Artists are building a career with LEGO pieces

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – This weekend, you’ll be able to see millions of LEGOs at the Brice Universe convention at the Lexington Center.

LEGOs are more than just a toy for some people and instead it’s a career.

Jonathan Lopes is a LEGO artist, but that’s not the career he thought he would have.

For awhile, he was a musician trying to make it big in New York City.

He’s been creating LEGO art for about nine years.

At the convention in Lexington, he’ll show you New York City brick by brick.

One of his biggest projects was the Brooklyn Bridge.

He says it took him about 110 hours to design and create and he had to use 26,000 LEGOs to build it.

His biggest creation is the Woolworth building that stands eight feet tall.

“Comprised of about 120,000 LEGO pieces. There’s about 28,000 in the windows alone,” said Jonathan Lopes, Artist.

Brick Universe is at the Lexington Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday.

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