The Art of the Brick

The Art of the Brick
Artist : Nathan Sawaya
Date : 17 November 2012 - 14 April 2013 (Extended to 26 May 2013)
Location : ArtScience Museum, Singapore
Tickets : Adult S$15, Senior S$14 (age 65 above), Child S$9

Disintegration
Nathan Sawaya - Beware the winds of life that nibble away at your sense of self. Stay Strong.
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 10,124
Size : 130 x 35 x 40cm
This is my most favourite work of Nathan Sawaya.

Doorway
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 6,988
Size : 55 x 90 x 37.5 cm

Inside
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 2,980
Size : 95 x 37.5 x 17.5 cm

Hands
Year : 2007
Brick Count : 15,136
Size : 55 x 97.5 62.5 cm

Writer
Year : 2009
Brick Count : 3,210
Size : 87.5 x x 62.5 x 27.5 cm

Mask
Nathan Sawaya - Masks are used by just about every culture on the planet. They keep things hidden and show only the face we want others to see. I built Mask as a reflection of revealing our true selves. So often we put on a different face and then can no longer identify our own self. Mask identifies the facase we hide behind
Year : 2007
Brick Count : 8,509
Size : 73.66 x 180.34 x 60.96 cm

Dinosaur Skeleton
Year : 2007
Brick Count : 2007
Size : 600 x 180 x 100 cm

It's huge. The biggest lego dinosaur I've ever seen. Love it!!

Highly detailed. Very impressive.

ArtScience Museum
Year : 2012
Brick Count : 15,999
Size : 76 x 91 x 91cm

Square Torso (Blue)
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 9,957
Size : 87.5 x 47.5 x 37.5 cm

Triangle Torso (Yellow)
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 9,147
Size : 87.5 x 52.5 x 3.5 cm

Circle Torso (Red)
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 10,305
Size : 87.5 x 60 x 37.5 cm

Facemask
Year : 2009
Brick Count : 10,770
Size : 121.92 x 101.6 x 45.72cm

Yellow
Year : 2006
Brick Count : 11,014
Size : 88.9 x 33.02 x 71.2 cm

An Artist's View
Year : 2006
Brick Count : 11,561

Untitled
Year : 2007
Brick Count : 1,601
Size : 12.5 x 37.5 x 17.5 cm

Blue Guy Sitting
Year : 2010
Brick Count : 21,054
Size : 117.5 x 72.5 x 95 cm

Grasp
Nathan Sawaya - No matter where your heart wants to lead you, there will be hands that try and hold you back. Life's challenge is to find the strength to break free. I created this sculpture in response to so many people telling me "No" in my life. I wanted to break free of those people.
Year : 2007
Brick Count : 17,356
Size : 167.5 x 75 x 75cm

Courtney (Yellow)
Year : 2009
Brick Count : 3,300
Size : 76.2 x 114.3 cm

Underneath
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 12,116
Size : 75 x 55 x 40 cm

Ascension
Year : 2010
Brick Count : 7,124
Size : 130 x 35 x 40 cm

Trapped (Two-Thrds)
Nathan Sawaya - This scuplture was inspired by my feeling very trapped. Mabe you've felt like this before. Or maybe you know someone that feels like this now. There's always a way out, sometimes we just need a little help to find the way.
Year : 2010
Brick Count : 3,423
Size : 75 x 55 x 40cm

Wall
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 9,896
Size : 62.5 x 85 x 45cm

Skulls
Year : 2008
Brick Count : 12,444
Size : 55 x 92.5 x 10 cm

There are 4 different skulls on display - Red, Yellow, Blue and Green. The picture above only show the Red Skull.

Peaces
Year : 2010
Brick Count : 3,720
Size : 76.2 x 76.2 x 10.16 cm

Reflexology
For the brave! Take off your shoes and walk on these piles of LEGO.
In case you are wondering, I am not brave, I didn't try it!!

ArtScience Exhibition GuideBook :
The Art of the Brick
ISBN : 978-981-4408-11-0

I highly recommend to buy this book if you are visiting the exhibition. It's full coloured and pack with the entire exhibition informations. A great book!

A page view of the book.

Brochure Guide

Brochure Guide - Exhibition Layout

There is a total of 52 sculptures displayed in this exhibition. I've only posted some of the art display that is in this exhibition. Personally, entering a museum looking at lego art is very special. I like the way ArtScience Museum design the exhibition layout and placements of the sculptures. Also very happy that no flash photography is allowed for this exhibition. This is definitely an exhibition worth visiting.