The art of the brick : a life in LEGO

The Art of the Brick is the stunning photographic showcase of the work that made Nathan Sawaya the world's most famous LEGO artist. Acknowledgments Contents Preface The Places You'll Go: Mask First Impressions: Skulls Patience and Fortitude: Lions Out of the Darkness: Gray Unfamiliar Places: Red Dress The Blues: Sing The Older I Get: Everlasting Create and Release: Hugman It's Complicated: Doorway Capillaries: Red Tree Write and Wrong: The Writer Blood and Blubber: Dinosaur Arriving at Conjunction Junction: Yellow Mask The Leap: Yellow You're Crazy: Grasp LEGO Wars: Dog The Fear of Fear: Hands Architect Dreams: Parthenon Waldo H. Hunt: Pop-Up Book Running Water: Swimmer Red Self-Portrait: Red Mask Simply Beautiful: Woman in White Victor's War: Iwo Jima Replica Heroes: Hawk Drawing Hands: Building Yellow Letterman: Biff Talk Show: Stephen The Flaming C: Conan Moving Forward: Red Man Crawling Meditation and Contemplation: Blue Cross-Legged Amboy Shotgun: Cloud Art Referees: Incomplete Strawberry Fields Forever: John Lennon Tribute Connections: My Boy Bottle Caps: Toys for Tots Presidents: Rushmore The Arc: Ascension The World of President Clinton: Globe The Masters of Creativity: Circle, Triangle, and Square Thumbs Up: Tattoo Learning Something: The Rebirth of New Orleans Love Letter to New York: Liberty Point in Time: Courtney in Black Photo Credits Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible and sometimes surreal sculptures and portraits - all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world's most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of Sawaya's impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form. Follow one man's unique obsession, and see the amazing places it took him. Sawaya's story and beautiful, surprising works are sure to inspire you Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraitsall made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the worlds most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of his impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form. Follow one mans unique obsession and see the amazing places it has taken him. "Some artists use paint, others bronze – but Nathan Sawaya chooses to build his awe-inspiring art out of toy building blocks. LEGO® bricks to be exact. With more than 1.5 million coloured bricks in his New York studio, Sawaya's sculptures take many forms."--www.brickartist.com.