Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya (born July 10, 1973) is an American artist who is best known for making sculptures and large-scale mosaics with Lego building bricks. Quotes Swim against the current!Follow your own path!Find the courage within! Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit Create what you see.Create what you feel.Create what you have never seen.Just create. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit I first learned adjectives through School House Rock. I learned how to count to ten through Sesame Street. I learned about gravity through my Slinky. Imagine if a child learns about art history through LEGO! Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit When I was a lawyer, I quickly came to realize I was more comfortable sitting on the floor, creating sculptures than I was sitting in a boardroom, negotiating contracts. My own personal conflicts and fears, coupled with a deep desire for overall happiness, paved the way to becoming a full-time, working artist. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit This exhibition engages the child in all of us while at the same time highlighting sophisticated and complex concepts. I use LEGO in my art because the toy is accessible. Chances are, you probably don't have a slab of marble or a ceramic kiln at home. But I bet you have some LEGO bricks. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit Art makes better humans, art is necessary in understanding the world and art makes people happy.Undeniably, art is not optional. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit 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 grown out of my fears and accomplishments, as a lawyer and as an artist, as a boy and as a man. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit I carry a sketch pad with me wherever I go. Many of my works center on the phenomena of how everyday life, people and raw emotion are intertwined. I am inspired by my own experiences, the journeys I take and the people I meet. Quote displayed in The Art of the Brick exhibit External links Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:People from Washington (state) Category:Sculptors from the United States