crafted from lego pieces arranged to form an intricate pattern.

More great mosaics: A display of colorful LEGO pixel art portraits, featuring TV characters, superheroes, and abstract designs is showcased at the Brickworld convention exhibit. Four Lego mosaics: Lego minifig heads, the Beatles, Tweety Bird and Dilbert, and a red dragon breathing fire displayed at the 2013 Brickworld Convention.

A Mondrian inspired Lego house: Lego building with Mondrian-inspired design, featuring abstract red, yellow, blue, and white blocks and a wired component. This piece was showcased at the 2013 Brickworld Convention.

Another artist inspired mosaic. This one was The Figure 5 by Charles Demuth Lego mosaic featuring a stylized number 5 with the text "No. 5" set against a colorful and abstract background.
Here is a video of a Lego dance party! I love this!

There were a lot of awesome city scenes. All of the exhibits were original designs, not made from kits. A detailed LEGO city display featuring buildings, vehicles, a wind turbine, and numerous onlookers at the 2013 Brickworld Convention. A detailed Lego cityscape with various buildings, roads, and a blue water body on a display table, showcased at the 2013 Brickworld Convention.

Here is a video of a train in a city scene.

Daria and her cousins were really entranced by the trains.

I found the Dunkin’ Donuts! A LEGO city scene with a Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin Robbins, a garbage truck, and several mini-figures on the street.

And, of course, the Starbucks! I had to take a picture of that.

Part Two will be coming soon!

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6 Responses to Lego Brickworld Convention, 2013: Part One

Phyl says:

June 23, 2013 at 11:00 pm

Simply fabulous!! We LOVE Legos!

- Marcia Beckett says:
  
  June 23, 2013 at 11:07 pm
  
  Legos are pretty cool! Andrew started really getting into them last year and now I have started to encourage Daria to play with them. I thought the convention was pretty fun.
  
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Sylvia gash says:

August 17, 2013 at 10:10 pm

Do you know the date of next years convention? I would like to take my grandson. He has built Lego villages similar to some of these in the photos. Thanks

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