Final Days: The Art of the Brick*Attractions Subject To Chance Based on Venue SizeCorporate attorney-turned-artist Nathan Sawaya, who was born in Washington, is known for his meticulously built works of art made entirely of Lego bricks. His show “Art of the Brick” is at Pacific Science Center through Sept. 11. Lego artist Nathan Sawaya maintains a stock of 5 million Lego bricks in his Los Angeles studio. At a cost of six figures a year, it’s hard to understand how someone could need or use that many of the toy bricks. But after visiting Sawaya’s exhibition, “Art of the Brick,” at the Pacific Science Center through Sept. 11, it starts to make sense. Some of his meticulously built pieces require 75,000 bricks or more. The exhibit includes more than 120 works — some entirely original pieces, others interpretations of famous works, like a Lego “Starry Night,” for example, and a section of Lego-infused photography, a multimedia project with photographer Dean West.
IF YOU GO ‘The Art of the Brick’ 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays and holidays, through Sept. 11, Pacific Science Center, Seattle Center; One piece, “Be Different,” made up of several Lego salmon with one multicolored salmon swimming the opposite direction, was made just for Seattle and will remain here after the exhibit ends. Most Read StoriesHis most famous piece, “Yellow,” a brick-constructed take on the human form, is also on display. Sawaya, who was born in Colville, Stevens County, and raised in Oregon, left his job as a corporate lawyer more than a decade ago to become a full-time Lego artist, a decision that left many of his friends and family members scratching their heads. But he definitely had the last laugh. He has had exhibit openings across the globe, worked with Lady Gaga, won countless awards and recently gave the commencement address at his alma mater, New York University. His message to the graduating seniors: In life, you don’t have to follow the instructions.
“My parents let me have this Lego city … When I built that city, I would follow the instructions meticulously,” Sawaya said. “Step by step, this brick goes here, this brick goes here. One day, I wanted to get a dog and I was told I was not going to get a dog. So what did I do? I tore down a bunch of those buildings and I built a life-size Lego dog.” Sawaya said that was kind of an aha! “I realized it didn’t have to be what is on the front of the box; it can be anything I can imagine. So, if I want to go to the moon, I can build myself a rocket. There were no limits and I didn’t have to follow the instructions.” Sawaya’s been messing around with Legos for decades. He even kept a stash under his dorm-room bed. It just took him some time to break free of societal pressures and enter the art world. Now that he has, he wants people to feel connected to his art, which he says happens frequently because of the medium. “It is made out of something that people are familiar with, that people can relate to,” he said.
“People will go to a museum, and they might see a marble statute and they can appreciate it, but they won’t go home and have marble in their house that they can chip away at, but people have this.” Custom-curated news highlights, delivered weekday mornings. By signing up you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.Home > The Brick Show The Official Store of The Brick Show Here is where you will find our custom LEGO arcades, LEGO Sets, lighting for your LEGO layouts and official merchandise for The Brick Show. Light-UpsLight Up Your LEGO! Custom LEGO Printed TilesAugust 3-6, 2017 "California Dreamin" Come show off your products at Bricks by the Bay! Visit our Vendor page to learn more. Sponsor Bricks by the Bay! Visit our Sponsors page to learn more.Can't read the text above?Try another text or an audio CAPTCHAText in the box:What's this?Allow Facebook friends to see your upcoming events? No, keep my events secret
Please help us verify you're a human and complete the captcha below. The sensational LEGO® structures and hands-on challenges in Brick by Brick reveal the power of play as a gateway to creating greatness. Spectacular LEGO®-built marvels of engineering will inspire the builder within you in this world-premiere exhibit. Brick by Brick features more than a dozen giant constructions by LEGO® Certified Professional and Chicago native Adam Reed Tucker, including a 60-foot Golden Gate Bridge, the International Space Station and Roman Colosseum. These LEGO® feats reveal the designs of the original structures, interpreted in a whole new medium. They are just the beginning, because you'll be making some of your own. Brick by Brick presents hands-on building challenges, using principles of engineering, construction and architecture. Would your structure stand up to earthquakes or high winds? What is it like walking an I-beam high above a city? The open build area lets both kids and adults build their personal LEGO visions, and discover how great things start with a single brick.
Towering skyscrapers and refrigerator box spaceships both begin with two things: Be inspired to think big and push the limits of building. World-renowned architectural firms also contributed LEGO® structures to answer our challenge: imagine the buildings to deal with challenges that face our future cities. It's this very spirit of "imagine it, then make it" that is the foundation of every part of Brick by Brick.Check out the April LEGO Store Calendar!LEGO Store April Calendar Now Up! – The Brick Showat shop.. Celebrating Friendship is the theme for this Easter month, and with it comes a handful of promotionals that all of us will surely enjoy. Check out what will happen at LEGO Stores on April.DatesFebruary 7 – October 4, 2015 An art exhibition unlike any you’ve ever seen, The Art of the Brick at The Franklin Institute features the world’s largest collection of art created entirely from the popular toy. The limited-time exhibition features works from artist Nathan Sawaya, who recreates famous masterpieces and original artworks using only LEGO bricks.
Hundreds of thousands of the colorful bricks are used to create the whimsical works, including famous paintings like Van Gogh’s Starry Night and Leonardo DaVinci’s Mona Lisa, a Tyrannosaurus skeleton, and inspiring original works. Named one of CNN’s top “Global Must-See Exhibitions”, The Art of the Brick is only on display until October 4, 2015. For more information and to purchase tickets for The Art of the Brick online in advance, click the button below. Create your own LEGO masterpieces at Ben’s Brick House, a special build and play area featuring thousands of LEGOs. Located outside the Tuttleman IMAX® Theater, the special play area allows visitors of all ages to let their imaginations run wild. Take on creative challenges with classic LEGO bricks or large DUPLO blocks in the brand new attraction. Ben’s Brick House is free with admission to The Franklin Institute and open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.