'Solar system' by Nathan Sawaya

'Solar system' by Nathan Sawaya is one of his new creations and it doesn't fail to dissapoint. He makes complex structures look so easy, the only problem is he included Pluto which has been de-classified as a planet ages ago!

-Luke

'Think' by Nathan Sawaya

'Think' is another brilliant creation by renowned brick artist Nathan Sawaya. There's not much more to say other than it's very imaginative and very cool.

-Luke

Interview with Nathan Sawaya

Hey there again guys! It's time for another interview: this time with the most famousest LEGO®-artist yet: Nathan Sawaya! Yes, after he won the 2009 Brickspace Award for Best Creator, I asked him for an interview, and here are his answers...


- Apparently you were a lawyer before you were a LEGO(R) artist. How did

you make the transition, and get your creations shown and appreciated?

I was a lawyer for five years, and I found being creative was a good way for me to relax after work.  Creating sculptures was a form of therapy after long hours at the law firm.  A few years ago I started putting photos of my works on my website, brickartist.com.  Soon I was getting commissions from all over the world.  I then realized that I could make a full time career as an artist.


- Where do you get your inspiration from?

Inspiration comes from many places and people.  I can never point to just one thing and say that has been my inspiration.  I have been inspired by people I have met, locations to where I have traveled, and something as simple as a tree.  It all depends on my current state of mind.  Sometimes I have been inspired by something but it will take years for the idea to develop and come to fruition before I actually start building it.  Also, I live in New York City, and when I get stuck on a specific, I will often just take a walk in the city and usually that leads to some sort of inspiration.

When I first started out, I was really inspired by an art book of Tom Friedman?s work.  I was blown away by his fabulous sculptures created from household items.  I would stare at this book for hours and let my mind wander.  Recently I authored my own book to inspire others.  I put together a collection of photos of my works over the past few years with the hopes that kids will read it and be inspired to become artists themselves.

- You concentrate mainly on LEGO(R) sculptures on large scales. Will you

ever succumb to the minifg, and create a minifigure-based project?

I might have something coming up.  You will have to keep checking back.

For my museum tour, I like to mostly use the rectangular bricks to create my sculptures.  There is a challenge to making curves out of a medium made up of right angles.


- There are lots of kids out there who want to be just like you. What

would you say to someone to advise them on how to get into the

professional LEGO(R) industry?

Practice, practice, practice.




Many thanks to Nathan for answering those. You can find his bio, and all his creations at his website brickartist.com . Until next time, goodbye!

Strange head shaped music note thing (Catchy title)

It's a bit wierd, but there's something strangely appealing about this piece of art. It's quite interesting, and it must have been very difficult to make. It's really good, so it's not hard to work out who it's by... Yep, you guessed it, it' the infamous Nathan Sawaya. -Luke, editor

Nathan Sawaya

Nathan Sawaya makes loads of great lego creations, and we've featured lots of his models before, but I just wanted to tell you about his website www.brickartist.com it has a gallery of all of his creations and more information about all of his works of art.

- Luke, Editor

Sawaya likes flowers

Well, at least he likes sniffing them. Doubtless this is one of the ex-lawyer's creations. It looks good, but half of it is shoved up his nose.

[Gold 09.08] Man taking his head off

Remember that dissolving man I showed you? And that alien bursting out of the Lego plate (actually HR Giger's Alien, from Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien)? Well, they were both made by the lawyer-turned artist Nathan Sawaya. Here's another of his works, a man taking his head off. It's got a cool BoB watermark 'cos I edited out the background. Enjoy!

September Brickspace Gold

And the winner of the September bricksspace gold is...

Du dum, du dum, du dum (Heartbeat)

MAN TAKING HIS HEAD OFF!

Remember that dissolving man I showed you? And that alien bursting out of the Lego plate (actually HR Giger's Alien, from Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien)? Well, they were both made by the lawyer-turned artist Nathan Sawaya. Here's another of his works, a man taking his head off. It's got a cool BoB watermark 'cos I edited out the background. Enjoy!