CrystalArt: Amazing LEGO Art by Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya, a 33 year old New York based artist builds a living out of Lego. He left his career as a lawyer and became a Lego artist. Sawaya's art is currently touring North American museums in a show titled 'The Art of the Brick'. It's the only exhibition that focus exclusively on Lego as an art medium.

According to journalist Scott Jones, Sawaya is a surrealist mash-up of forms and artists. Imagine Frank Lloyd Wright crossed with
Ray Harryhausen² , or Auguste Rodin³crossed with Shigeru Miyamoto⁴, and you start to get a sense of where Sawaya is coming from.

Some artists use paint, others bronze –
But for Nathan Sawaya he chooses to build
his awe-inspiring art out of toy building blocks.
LEGO® bricks to be exact. The former corporate lawyer quit his job in 2001 to focus on becoming
the world's foremost LEGO artist.
With more than 1.5 million colored bricks in his New York studio, Sawaya's sculptures take many forms. ⁵

Ever wonder what the inside of Nathan's mind might be like? Here is your chance to get a glimpse. Nathan Sawaya will be showcasing some of his most personal works at the Agora Gallery in New York City.⁶

Nathan Sawaya is an inspiring artist and check out his Lego art works with 30 more pictures after the jump.¹