artist builds superheroes out of more than 2 million bricks

Video. Lawyer turned Lego artist builds superheroes out of more than 2 million bricks

Tired of Wall Street, American lawyer Nathan Sawaya turned to lego and built a new life as an artist. His exhibition, "Art of the Brick" featuring DC superheroes, will open in Paris's Parc de la Villette on Sunday, the latest stop on a global tour that began in 2007.

Tired of Wall Street, American lawyer Nathan Sawaya turned to lego and built a new life as an artist. His exhibition, "Art of the Brick" featuring DC superheroes, will open in Paris's Parc de la Villette on Sunday, the latest stop on a global tour that began in 2007.

Sawaya used more than 2 million individual lego bricks to create 120 life-size lego sculptures, including Batman and Wonder Woman. The flying Superman, alone, took two weeks to create.

The 5.5 metre-long Batmobile, parked inside an intricately designed batcave, was shaped with 500,000 bricks - the largest scuplture in the show.

Working mostly alone, Sawaya also recreated vintage covers of DC favourites such as Flash and the Green Lantern, and busts of the popular characters.

Having already toured Sydney, London, and Rome with varying themes, the "Art of the Brick" will be shown in Paris until August 19.