Art Blog - The Artist's Muse

While in NYC last week I visited the Agora Gallery in Chelsea to preview an exhibition of work by Nathan Sawaya. Sawaya has chosen a unique medium for his fine art, Lego building blocks. He cleverly assembles the rectangular colored bricks to form the natural curves of the human body. This is no easy task. When the sculpture is viewed from different angles it resembles a topographical map. Gazing at a sculpture from the front, the way it is intended to be viewed, the perspective is quite different. The gradated "steps" create the illusion of cheek bones, noses, pectoral and gluteus muscles. Each sculpture is monochromatic and most have Lego bricks spilling out on to the pedestals possibly representing the figure's internal organs in a literal and figurative manner… Continue reading… 2 comments