The Art of the Brick - De Beurs
22/11/2013 - 21/04/2014
The Art of the Brick is a refreshing exhibition, created by the nonconventional American artist Nathan Sawaya. For years he practiced the law by being an efficient lawyer. But his true passion lies within the creation of phenomenal artworks. The “Brick Artist” is known for his designs, created out of the strangest materials. With over sixty, fascinating works of arts, created all out of millions of LEGO® bricks, the exhibition is a striking example of this curiosity. Famous paintings and other works by world known artists, like the Mona Lisa of Leonardo Da Vinci, Skrik of Edvard Munch, Le Penseur of Rodin and the Venus of Milo explode from two dimensional artworks into 3D and surprising creations.
“I use LEGO® bricks because I love the reactions of the people when they see artworks created with something they know.” - Nathan Sawaya
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My favorite subject is the human form. A lot of my work suggests a figure in transition. It represents the metamorphosis I am experiencing in my own life. My pieces grow out of my fears and accomplishments, as a lawyer and as an artist, as a boy and as a man. - Nathan Sawaya
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 contemporary art.
The “Brick Artist” transforms two dimensional, world known paintings, sculptures and other creations into 3D phenomenal, LEGO® artworks.
The “Brick Artist” transforms two dimensional, world known paintings, sculptures and other creations into 3D phenomenal, LEGO® artworks.
His revolutionary and surprising synthesis between Pop art and surrealism gives the modern arts a new dimension. The exhibition attracted already 1,5 million visitors in North-America, Australia and Asia and is for the first time in Europe, in the Stock Exchange of Brussels.