Further to recent rumblings about the politics of Lego, this might amuse. Nathan Sawaya’s Art of the Brick exhibition is currently on tour. The exhibit includes over thirty models and mosaics made entirely from standard Lego bricks, almost one million of them. Among Sawaya’s creations are cats, people, polar bears and a close-to-life-size model of Han Solo embedded in carbonite.
He should exhibit here…
http://www.thebricklanegallery.com/
Legos: Making All Of Your Dreams Come True, So Long As Your Dreams Are Pathetically Trivial
But seriously, this guy’s Lego art is touring US museums. It might be a good time to finally satisfy your girlfriend’s or wife’s demand for art….