Brick Artist Nathan Sawaya to showcase his iconic LEGO art at SDCC

Renowned LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya is teaming up with legendary comic book artist Jim Lee at Comic-Con for a super hero-inspired art exhibition as part of Darkness & Light: Art Inspired by Heroes & Villains, Hope & Heroism, a one-of-a-kind art and education tour benefitting DC Entertainment’s We Can Be Heroes giving campaign to raise awareness and funds for the worst hunger crisis in 60 years in the Horn of Africa.

The centerpiece of the collection, titled Batman: Justice, is a stunning large-scale painting created by Jim Lee exclusively for Darkness & Light and features the profile of Batman in an Africa-inspired color palette of yellow, green, red and black.

On Friday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sawaya will be on hand to build a vibrant recreation of Lee’s Batman portrait using standard LEGO bricks. Sawaya is donating his time and the final artwork to benefit We Can Be Heroes. The weeklong Darkness & Light exhibition as well as Sawaya’s live art installation are free to the public  and a Comic-Con badge is NOT necessary for admission to the gallery.

What:                          Nathan Sawaya Live LEGO Build Event and Art Installation

Where:                       Michael J. Wolf Fine Arts, 363 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101 

When:                        Friday, July 13, 2012 – 11 a. m. to 4 p.m.