LEGO is the unique selling point that will ensure this sculpture exhibition is of interest to many people who live outside London.

Former New York corporate lawyer turned LEGO artist and sculptor Nathan Sawaya might be a name you are already familiar with. His large-scale models and recreations of world famous works of art have already won him legions of admirers both in the art world and among young LEGO fans.

His current exhibition, The Art of the Brick, has now arrived in London after shows in New York, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Shanghai and Singapore, with CNN proclaiming it ‘one of the world’s 10 must­-see exhibitions.’

My first thought was, 'I don't know if I’d go that far – it’s a pretty huge claim', but on reflection I can't think of an exhibition I've seen which has made more of an impact than The Art of the Brick and it left me pondering over some pretty profound ideas, so...certainly it's a thrilling exhibition that I’d very highly recommend to anyone, let's go with that.

Fine art tastes are catered for in Sawaya’s stunning LEGO recreations of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and Edvard Munch’s The Scream paintings, among others; classical tastes met in his to-scale recreations of Rodin’s The Thinker and Alexandros’ Venus de Milo sculptures; and creative, contemporary preferences – and children’s playful tastes - are pleased by his conceptual self-designed pieces. These include a large hand holding one tiny LEGO brick, inspirationally captioned: ‘Dreams are built one brick at a time.’

Visitors are also treated to the spectacle of a T­-Rex skeleton dinosaur constructed from over 80,000 LEGO bricks that measures over six metres in length.

Nathan Sawaya, whose previous career was as a successful corporate lawyer, started playing with LEGO toys at an early age and just never stopped creating.

The artist has said: “‘I use LEGO bricks as my medium because I enjoy seeing people’s reactions to artwork created from something with which they are familiar. Everyone can relate to it since it is a toy that many children have at home. I want to elevate this simple plaything to a place it has never been before.”

I’d say he’s achieved his aim and then some, and it’s precisely because LEGO is a toy that many children have at home that they will love this exhibition. A handy bonus for mums and dads is that its situation in Brick Lane means there are no end of cheap meal options on the doorstep if you’re making a family day out of it.

The Art of the Brick is at the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane, London until Sunday, January 4, 2015. Tickets cost from £14.50 for adults and £8 for children during the week to £16.50 for adults and £9.50 for children at the weekend. Family tickets cost £40 and £47 respectively. Visit www.artofthebrick.co.uk