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 Rodin3 crossed with Shigeru Miyamoto4, and you start to get a sense of where Sawaya is coming from.

LEGO® Brick Sculpture of Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya

Reception:
   Thursday, March 25, 2010 6-8 pm


Exhibition Dates:
   Mar 23 - Apr 13, 2010

at Agora Gallory ,New York.

จาก Inspiration from Nathan Sawaya's artworks

Nathan Sawaya has taken a childhood fascination with a


ubiquitousbuilding block and transformed it into a


captivating artistic medium.Sawaya constructs


large-scale sculptures with LEGO® bricks,utilizing their



multifarious shapes and brilliant colors to create awide



range of subjects including desserts, planets, pop


cultureicons, and even a life-sized self-portrait. 


Sawaya, thoughworkingwith a decidedly unyielding



medium, is able to create expressionistimages that

effect lithe curves and forms. Within his oeuvre, one

isstruck by the endless possibilities of this medium;


it is as limitlessas his fertileimagination.Moreover,


Sawaya’s work is a testament to thebricks as a


meansfor creating fine art, something that has great



power, as is indicatedby viewer’s reactions.


“I am seeing children and families whohave never


stepped into an art galleryin their lives being drawn


inbecause of my work.” Sawaya livesand works


in Manhattan.His work may be seen at


www.Art-Mine.com/ArtistPage/Nathan_Sawaya.aspxSawaya’s


upcoming premier marks the first occasion of a solo



exhibition comprised entirely of LEGO bricks


in New York.