A New World of LEGO NINJAGO.
Iconic artist Futura has teamed up with LEGO’s NINJAGO series for a new creative partnership, naming the cultural American mainstay as an official creative collaborator and artistic co-creator for the brand.
Looking to the future, as always, Futura has built his new world from scratch with LEGO NINJAGO, unveiling three defining art pieces that offer up a first glimpse into this new creative landscape as well as underlining his fresh take on the NINJAGO Legends universe. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, LEGO NINJAGO latest collaboration saw Futura take to the Brooklyn Museum in New York City last night to announce his new work, unveiling the “Ninja of the Futura” figure with two alternative custom designed, hand-embellished mini-figure artworks.
Aiming to inspire new characters and storylines within the universe, Futura’s “Ninja of the Futura” art piece looks to LEGO’s iconic mini-figure for inspiration, bringing in his signature graffitied art style whilst also referencing his emblematic Pointman artworks. Reimagining fan favourite characters as well, ‘Nya’ and ‘Kai’ continue to emphasise Futura’s dedication to finding balance in his work with LEGO NINJAGO, giving fans a familiar point of reference for this new partnership.
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Speaking to us about his latest collaboration, Futura shared the following:
“I couldn’t have dreamed of this collaboration with NINJAGO Legends and the opportunity ahead of me. I don’t think I’ve ever been so inspired and excited to begin such a journey, with a most historic partner. EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!”
“I mean, for me, it’s a completely new department and an opportunity beyond just, you know, creating a mini figure or some sort of a box set design for the brand, you know, something that was maybe a Futura-based kind of thing. I feel this has a bit more depth in the sense of they’re looking at me as an individual once again. Now we can begin to be maybe important in young people’s lives in some way. We can be helpful to them and that’s something I’ve never done before. Whatever I influence or whatever impression I’m leaving young people about my work, about my career path, I hope it’s a positive one, one that can be encouraging to others.”
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LEGO NINJAGO and FUTURA fans will be able to get to know the new creative partnership in more depth for the first time on Friday, 18th September at the I Park Mall Yongsan, Seoul, as part of the LEGO NINJAGO: Legends DuskFall Fan Event. The event will display the new collaborative artworks, whilst fans will also get to take part in giveaways of exclusive merchandise featuring signature co-created designs and be able to get up-close and personal with the newest LEGO NINJAGO sets as well. Additionally, the world premiere of the first-ever anime series from the brand will also be taking place.
