nathan sawaya: LEGO brick artist
nathan sawaya is a LEGO artist who creates a wide array of objects and sculptures from the infamous plastic bricks. working from his new york studio since 2000 he has used around 1.5 million bricks until now to construct wildlife, gadgets, landmarks and surreal sculptures. he also builds pieces live at events and has completed works for community projects…
rebirth of new orleans, 2006
the ‘rebirth of new orleans’ sculpture for example, was commissioned by the new orleans public library. children were asked to draw and write about what they felt was important for the rebuilding of new orleans.
rebirth of new orleans, 2006 sawaya then translated some of their drawings into a LEGO sculpture. the piece took six weeks to build and is composed of 120,000 LEGO elements. more on this project here.
iPhone, 2007
PC mag computer, 2006
rabbit ambulance, 2007
bear, 2007
reflection, 2006
circle triangle square, 2009
yellow, 2006
see many more of nathan’s works.
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projectors are placed outdoors, year-round, casting fleeting views of the rolling hills, open fields, and hardwood forest onto the architecture.
projectors are placed outdoors, year-round, casting fleeting views of the rolling hills, open fields, and hardwood forest onto the architecture.
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using a staircase, and tables designed by the artist that double as both instruments and furniture, the house becomes a musical moment.
using a staircase, and tables designed by the artist that double as both instruments and furniture, the house becomes a musical moment.
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more commentsI saw the show in Redding, California. Stunning.
brilliant!!
the “yellow” are very nice! pick a basic shape from lego and turn into pixel sclupture,.. awesome!!