athena glaukopis Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) Hi guys, I found a cool lego sculpture that reminded me of Bobbie Carlyle's "Self-Made Man" It is called "Blue" by Nathan Sawaya, a lego artist. (His other stuff is nothing special) I've always liked the lego medium Hope you enjoy this one! Edited October 19, 2008 by athena glaukopis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriatarka Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) I wanted to dislike this because it seemed so gimmicky but I have to admit thats awesome. The curves of the figure are really visually appealing (and would be so even if the medium was marble), and the all-blue colour is very striking. I like it a lot. Edited October 19, 2008 by eriatarka Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMeganSnow Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 It looked neat on first viewing, but I think the pile of loose legos kind of detracts from the overall appearance, like the figure is startled because his arm just fell off and broke. It would look better if the loose legos were positioned differently to make it obvious that the lego-man is painstakingly assembling himself rather than falling to bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena glaukopis Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 It looked neat on first viewing, but I think the pile of loose legos kind of detracts from the overall appearance, like the figure is startled because his arm just fell off and broke. It would look better if the loose legos were positioned differently to make it obvious that the lego-man is painstakingly assembling himself rather than falling to bits. I agree, maybe the messy pile of legos should instead be in a "new" box of legos that he's pulling them out of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckbutler Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 The American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia is hosting an extensive exhibition of Sawaya's work through November 30, 2008. I took a walk through the exhibit back in August, and had mixed feelings. On the one hand, his technique with Legos is pretty remarkable; he achieves curves and contours that I wouldn't have thought were possible with that media. His choice of subject matter is less satisfactory, however. He seems very interested in surrealism and deconstructionism; I'm no expert in art, but I know what appeals to my sense of life and what doesn't; so while I admired some of the pieces, and certainly his inventiveness, overall I was a bit disappointed. I went because my 15-year old son is an avid Logo builder, and he was certainly inspired to try some new techniques after viewing the exhibit. So at least in that respect it was worth the trip. http://www.americanswedish.org/exhibitions.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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