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The Lego Brick Artist - Nathan Sawaya
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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 Harryhausen, or Auguste Rodan crossed with Shigeru Miyamoto, and you start to get a sense of where Sawaya is coming from.†|
Sawaya has also made a number of media appearance including CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman, NBC’s Today Show, ESPN’s Cold Pizza, Hollywood Reporter, Comedy Centrals’ The Colbert Report and Variety.
Nathan Sawaya is an inspiring artist and check out his Lego art works with 30 more pics after the jump.
Source: Brick Artist
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November 29th, 2007 at 4:53 am
i’ve written software to generate diagrams based on any 3d models, which can even more easily be developed for 2d images.
the only thing he REALLY needs, is time, not talent.
and anyone can make that choice… there’s nothing fundamentally impressive here, sorry.
November 29th, 2007 at 10:02 am
Buzzkill, that’s exactly what you are. 3d models and computer programs aside, this takes talent. Not to mention the incredible amount of time and effort it takes, AND the creativity to decide what would look good in Legos. Kudos from me, Nathan!
And, Buzzkill, if you’re not impressed, maybe you should post your own Lego Art portfolio online. Then we’ll critique you.
November 29th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
I actually second buzzkill comment. Its actually really easy, just take times. I don’t have any pic, but I did a few using Lego design software. http://www.lego.com/eng/factory/design/. They even tell you what brick to order…
November 29th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
As an artist myself I agree with Buzzkill… Then again I also think 99% of Polloc-like Abstraction is nothing but craping on a canvas and going “Ta-Da”
November 29th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
pah.. buzzkill speaks the truth.. when sawaya graduates from exclusively bricks and starts using slopes and brackets as well I’ll be vaguely interested and impressed…
November 30th, 2007 at 12:20 am
I agree with buzzkill and think his idea applies to all art really. I have software on my computer that allows me to draw and manipulate images then then just print it out. If someone wants to draw something by hand thats fine, but its just slow tedious work not talent.
I mean we all agree that art is no longer necessary or impressive, since computers can do everything now. Art is just a waste of people’s time. Thank god for MS Paint.
November 30th, 2007 at 6:20 am
With a word processor and laser printer, I can print out copies of Hamlet that look even better than the original manuscript — but I don’t go around telling people I’m better than Shakespeare, because the quality of the handwriting is kind of beside the point. Buzzkill missing the point doesn’t bother me as much as Bwar claiming to be “an artist” and then making the same mistake.
November 30th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
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April 6th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Dear N.Sawaya,
I am jayden Yoon 11years old. I am very amazed by your lego art. I have many Lego sets and bricks at home.
Can you be invited to my house to be my consultant?
June 15th, 2008 at 4:32 am
AMAZING i would like to try and build like him
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September 24th, 2008 at 4:28 am
these are AWESOME! would u maybe be able to do a bulldog for our school. email back thanks!
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