Fantastic exhibitions at Pyrkon – get to know the Guests of the LEGO Fan Zone and their work

His adventure with art began with photography. Maciej became known on social media as “fotobrick” – CD Projekt RED distinguished his photo depicting a figurine version of Geralt on its official channels. Shortly afterwards, the artist joined the Let’s Go Build group as a graphic designer and photographer.

In 2020, he decided to expand his skills – after several digital drawing courses, he began drawing minifigures, which turned out to be an absolute hit. This resulted in cooperation with Brodaty Geek, one of the leading creators of brick-related content. 

Maciej also established cooperation with the owner of the”Bricks & Figs” LEGO Museum developing in Krakow – as part of this cooperation, for over two years he designed and created the visual side of the museum, not only in social media, but also at conventions, exhibitions or in the advertising space.

Today, his portfolio is filled with illustrations created for the most popular Polish brick influencers, such as Ciocia od Klocków, Lloyd Malina, Klockowizja, Mateusz Kustra, Zapalski Bricks and many others. His colorful, positive style is also reaching fans from abroad more and more often, for whom he loves to create personalized, humorous images. Maciej is also the author of the logo and some graphic materials for the largest brick convention in Poland  – “Klockon”.

At Pyrkon, you will be able to see a gallery of his works sponsored by the Bricks & Figs Museum in Krakow – colourful, humorous illustrations in which the artist hides many small details. These are images that – like playing with bricks– activate the imagination and allow everyone to tell their own story.

Tomek Lasek, known on Instagram as Tomek Skog, has been proving for years that small figurines can tell great stories. For over a decade, he has been photographing LEGO minifigures, placing them in various scenes and bringing them to life in frames full of humor and emotion. His photos are more than just playing with scale, perspective or light. These are visual narratives that can transport the viewer to distant, often fantastic worlds – even if in reality the protagonists of these photos never leave the four walls of the apartment, and sometimes even… the kitchen table top.

Soaked in influences from pop culture, literature and science, Tomek creates a peculiar mixture of inspiration in his imagination. Over time, it evolves into ideas that often surprise even himself. Their effect is usually playful, puckish images, although sometimes the author also smuggles in more subtle observations and reflections on the reality around us — or its simulacrum, if you prefer.

As an active member of the Toy Photographers community, Tomek is not limited to sharing his passion on the community’s blog, but actively co-creates this international environment. He acts as a community manager, as well as a community ambassador in relations with the LEGO company as part of the LEGO Ambassador Network program, addressed to adult fans of the Danish bricks – AFOLs.

In 2019, his work penetrated beyond the boundaries of fandom for a moment. This was due to a photograph showing a minifigure version of Olga Tokarczuk, prepared on the occasion of awarding her the Nobel Prize, which attracted the attention of the mainstream media.