Nathan Sawaya
New York
Public Library Lions
Lego Bricks
37" x 63" x 25"
June 2011
Nathan Sawaya is an artist based out of New
York. He was born in Colville,
Washington.
His creations are all created out of Lego blocks. He has been able to
show his work all over the United States,
and most recently has been able to show his work in other countries as well.
The two lions were constructed for the 100th anniversary of
the New York Public library in June of 2011. The lions were made to be exactly
half the size of the lions that were placed in front of the building 100 years
earlier. It took about 60,00 bricks to construct both lions.
Nathan had this to say about building the sculptures of the
two lions; “The marble lions are named Patience and Fortitude. And, as you can
guess, while building these sculptures I needed a lot of patience and forties.”
I chose to use Nathan’s work because he has amazing talent.
What was originally designed to entertain
children, Nathan has been able to
create exceptional pieces of art.
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