More than 10 million people have seen Nathan Sawaya鈥檚 art 鈥� that鈥檚 as many people who saw the Mona Lisa in the Louvre last year.
But when they see Sawaya鈥檚 work, they tend to focus on the medium 鈥� especially if they happen to step on one of his tools in the dark while putting their kids to bed.
See, Sawaya鈥檚 medium is Legos.
It鈥檚 been almost 20 years since Sawaya debuted his work in , "The Art of the Brick." He creates original sculptures out of one of our favorite childhood toys. He also re-imagines masterpieces like Michelangelo鈥檚 David and Van Gogh鈥檚 鈥淪tarry Night鈥� 鈥� all completely out of Legos.
Since then, Sawaya鈥檚 exhibit has toured in more than 100 cities around the world, and it鈥檚 finally come to South Florida. The 鈥淎rt of the Brick鈥� opens Saturday at the Olympia Theater in downtown Miami.
His work is more than recreations. It鈥檚 a specific artistic vision 鈥� a combination of Surrealism and Pop Art, expressed one brick at a time.
It鈥檚 fun. But it鈥檚 also thought-provoking. Some of it鈥檚 moody, and you can tell it鈥檚 deeply personal to the world鈥檚 foremost LegoManiac.
On the Jan. 25 episode of Sundial, we talk with Nathan about his journey to becoming the Lego artist.
On Sundial's previous episode, Guy Michel, a Palm Beach County-based improvisational cellist and entertainer who performs across South Florida told us about challenging the status quo and taking risks with his cello.
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