Nathan Sawaya

Artist Nathan Sawaya builds elaborate creations out of LEGO bricks. Sawaya's touring exhibition, "The Art of the Brick," has been seen by thousands of people across the United States.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. Born: Colville, Washington
2. Created a "LEGO City" in his living room as a child³
3. Has more than 1.5 million LEGO blocks in his New York studio³
4. Sawaya's work includes a large replica of the Brooklyn Bridge and a a life-size dinosaur skeleton³
5. Commissioned by Donald Trump to build a model of his new hotel in Dubai⁴
6. Sawaya created a bumblebee LEGO sculpture for Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz to give to his wife, Ashlee Simpson⁵
7. Sawaya was a former corporate attorney; left law to become a full-time artist⁶

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