Nathan Sawaya is renowned for his incredible, sometimes surreal, sculptures and portraits all made from LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is a stunning, full-color showcase of the work that has made Sawaya the world s most famous LEGO artist. Featuring hundreds of photos of his impressive art and behind-the-scenes details about how these creations came to be, The Art of the Brick is an inside look at how Sawaya transformed a toy into an art form. Follow one man s unique obsession and see the amazing places it has taken him.

About the Author
Nathan Sawaya is the New York-based artist who first brought LEGO into the art world. Sawaya has more than 4 million tiny colored bricks in his New York and Los Angeles art studios.

Reviews
"Nathan Sawaya shows what happens when you take kid stuff outside the toy box."
-Reader's Digest

"If you are an art lover and enjoy a good autobiography, The Art of the Brick is a wonderful book for you."
-San Francisco Book Review

"Every piece of art comes with a story."
-Brick Fan

"So this is what inspires someone to build a life-size LEGO T-Rex"
-Gizmodo

"Beautiful, inside and out. Honest, like only art can be."
-Ninja Brick

"I love that in throughout this book there's wonderful pictures, but also dimensions and the exact amount of bricks for each work . . . incredible stuff."
-Luke Bugg, The Geek of Steel




Book Information
ISBN 9781593275884
Author Nathan Sawaya
Format Hardback
Page Count 248
Imprint No Starch Press,US
Publisher No Starch Press,US