[Opinion] The Newsfeed: Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ but make it 650,000 Legos

The Newsfeed: Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ but make it 650,000 Legos

The first thing that hits you about Ai Weiwei’s ‘Water Lilies’ is the electric colors — bright splotches of pink and orange bleeding into a purple/blue background. An homage to Claude Monet’s painting series of the same name, the piece is similarly Impressionistic. But in this case, the look of loose brushstrokes is achieved without a drop of paint.   Renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei constructed the artwork using 650,000 Lego brick…