Brickasso® No. 03
The portrait that opened the Brickasso® story.
Afghan Girl is Brickasso® No. 03, a licensed one of one sculptural artwork created specifically for Albert Oprea's audition on Românii au Talent. Built from 14,625 original LEGO® elements, it became the first Brickasso® work presented to a national television audience and the beginning of a public artistic journey.
At first glance, the viewer meets the portrait. The eyes hold the image with rare intensity. Albert rebuilt that gaze from thousands of individual LEGO® elements, using color, density and placement to preserve the emotional tension of the original expression.
The portrait is only the first layer. As the viewer moves closer, another story appears inside the work: the Românii au Talent stage, miniature references to the jury, the Romanian flag, Albert's signature and a symbolic self portrait connected to the story he presented during the audition.
Story
The gaze and the hidden world.
Afghan Girl was built around one central challenge: can the force of a human gaze survive when it is rebuilt from small physical elements? Albert treated the eyes as the emotional center of the work, using color, shadow and relief to keep the expression direct from a distance and layered up close.
The visible portrait carries the first impact. The hidden world carries the memory of the moment. Inside the artwork, Albert placed scenes linked to the audition that introduced Brickasso® to the public.
Hidden Narrative
A stage built inside the portrait.
The miniature scenes transform the work into a documented memory of Albert's first appearance on Românii au Talent. Around the stage, each jury member is represented through a personal reference: Andra singing, Andi Moisescu connected to music, Mihai Bobonete linked to Las Fierbinți and Carmen Tanase shown with her animals.
A hidden compartment reveals the Romanian flag, Albert's signature and a symbolic self portrait. This quiet space connects the licensed portrait with Albert's own beginning, showing that the work is also about the artist who built it and the story he chose to reveal.
Artistic Significance
The first national presentation.
BRK-03 marks the first time the Brickasso® artistic practice was presented on national television. The work connects a licensed photographic reference with sculptural relief, internal storytelling and a personal stage narrative.
Process
How the work was built.
Presentation History
Where the work has been presented.
Completed in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and recorded as BRK-03 in the Brickasso® Registry.
Presented during the Auditions of Românii au Talent, where Albert introduced the Brickasso® artistic practice to a national television audience.
Exhibited at Palatul Principilor in Alba Iulia, Romania.
Preserved in the Brickasso® personal collection as a licensed one of one artwork.
Media Archive
The first public presentation.
Afghan Girl was unveiled during the Auditions of Românii au Talent, where Albert Oprea introduced the Brickasso® artistic practice to a national television audience. The televised presentation forms part of the documented history of BRK-03.
Official Video Watch the Românii au Talent AuditionCertificate and Registry
Authenticity record.
Afghan Girl is recorded in the Brickasso® Registry as BRK-03. The work is accompanied by a signed and numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
The work is based on the licensed photograph "Afghan Girl" by Steve McCurry and is preserved as part of the documented Brickasso® chronology.