Lego Art

Lego Art? This is definitely the kind of art I could drag my husband to go see. Legos are the toy that every kid loves to have laying around. You can build everything from fortresses to spaceships all in one sitting. This toy differently brings out the imagination in kids and the kids at heart. That is what happened to Nathan Sawaya.

Sawaya is a New York-based artist who creates awe-inspiring artwork - but what makes him stand apart from other contemporary artists is that he uses Legos as his medium. He's secured a loyal following thanks to many private commissioned pieces as well as a life-size Stephen Colbert statue that he presented to the TV host on "The Colbert Report." Thanks to this growing enthusiasm for his brick art, he's going on tour showing The Art of the Brick at museums across the U.S. with his larger-than-life artwork made of the tiny building blocks. The tour kicks off in New York at the Agora Gallery, but check his site for future dates and locations.

Looking at many of the pieces featured on his Web site, one theme he portrays often and very well is escapism, which, according to Tonic.com's article, symbolizes his personal flight from the rat race of life. Before he became a Lego artist he was an unhappy attorney - he was able to turn his frustrations into inspiration, something that I think a lot of artists can relate to.

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http://www.tonic.com/article/lego-art-exhibition-tours-us/