The Art of the Brick museum show is currently touring the U.S. It is the first major museum exhibition in the United States to focus exclusively on the use of the popular LEGO® building block as an art medium and artist Nathan Sawaya takes it to new heights.
This 33-year-old New York artist is exhibiting more than thirty works created solely from standard LEGO bricks over the period 2002 - 2007 with several new ones created specifically for this exhibit. Nearly one million colorful LEGO pieces transformed into whimsical and awe-inspiring images are on display.
Sawaya's ability to transform this common toy into something meaningful, his devotion to spatial perfection and the way he conceptualizes action, enables him to elevate what almost every child has played with into the status of art.
"These works are very personal to me, since they reflect my growth as an artist as I strove to discover my creative identity," said Sawaya. "The museum exhibit is accessible because it engages the child in all of us while simultaneously illuminating sophisticated and complex concepts."
CURRENT SHOWS
The Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL – June 6, 2008 – August 10, 2008
Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT - March 2, 2008 - August 18, 2008
FUTURE SHOWS
The American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, PA - August 22, 2008 - November 30, 2008
TELUS World of Science Edmonton, Edmonton, Alberta - December 15, 2008 - May 3, 2009
Turtle Bay Exploration Park and Museum, Redding, CA – May 16, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Crown Center, Kansas City, MO - May 23, 2009 - September 7, 2009
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA - February 4, 2010 - May 2, 2010
Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL - April 2, 2010 - September 6, 2010
PAST SHOWS
The Building For Kids, Fox Cities Children's Museum, Appleton, WI - October 6, 2007 - February 3, 2008
Discovery Center Museum, Rockford, IL - June 15, 2007 - September 9, 2007
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA - April 6, 2007 - May 20, 2007
To book the exhibit at your museum, please contact info@brickartist.com.