Brickasso® No. 04
The second horse in the Brickasso® language.
Black Horse is Brickasso® No. 04, an original one of one sculptural 3D mosaic built from 17,622 original LEGO® elements. Created after The White Horse, the work returns to the horse as a subject, but with a darker surface, deeper relief and a denser internal world.
Where The White Horse opened the Brickasso® chronology with clarity, courage and trust, Black Horse moves toward strength, shadow and complexity. It is not a repetition of BRK-01. It is a second reading of the same theme, developed through more details, hidden passages and layered construction.
The work was originally commissioned in support of Albert's artistic practice and remains in Brickasso® possession. It is preserved as BRK-04 in the documented catalogue and currently continues the horse story in public view at ISSA Resort.
Story
From clarity to shadow.
Black Horse continues a theme that began with The White Horse, but changes the emotional register. The first horse carried the beginning of the journey. The second horse carries movement, pressure and a more complex surface.
The darker palette gives the work a different presence. Light falls across the LEGO® elements in sharper contrasts, making the head, mane and relief feel more physical. From a distance, the horse appears as a single powerful image. Up close, the surface breaks into passages, small decisions and hidden scenes.
Hidden Narrative
More detail, more depth.
Compared with BRK-01, Black Horse contains a denser internal structure. The work includes hidden passages and small built moments that invite close viewing, extending the image beyond the visible animal.
This second horse records an important step in Albert's early practice: the moment when the Brickasso® language became more layered, more sculptural and more confident in using darkness as part of the composition.
Artistic Significance
The second horse, the fourth chapter.
As BRK-04, Black Horse connects directly to The White Horse while showing how quickly the Brickasso® practice evolved. The subject returns, but the work becomes darker, denser and more sculptural.
Process
How the work was built.
Presentation History
Where the work has been presented.
Completed in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, and recorded as BRK-04 in the Brickasso® Registry.
Presented during Sports Festival in Cluj-Napoca, where Brickasso® works were seen by a public audience connected to the event.
Displayed at ISSA Resort in Cluj-Napoca, continuing the horse sequence in the space previously associated with The White Horse.
Preserved in Brickasso® possession as a commissioned one of one artwork recorded in the official chronology.
Certificate and Registry
Authenticity record.
Black Horse is recorded in the Brickasso® Registry as BRK-04. The work is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity with private verification code.
The registry number preserves the work as the second horse in the Brickasso® chronology and as the fourth official chapter in the documented catalogue.