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Art of the Brick: Nathan Sawaya Lego Exhibit

By Marcia Beckett | March 31, 2022 - 12:14 pm |July 5, 2024 all grades, artists, contemporary artists, Legos

A sculpture by Nathan Sawaya features a human figure made of yellow LEGO bricks, ripping open its chest with bricks spilling out. This piece is part of the "Art of the Brick" Lego exhibit.

Happy Spring! It is Spring Break for us and we took a little trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. We saw an awesome Lego exhibit at the museum by artist Nathan Sawaya. If you are in the area, I definitely recommend visiting the museum to see this exhibit. My favorite pieces were the ones in which he recreated famous works of art throughout art history. There were some impressive animal sculptures as well as a fantastic … Read more… →

Lego Capitol Building at Madison Children’s Museum

By Marcia Beckett | May 29, 2018 - 5:08 pm |July 5, 2024 artists, Legos, sculpture, STEAM

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Lego model of a government building with a larger, illuminated Capitol Building in the dark background.

This 12,000 brick model of the Wisconsin State Capitol building was built by my husband Andrew. It was commissioned by the Madison Children’s Museum to help celebrate the 100th birthday of the building. Hear about this project in his own words. 1. How did this opportunity come about? “I was contacted by the Children’s Museum after the staff found a picture online of a much smaller version of the Capitol that I had built. They were interested in commissioning a LEGO model … Read more… →