viceversat: Nathan Sawaya - Artista con Lego

1. Heartfelt

February 2009
35″ x 13″ x 28″

+The number of combinations you can build are practically endless. With just six 8-stud LEGO bricks you can build over 102 million combinations!

2. Underneath

March 2009
21″ x 30″ x 17″
+It is estimated there are about 50-60 Lego bricks for every person on the planet.

3. Blue

January 2006
42″ x 34″ x 18″

+Kids around the world spend around 5 billion hours playing with Lego.

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4. Yellow

February 2006
35″ x 13″ x 28
+The Lego Company is based out of Denmark, and the word Lego comes from the Danish word Leg Godt which means “play well”.

5. Circle Triangle Square

April 2009
72″ x 70″ x 16″

+Lego bricks have been used in engineering and other technical fields to do real design and science.

6. Think!

November 2008
42″ x 26″ x 22″
+7 LEGO sets are sold by retailers every second around the world.

7. Mt. Rushmore Replica

February 2009
59″ x 25″ x 29″

As selected by the fans through the “What Should Nathan Make?” adventure, he created his rendition of the Gutzon Borglum’s most famous sculpture, otherwise known as Mt. Rushmore.

8. Rebirth of New Orleans

December 2006
66″ x 42″ x 64″
Nathan Sawaya was commissioned to build a large sculpture for the celebration of the rebirth of New Orleans.The piece took him over six weeks to build and he used over 120,000 LEGO elements. It’s permanently on display in the Main Branch of the New Orleans Public Library.

9. Hands

August 2009
22″ x 39″ x 25″
+Children around the world spend 5 billion hours a year playing with LEGO bricks.

10. Gray

March 2006
45″ x 45″ x 15″
+More than 400 billion LEGO bricks have been produced since 1949. Stacked on top of each other, this is enough to connect the Earth and the Moon ten times over.

11. Hand

January 2006
7″ x 21″ x 6″

12. Life size Replicas

October 2008
Nathan even made himself out of LEGO bricks. By the way, he is also offering the chance to purchase a replica of you or your loved one exclusively through the Neiman Marcus 2008 Gift Book. You can order one here.
The price is just $60,000.00.

13. Iwo Jima Replica

September 2006
75″ x 75″ x 68″
This is a replica of the flag raising at Iwo Jima – a permanent installation at the National Museum of the Marine Corps.