Ep 104: Ernesto Lemke - LEGO® Portrait Brickpainter

The Creative Pulse podcast

Ernesto Lemke uses LEGO® bricks to create portraits using the unique brickpainting technique he developed. Incredibly, he makes these brick paintings without the use of software - he uses only his painter's eye and artistic vision to create his pieces.
Ernesto has been featured in several television shows, including LEGO® Masters, where he created an incredible van Gogh portrait that got lots of attention. His works have been featured in several museums in the Netherlands such as the Kunsthal in Rotterdam and Teylers Museum in Haarlem. In the Fries Museum, he even did a live brick painting of Ed Sheeran, based on the work of artist Colin Davidson which was widely shared, including by both Ed and Colin themselves.
After 18 years of being an art teacher, he made a big shift and became a full-time artist in 2023. He creates and shares new pieces regularly via social media, his website and in exhibitions, and he still uses his skills as a teacher to share his brickpainting technique through workshops.
On this episode, host Angela de Burger chats with Ernesto about how he developed his brickpainting technique, why he says that participating in LEGO® Masters was a life-changing experience, how he is able to create a portrait using block-shaped materials, and what it’s been like to have his work recognized by museums, fellow artists, and the people featured in the portraits.
Say hi to Ernesto:
Website - ernestolemke.nl
Instagram - @ernestolemke
Threads - @ernestolemke
TikTok - @ernesto.lemke
Facebook - /ernesto.lemke
LinkedIn - /ernesto-lemke1
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