Kid's unconventional and 'genius' Lego creation goes viral

How avant-garde.
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Johnny Lieu
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Kid's unconventional and 'genius' Lego creation goes viral
Avant-garde lego art. Credit: Getty Images

It's not just Ai Weiwei who's using Lego to create avant-garde art.

This 12-year-old's submission to a "Kid Creations" Lego display has some parallels to French artist Marcel Duchamp, who challenged the conventional definition of art when he submitted a urinal to an exhibition in 1917.

Created by "Riley," it's a single, yellow brick which he's described as a worm. And the internet loves it.

Hilarious or as ridiculous as it seems, people think young Riley here has a bright future.

And like any artist ahead of their time, there's bound to be an imitator lurking in the wings. Yes, it's a fidget spinner.

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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