I have realised that my worst day as an artist is still better than my best day as a lawyer.
Nathan SawayaI'm trying to inspire as many people as I can. I want the viewer to enjoy the art and I want the whole family to have something to react to. I hope that folks go home and do a bit of doodling and creating on their own.
Nathan SawayaThe fact that you can take LEGO bricks from thirty years ago and they still snap together with the same new LEGO brick that comes out, I mean what type of product can span generations like that, there is something really special to it.
Nathan SawayaI like using LEGO bricks as a medium because I enjoy seeing peopleโs reaction to artwork created from something with which they are familiar. โฆMy goal is to elevate this simple plaything to a place it has never been before. I also appreciate the cleanliness of the LEGOยฎ brick. The right angles. The distinct lines. But, from a distance, those right angles and distinct lines offer new perspectives, changing to curves.
Nathan SawayaโThe Art of the Brickโ exhibition is accessible because it engages the child in all of us while simultaneously illuminating sophisticated and complex concepts. Everyone can relate to the medium since it is a toy that many children have at home. But my goal with this exhibition when it first debuted in 2007 was to elevate this simple plaything to a place it has never been before.
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